PAINTER
Gustave Moreau
1826 - 1898
Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau (French: [ɡystav mɔʁo]; 6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called him "the Symbolist painter par excellence".: 110 p. He was an influential forerunner of symbolism in the visual arts in the 1860s, and at the height of the symbolist movement in the 1890s, he was among the most significant painters. Art historian Robert Delevoy wrote that Moreau "brought symbolist polyvalence to its highest point in Jupiter and Semele.": 147 p. He was a prolific artist who produced over 15,000 paintings, watercolors, and drawings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustave Moreau has received more than 763,755 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Gustave Moreau is the 123rd most popular painter (down from 117th in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from France (down from 345th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Painter.
Gustave Moreau is most famous for his paintings of scenes from the Bible and from Greek mythology.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
69.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
10.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Gustave Moreau ranks 123 out of 2,023. Before him are Juan Gris, Fernando Botero, Yayoi Kusama, Apelles, Arnold Böcklin, and Andrea del Sarto. After him are Parmigianino, Gerrit Dou, Hans Memling, John Constable, Carl Larsson, and Franz Marc.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Gris
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 117
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 118
Yayoi Kusama
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 119
Apelles
370 BC - 306 BC
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 120
Arnold Böcklin
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 121
Andrea del Sarto
1486 - 1530
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 122
Gustave Moreau
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 123
Parmigianino
1503 - 1540
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 124
Gerrit Dou
1613 - 1675
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 125
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 126
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 127
Carl Larsson
1853 - 1919
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 128
Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 129
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Gustave Moreau ranks 5. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, Carlo Collodi, Eugénie de Montijo, and Charles XV of Sweden. After him are Wilhelm Liebknecht, Ludwig Minkus, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Frederic Edwin Church, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, and Alexander Afanasyev. Among people deceased in 1898, Gustave Moreau ranks 5. Before him are Otto von Bismarck, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Lewis Carroll, and Stéphane Mallarmé. After him are Charbel Makhlouf, Eugène Boudin, Ivan Shishkin, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Johann Jakob Balmer, Charles Garnier, and Ferdinand Cohn.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsBernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 1
Carlo Collodi
WRITER
1826 - 1890
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 2
Eugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 3
Charles XV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1872
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 4
Gustave Moreau
PAINTER
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Liebknecht
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1900
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
Ludwig Minkus
COMPOSER
1826 - 1917
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
Stanislao Cannizzaro
CHEMIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
Frederic Edwin Church
PAINTER
1826 - 1900
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 9
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
Alexander Afanasyev
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1898
Go to all RankingsOtto von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1898
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 1
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 2
Lewis Carroll
WRITER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 3
Stéphane Mallarmé
WRITER
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 4
Gustave Moreau
PAINTER
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 5
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 6
Eugène Boudin
PAINTER
1824 - 1898
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 7
Ivan Shishkin
PAINTER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 8
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1817 - 1898
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 9
Johann Jakob Balmer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 10
Charles Garnier
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Cohn
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Gustave Moreau ranks 395 out of 6,770. Before him are Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715), Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), Jules Rimet (1873), Ernest Renan (1823), Paul Éluard (1895), and James I of Aragon (1208). After him are Dagobert I (611), Pierre Laval (1883), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805), Camille Desmoulins (1760), and Gaspard Monge (1746).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsClaude Adrien Helvétius
PHILOSOPHER
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 389
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 390
Jules Rimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 391
Ernest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 392
Paul Éluard
WRITER
1895 - 1952
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 393
James I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1208 - 1276
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 394
Gustave Moreau
PAINTER
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 395
Dagobert I
POLITICIAN
611 - 639
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 396
Pierre Laval
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 397
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 398
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 399
Camille Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1794
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 400
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 401
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Gustave Moreau ranks 34. Before him are Paul Signac (1863), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825), Claude Lorrain (1600), Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659), and Georges de La Tour (1593). After him are Jean Fouquet (1420), Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), Fernand Léger (1881), Jean Dubuffet (1901), Odilon Redon (1840), and Robert Campin (1375).
Paul Signac
1863 - 1935
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 28
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 29
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 30
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 31
Hyacinthe Rigaud
1659 - 1743
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 32
Georges de La Tour
1593 - 1652
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 33
Gustave Moreau
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 34
Jean Fouquet
1420 - 1480
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 35
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 36
Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 37
Jean Dubuffet
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 38
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 39
Robert Campin
1375 - 1444
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 40