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Frans Pourbus the Elder

1545 - 1581

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Frans Pourbus the Elder (Bruges, 1545 – Antwerp, 19 September 1581) was a Flemish Renaissance painter who is known primarily for his portraits and religious compositions, as well as a few genre scenes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frans Pourbus the Elder has received more than 40,873 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Pourbus the Elder is the 1,538th most popular painter, the 532nd most popular biography from Belgium and the 99th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 1,538 out of 2,023. Before him are Nicholas Hilliard, Jan Fabre, Romanino, Johan Zoffany, Nadir Afonso, and John Michael Wright. After him are David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, Michał Elwiro Andriolli, Zhou Fang, Graham Sutherland, José Malhoa, and Hans Baluschek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 15. Before him are Anna of Sweden, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Guidobaldo del Monte, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, and Powhatan. After him is John Gerard. Among people deceased in 1581, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 13. Before him are Guillaume Postel, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Louis Bertrand, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, and Edmund Campion.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 532 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Ivo Van Damme (1954), Francis Goya (1946), Jan Fabre (1958), Jean Aerts (1907), and Simon Leys (1935). After him are Henri Jaspar (1870), Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Elias M. Stein (1931), Michel Pollentier (1951), and Levina Teerlinc (1510).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 99. Before him are David Vinckboons (1576), Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Adam van Noort (1562), Jan Theuninck (1954), Simon Bening (1483), and Jan Fabre (1958). After him are Levina Teerlinc (1510), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Gonzales Coques (1614), Hieronymus Cock (1518), Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), and Daniel Seghers (1590).

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