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Jan Wildens

1586 - 1653

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Jan Wildens (1586 in Antwerp – 16 October 1653 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman specializing in landscapes. His Realist landscapes show an eye for detail and have a serene character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Wildens has received more than 31,138 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jan Wildens is the 1,063rd most popular painter (down from 996th in 2019), the 383rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 346th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan Wildens ranks 1,063 out of 2,023Before her are Barbara Longhi, Azim Azimzade, Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, Nicolas Froment, Douris, and Thomas de Keyser. After her are Davide Ghirlandaio, Joris Hoefnagel, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Joachim Beuckelaer, Mykola Pymonenko, and Nicolas-Jacques Conté.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1586, Jan Wildens ranks 9Before her are Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Johann Schein, Pietro Della Valle, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, and Théophraste Renaudot. After her are Pau Claris i Casademunt, Niccolò Zucchi, John Ford, Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, Alessandro Grandi, and Leo Allatius. Among people deceased in 1653, Jan Wildens ranks 10Before her are Adriaen van Utrecht, Gabriel Naudé, Luigi Rossi, Robert Filmer, Simon de Vlieger, and Théophraste Renaudot. After her are Claudius Salmasius, Lucrezia Marinella, and Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jan Wildens ranks 383 out of 1,190Before her are Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Freddy Maertens (1952), Marc Rich (1934), Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), and François de Cuvilliés (1695). After her are Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Sœur Emmanuelle (1908), Joseph Cardijn (1882), Willy Mairesse (1928), and Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068).

Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Jan Wildens ranks 75Before her are David Teniers the Elder (1582), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Lucas van Valckenborch (1535), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), and Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607). After her are Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Michiel Sweerts (1618), Hans Bol (1534), Cornelis Schut (1597), and Alfred Stevens (1823).