PAINTER
Jan Brueghel the Younger
1601 - 1678
Jan Brueghel the Younger
Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger ( BROY-gəl, US also BROO-gəl; Dutch: [ˈjɑm ˈbrøːɣəl] ; 13 September 1601 – 1 September 1678) was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder, and grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, both prominent painters who contributed respectively to the development of Renaissance and Baroque painting in the Habsburg Netherlands. Taking over his father's workshop at an early age, he largely painted the same subjects as his father in a style which was similar to that of his father. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Brueghel the Younger has received more than 152,744 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jan Brueghel the Younger is the 274th most popular painter (down from 264th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 90th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Belgian Painter.
Jan Brueghel the Younger is most famous for his paintings of landscapes, flowers, and fruit.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
68.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
10.13
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Jan Brueghel the Younger ranks 274 out of 2,023. Before him are Jan van Goyen, Alessandro Allori, Pietro Lorenzetti, Martin Schongauer, Zeuxis, and Hendrick Avercamp. After him are Baldassare Peruzzi, Gerda Wegener, Joachim Patinir, Paul Delaroche, Judith Leyster, and Max Liebermann.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan van Goyen
1596 - 1656
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 268
Alessandro Allori
1535 - 1607
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 269
Pietro Lorenzetti
1280 - 1348
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 270
Martin Schongauer
1450 - 1491
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 271
Zeuxis
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 272
Hendrick Avercamp
1585 - 1634
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 273
Jan Brueghel the Younger
1601 - 1678
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 274
Baldassare Peruzzi
1481 - 1536
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 275
Gerda Wegener
1886 - 1940
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 276
Joachim Patinir
1480 - 1524
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 277
Paul Delaroche
1797 - 1856
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 278
Judith Leyster
1609 - 1660
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 279
Max Liebermann
1847 - 1935
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1601, Jan Brueghel the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Louis XIII of France, Pierre de Fermat, Anne of Austria, and Baltasar Gracián. After him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, John Eudes, Alonzo Cano, Tugay Bey, Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland, Simon de Vlieger, and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1678, Jan Brueghel the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Jacob Jordaens, and Wu Sangui. After him are Anna Maria van Schurman, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, François Pierre La Varenne, Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Karel Dujardin, Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Antonio de Pereda, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, and Erasmus Quellinus the Younger.
Others Born in 1601
Go to all RankingsLouis XIII of France
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1643
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 1
Pierre de Fermat
MATHEMATICIAN
1601 - 1665
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 2
Anne of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1666
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 3
Baltasar Gracián
PHILOSOPHER
1601 - 1658
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 4
Jan Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1601 - 1678
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 5
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 6
John Eudes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1601 - 1680
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 7
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 8
Tugay Bey
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1651
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 9
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 10
Simon de Vlieger
PAINTER
1601 - 1653
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 11
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1659
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1678
Go to all RankingsJacob Jordaens
PAINTER
1593 - 1678
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 1
Wu Sangui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1612 - 1678
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 2
Jan Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1601 - 1678
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 3
Anna Maria van Schurman
PAINTER
1607 - 1678
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
PAINTER
1627 - 1678
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 5
François Pierre La Varenne
WRITER
1618 - 1678
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 6
Catherine Charlotte de Gramont
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1678
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 7
Karel Dujardin
PAINTER
1622 - 1678
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 8
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1678
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9
Antonio de Pereda
PAINTER
1611 - 1678
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 10
Giovanni Maria Bononcini
MUSICIAN
1642 - 1678
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 11
Erasmus Quellinus the Younger
PAINTER
1607 - 1678
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jan Brueghel the Younger ranks 98 out of 1,190. Before him are Auguste Beernaert (1829), Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Anne of France (1461), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), and Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522). After him are Marie José of Belgium (1906), Joachim Patinir (1480), Justus Lipsius (1547), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), and Félicien Rops (1833).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAuguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 92
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 93
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 94
Anne of France
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1522
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 95
Gertrude of Nivelles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 659
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 96
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1568
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 97
Jan Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1601 - 1678
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 98
Marie José of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 99
Joachim Patinir
PAINTER
1480 - 1524
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 100
Justus Lipsius
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1606
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 101
Philippe de Champaigne
PAINTER
1602 - 1674
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 102
Gerard de Ridefort
POLITICIAN
1141 - 1189
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 103
Félicien Rops
PAINTER
1833 - 1898
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 104
Among PAINTERS In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, Jan Brueghel the Younger ranks 14. Before him are Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), Paul Delvaux (1897), and Hubert van Eyck (1366). After him are Joachim Patinir (1480), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Félicien Rops (1833), Pieter Claesz (1596), Karel van Mander (1548), and Frans Snyders (1579).
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 11
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 12
Hubert van Eyck
1366 - 1426
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 13
Jan Brueghel the Younger
1601 - 1678
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 14
Joachim Patinir
1480 - 1524
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 15
Philippe de Champaigne
1602 - 1674
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 16
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 17
Pieter Claesz
1596 - 1660
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 18
Karel van Mander
1548 - 1606
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 19
Frans Snyders
1579 - 1657
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20