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Gerard David

1450 - 1523

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Gerard David (c. 1460 – 13 August 1523) was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator known for his brilliant use of color. Only a bare outline of his life survives, although some facts are known. He may have been the Meester gheraet van brugghe who became a master of the Antwerp guild in 1515. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard David has received more than 171,993 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard David is the 314th most popular painter (down from 243rd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 88th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Dutch Painter.

Gerard David was a Flemish painter from the 15th century. He is most famous for his paintings of scenes from the Bible, such as "The Annunciation" and "The Nativity."

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 62.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Gerard David has had the most page views in the with 23,756 views, followed by French (5,996), and Russian (4,321). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (148.84%), Finnish (72.08%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (70.37%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gerard David ranks 314 out of 2,023. Before him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Karel van Mander, Bernardino Luini, Cosimo Rosselli, Luigi Russolo, and George Hendrik Breitner. After him are Grant Wood, Anton Mauve, Cosimo Tura, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Frans Snyders, and Karl Bryullov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Gerard David ranks 13. Before him are Kara Ahmed Pasha, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Diogo Dias, Martin Schongauer, Francisco de Almeida, and Marko Marulić. After him are Veit Stoss, Ravidas, Zagan Pasha, Heinrich Isaac, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, and Juan de Flandes. Among people deceased in 1523, Gerard David ranks 5. Before him are Pope Adrian VI, Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, and Ulrich von Hutten. After him are Mehmed I Giray, Antonio Grimani, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, Prospero Colonna, Franz von Sickingen, and Ashikaga Yoshitane.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard David ranks 133 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Janszoon (1570), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Paulus Potter (1625), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), and George Hendrik Breitner (1857). After him are Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Anton Mauve (1838), Etty Hillesum (1914), Geert Hofstede (1928), Pim Fortuyn (1948), and Pieter van der Aa (1659).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gerard David ranks 31. Before him are Judith Leyster (1609), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Paulus Potter (1625), and George Hendrik Breitner (1857). After him are Anton Mauve (1838), Ary Scheffer (1795), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), and Willem Claesz. Heda (1594).

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