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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 126,134 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hieronymus Cock is the 1,278th most popular painter (down from 1,019th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 368th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hieronymus Cock ranks 1,278 out of 1,421Before him are Nathan Altman, Josef Kriehuber, Constant Permeke, Jenny Nyström, Alice Neel, and Erró. After him are Domenico di Bartolo, Mykola Pymonenko, Bart van der Leck, Theodor Aman, Achille Devéria, and Martinus Rørbye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1518, Hieronymus Cock ranks 5Before him are Tintoretto, Antoine of Navarre, Lope de Aguirre, and Francis III, Duke of Brittany.  Among people deceased in 1570, Hieronymus Cock ranks 18Before him are Tielman Susato, Diego Ortiz, Daniele Barbaro, Pietro Loredan, Johann Walter, and Johannes Brenz.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hieronymus Cock ranks 446 out of 1,019Before him are Sœur Emmanuelle (1908), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Axel Witsel (1989), Henry Carton de Wiart (1869), Solange Berry (1932), and Constant Permeke (1886). After him are Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Dries Mertens (1987), William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020), Jan Decleir (1946), Adam van Noort (1562), and Vincent Kompany (1986).

Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hieronymus Cock ranks 79Before him are Eugène Boch (1855), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), Michiel Sweerts (1618), Simon Bening (1483), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), and Constant Permeke (1886). After him are Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Adam van Noort (1562), Jan Fabre (1958), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Jan Theuninck (1954), and Frank Brangwyn (1867).