PAINTER
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck ( van EYEK; Dutch: [ˈjɑɱ vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was a Flemish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. According to Vasari and other art historians including Ernst Gombrich, he invented oil painting, though most now regard that claim as an oversimplification. The surviving records indicate that he was born around 1380 or 1390, in Maaseik (then Maaseyck, hence his name), Limburg, which is located in present-day Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan van Eyck has received more than 2,343,890 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Jan van Eyck is the 31st most popular painter (up from 32nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Belgium and the most popular Belgian Painter.
Jan van Eyck is most famous for being the first painter to use oil paints.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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12.75
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Jan van Eyck ranks 31 out of 2,023. Before him are Eugène Delacroix, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Édouard Manet, Wassily Kandinsky, Hieronymus Bosch, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. After him are Edgar Degas, Marc Chagall, Jacques-Louis David, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Giotto, and Joan Miró.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugène Delacroix
1798 - 1863
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 25
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1525 - 1569
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 26
Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 27
Wassily Kandinsky
1866 - 1944
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 28
Hieronymus Bosch
1450 - 1516
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 29
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780 - 1867
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 30
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 31
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 32
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 33
Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 34
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 35
Giotto
1267 - 1337
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 36
Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1395, Jan van Eyck ranks 1. After him are Vlad II Dracul, Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, Michelle of Valois, Niccolò de' Conti, Jacques Cœur, Margaret of Prades, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, George of Trebizond, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat, and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. Among people deceased in 1441, Jan van Eyck ranks 1. After him are Blanche I of Navarre, Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ashikaga Yoshinori, and Paul von Rusdorf.
Others Born in 1395
Go to all RankingsJan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
Vlad II Dracul
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1447
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 2
Pisanello
PAINTER
1395 - 1455
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 3
Sigismund Korybut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1395 - 1435
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4
Michelle of Valois
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1422
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 5
Niccolò de' Conti
EXPLORER
1395 - 1469
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 6
Jacques Cœur
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1456
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 7
Margaret of Prades
COMPANION
1395 - 1429
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 8
Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1395 - 1441
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 9
George of Trebizond
PHILOSOPHER
1395 - 1472
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 10
John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1395 - 1445
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 11
Tristão Vaz Teixeira
EXPLORER
1395 - 1480
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1441
Go to all RankingsJan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
Blanche I of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1387 - 1441
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2
Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
POLITICIAN
1383 - 1441
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3
Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1441
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4
Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1395 - 1441
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5
Ashikaga Yoshinori
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1441
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 6
Paul von Rusdorf
POLITICIAN
1385 - 1441
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 7
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jan van Eyck ranks 6 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), and Audrey Hepburn (1929). After him are René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1558
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 1
Pepin the Short
POLITICIAN
715 - 768
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 2
Clovis I
POLITICIAN
466 - 511
HPI: 79.88
Rank: 3
Charles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 4
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 5
Jan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 6
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 7
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 8
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 9
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 12
Among PAINTERS In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, Jan van Eyck ranks 1. After him are René Magritte (1898), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Paul Delvaux (1897).
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 2
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 4
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 5
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 6
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 7
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 11
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 12