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Hugo van der Goes

1440 - 1482

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Hugo van der Goes (c. 1430/1440 – 1482) was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late 15th century. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. He introduced important innovations in painting through his monumental style, use of a specific colour range and individualistic manner of portraiture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo van der Goes has received more than 257,299 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 41 in 2019). Hugo van der Goes is the 175th most popular painter (down from 146th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 57th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Painter.

Hugo van der Goes is most famous for his painting The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hugo van der Goes ranks 175 out of 2,023. Before him are Niko Pirosmani, Gustave Caillebotte, Maurice Utrillo, Niccolò dell'Abbate, James Ensor, and Angelica Kauffman. After him are Pinturicchio, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Shishkin, Bernardo Bellotto, Fra Bartolomeo, and Anton Raphael Mengs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Hugo van der Goes ranks 4. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Kabir. After him are Diogo Cão, Sten Sture the Elder, Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Jorge Manrique, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Alain I of Albret, and Bartolomé Bermejo. Among people deceased in 1482, Hugo van der Goes ranks 2. Before him is Mary of Burgundy. After him are Margaret of Anjou, Luca della Robbia, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Federico da Montefeltro, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Louis of Cyprus, and Giovanni di Paolo.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hugo van der Goes ranks 61 out of 1,190. Before him are Pepin of Landen (585), Django Reinhardt (1910), Jacob Jordaens (1593), François Englert (1932), Léon Degrelle (1906), and James Ensor (1860). After him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Maxime Weygand (1867), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), and Carlota of Mexico (1840).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hugo van der Goes ranks 10. Before him are Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), and James Ensor (1860). After him are Quentin Matsys (1466), Paul Delvaux (1897), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), Joachim Patinir (1480), and Philippe de Champaigne (1602).

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