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Francisco de Zurbarán

1598 - 1664

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Francisco de Zurbarán ( ZOOR-bə-RAHN, Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe θuɾβaˈɾan]; baptized 7 November 1598 – 27 August 1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco de Zurbarán has received more than 481,592 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Francisco de Zurbarán is the 75th most popular painter (up from 84th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Spain (up from 56th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Painter.

Francisco de Zurbarán is most famous for his paintings of the Virgin Mary.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

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  • 73.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francisco de Zurbarán ranks 75 out of 2,023. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Elder, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Piero della Francesca, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Ilya Repin. After him are Cimabue, Gustave Doré, Diego Rivera, François Boucher, Alfred Sisley, and Jackson Pollock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1598, Francisco de Zurbarán ranks 2. Before him is Gian Lorenzo Bernini. After him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, François Mansart, Eleonora Gonzaga, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Maarten Tromp, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Johann Crüger, Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Michael van Langren, and Daniele Crespi. Among people deceased in 1664, Francisco de Zurbarán ranks 1. After him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Miklós Zrínyi, Andreas Gryphius, Ivan Bohun, Ivan Vyhovsky, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans, Maria Cunitz, Henry II, Duke of Guise, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and Jan Janssonius.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Zurbarán ranks 51 out of 3,355. Before him are Arcadius (377), Roland (736), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Michael Servetus (1509), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), and Isabella II of Spain (1830). After him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), John of the Cross (1542), El Cid (1045), Lope de Vega (1562), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Francisco de Zurbarán ranks 7. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881), Salvador Dalí (1904), Francisco Goya (1746), Diego Velázquez (1599), Joan Miró (1893), and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617). After him are Juan Gris (1887), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Enrique Simonet (1866), Marià Fortuny (1838), and Remedios Varo (1908).

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