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Hans Bol

1534 - 1593

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Hans Bol or Jan Bol (16 December 1534 – 20 November 1593), was a Flemish painter, miniature painter, print artist and draftsman. He is known for his landscapes, allegorical and biblical scenes, and genre paintings executed in a late Northern Mannerist style. After a successful career in Flanders, he left his home country for the Dutch Republic during the Siege of Antwerp. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Bol has received more than 51,796 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Bol is the 1,124th most popular painter, the 403rd most popular biography from Belgium and the 79th most popular Belgian Painter.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans Bol ranks 1,124 out of 2,023. Before him are Varvara Stepanova, Carl Moll, Félix Bracquemond, Wang Meng, François-Auguste Biard, and Emily Carr. After him are Gerrit Berckheyde, Ilya Kabakov, Rufino Tamayo, Gim Hongdo, Antoine Coypel, and María Blanchard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1534, Hans Bol ranks 13. Before him are James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Guru Ram Das, Lautaro, Abtai Sain Khan, and Giovanni de' Bardi. After him are Setthathirath, Robert Garnier, Zacharias Ursinus, Fernando de Herrera, Volcher Coiter, and Dirck Barendsz. Among people deceased in 1593, Hans Bol ranks 10. Before him are Li Shizhen, Juan de Herrera, Jacques Amyot, Symon Budny, Maciej Stryjkowski, and Xu Wei. After him are Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, and Abd al-Samad.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hans Bol ranks 403 out of 1,190. Before him are Lucien Buysse (1892), Herman Van Springel (1943), Dries Mertens (1987), Mark Eyskens (1933), Michiel Sweerts (1618), and Franky Vercauteren (1956). After him are Robert Hennet (1886), Walter Godefroot (1943), Brian Molko (1972), Hubert Pierlot (1883), Diane von Fürstenberg (1946), and Heinrich von Veldeke (1150).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hans Bol ranks 79. Before him are Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), Jan Wildens (1586), Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), and Michiel Sweerts (1618). After him are Cornelis Schut (1597), Alfred Stevens (1823), Theodoor Rombouts (1597), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Adriaen Isenbrandt (1490), and Corneille Guillaume Beverloo (1922).

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