1570 - 1632
Hendrick van Balen or Hendrick van Balen I (c. 1573–1575 in Antwerp – 17 July 1632 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer. Hendrick van Balen specialised in small cabinet pictures often painted on a copper support. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hendrick van Balen the Elder has received more than 11,664 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hendrick van Balen the Elder is the 776th most popular painter, the 273rd most popular biography from Belgium and the 51st most popular Belgian Painter.
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Among painters, Hendrick van Balen the Elder ranks 776 out of 1,421. Before him are Franz von Lenbach, George Stubbs, Herri met de Bles, Heinrich Aldegrever, Victorine Meurent, and Albert van Ouwater. After him are Isaak Brodsky, Mariano Fortuny, Thomas Rowlandson, Gabriel von Max, Jean-Paul Laurens, and Roman Opałka.
1836 - 1904
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 770
1724 - 1806
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 771
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 772
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 773
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 774
1415 - 1475
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 775
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 776
1883 - 1939
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 777
1871 - 1949
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 778
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 779
1840 - 1915
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 780
1838 - 1921
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 781
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 782
Among people born in 1570, Hendrick van Balen the Elder ranks 10. Before him are Willem Janszoon, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Jan Janszoon, Kara Davud Pasha, Giorgi Saakadze, and John Smyth. After him are Péter Pázmány, Abraham Janssens, Alessandro Salvio, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Salamone Rossi, and Melchior Vulpius. Among people deceased in 1632, Hendrick van Balen the Elder ranks 15. Before him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Infante Carlos of Spain, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine, and Ludovico Ludovisi. After him are Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Anna of Cleves, Jan Porcellis, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Albert Girard, and Abraham Janssens.
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 6
1570 - 1623
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 7
1570 - 1629
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8
1570 - 1612
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 10
1570 - 1637
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 11
1570 - 1632
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 12
1570 - 1640
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 13
1570 - 1643
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 14
1570 - 1630
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 15
1570 - 1615
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 16
1594 - 1632
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 9
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 10
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 11
1607 - 1632
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 12
1591 - 1632
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 13
1595 - 1632
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 14
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 15
1573 - 1632
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 16
1552 - 1632
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 17
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 18
1578 - 1632
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 19
1595 - 1632
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 20
1570 - 1632
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 21
Among people born in Belgium, Hendrick van Balen the Elder ranks 273 out of 1,019. Before him are Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Rembert Dodoens (1517), and Herri met de Bles (1480). After him are Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Patrick Bauchau (1938), William of Moerbeke (1215), Peter Snayers (1592), Max Verstappen (1997), and Eden Hazard (1991).
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 267
1914 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 268
1898 - 1962
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 269
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 270
1517 - 1585
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 271
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 272
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 273
1727 - 1794
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 274
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 275
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 276
1592 - 1667
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 277
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 278
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 279
Among painters born in Belgium, Hendrick van Balen the Elder ranks 51. Before him are Frans Masereel (1889), Michiel Coxie (1499), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), David Teniers the Elder (1582), Joos de Momper (1564), and Herri met de Bles (1480). After him are Peter Snayers (1592), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Denis Calvaert (1540), and Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630).
1889 - 1972
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 45
1499 - 1592
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 46
1632 - 1690
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 47
1582 - 1649
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 48
1564 - 1635
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 49
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 50
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 51
1592 - 1667
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 52
1569 - 1622
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 53
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 54
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 55
1540 - 1619
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 56
1630 - 1675
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 57