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Hieronymus Cock

1518 - 1570

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Hieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints. Cock is regarded as one of the most important print publishers of his time in northern Europe. His publishing house played a key role in the transformation of printmaking from an activity of individual artists and craftsmen into an industry based on division of labour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hieronymus Cock has received more than 136,280 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hieronymus Cock is the 1,645th most popular painter (down from 1,277th in 2019), the 579th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 445th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Belgian Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hieronymus Cock ranks 1,645 out of 2,023. Before him are Sisto Badalocchio, Juan Manuel Blanes, Clive Bell, Antón Lamazares, Olja Ivanjicki, and Paul Kane. After him are Maurice Boitel, Karl Ferdinand Sohn, Nicolaas Pieneman, Joos van Craesbeeck, Konrad Mägi, and Georg Muche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1518, Hieronymus Cock ranks 6. Before him are Tintoretto, Antoine of Navarre, Lope de Aguirre, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, and Sidonie of Saxony.  Among people deceased in 1570, Hieronymus Cock ranks 19. Before him are Pietro Loredan, Daniele Barbaro, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Johann Walter, Francesco Laparelli, and Johannes Brenz.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hieronymus Cock ranks 579 out of 1,190. Before him are Victor Willems (1877), Jan Vertonghen (1987), Gérard Leman (1851), Louis Paul Boon (1912), Gabrielle Petit (1893), and George Albert Boulenger (1858). After him are Gérard Corbiau (1941), Petra De Sutter (1963), Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), Greg (1931), Henri de Brouckère (1801), and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hieronymus Cock ranks 103. Before him are Simon Bening (1483), Jan Fabre (1958), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), Levina Teerlinc (1510), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), and Gonzales Coques (1614). After him are Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), Daniel Seghers (1590), Rik Wouters (1882), Frank Brangwyn (1867), Hans Eworth (1520), and Charles Hamilton Smith (1776).

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