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Gabriël Metsu

1629 - 1667

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Gabriël Metsu (1629–1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, still lifes, portraits, and genre works. He was "a highly eclectic artist, who did not adhere to a consistent style, technique, or one type of subject for long periods". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriël Metsu has received more than 192,600 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gabriël Metsu is the 244th most popular painter (up from 327th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Dutch Painter.

Gabriël Metsu is most famous for his work as a sculptor. He is known for his sculptures of animals and humans, and his work with the human form.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gabriël Metsu ranks 244 out of 2,023. Before him are Marie Bashkirtseff, Gerard ter Borch, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Sebastiano del Piombo, Il Sodoma, and George Grosz. After him are Georges Rouault, Piero di Cosimo, František Kupka, Andrea del Castagno, Carel Fabritius, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, Gabriël Metsu ranks 6. Before him are Christiaan Huygens, John III Sobieski, Alexis of Russia, Pieter de Hooch, and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias. After him are Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John of Austria the Younger, Narai, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Among people deceased in 1667, Gabriël Metsu ranks 4. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, and Fatma Sultan. After him are Marie Louise Gonzaga, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Johann Jakob Froberger, Alonzo Cano, Nicolas Sanson, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Peter Snayers, and Cornelis van Poelenburgh.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gabriël Metsu ranks 98 out of 1,646. Before him are Sophia of Hanover (1630), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Menno Simons (1496), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Geert Wilders (1963), and Gerard ter Borch (1617). After him are Carel Fabritius (1622), Joris Ivens (1898), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Multatuli (1820), and Herman Boerhaave (1668).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gabriël Metsu ranks 20. Before him are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Petrus Christus (1410), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Gerard ter Borch (1617). After him are Carel Fabritius (1622), Kees van Dongen (1877), Jan van Goyen (1596), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Judith Leyster (1609), and Willem de Kooning (1904).

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