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Hans von Aachen

1552 - 1615

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Hans von Aachen (1552 – 4 March 1615) was a German painter who was one of the leading representatives of Northern Mannerism. Hans von Aachen was a versatile and productive artist who worked in many genres. He was successful as a painter of princely and aristocratic portraits, and further painted religious, mythological and allegorical subjects. Known for his skill in the depiction of nudes, his eroticized mythological scenes were particularly enjoyed by his principal patron, Emperor Rudolf II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans von Aachen has received more than 154,242 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Hans von Aachen is the 135th most popular painter (up from 244th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Germany (up from 643rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Painter.

Hans von Aachen is most famous for his invention of the mechanical clock.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans von Aachen ranks 135 out of 2,023. Before him are Franz Marc, Jean Fouquet, Jan Steen, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Fernand Léger. After him are Jean Dubuffet, Odilon Redon, Antonello da Messina, Lavinia Fontana, Robert Campin, and Robert Delaunay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Hans von Aachen ranks 6. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Paul V, Boris Godunov, Matteo Ricci, and Vasili IV of Russia. After him are Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, Dom Justo Takayama, and Petrus Plancius. Among people deceased in 1615, Hans von Aachen ranks 2. Before him is Margaret of Valois. After him are Toyotomi Hideyori, Sanada Yukimura, Giambattista della Porta, Dom Justo Takayama, Heo Jun, Yodo-dono, Virginia de' Medici, Claudio Acquaviva, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans von Aachen ranks 309 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Wittmann (1914), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Sepp Dietrich (1892), Baldur von Schirach (1907), Henry the Lion (1129), and Christian III of Denmark (1503). After him are Karen Horney (1885), Carl Bosch (1874), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Theodor Heuss (1884), Julius Streicher (1885), and Georgy Lvov (1861).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Hans von Aachen ranks 10. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Max Ernst (1891), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Hans Memling (1435), and Franz Marc (1880). After him are Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Emil Nolde (1867), Otto Dix (1891), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Hans Baldung (1484), and Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515).

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