PAINTER

Jan van Goyen

1596 - 1656

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Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑɱ vɑŋ ˈɣoːi.ə(n)]; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter. The scope of his landscape subjects was very broad as he painted forest landscapes, marine paintings, river landscapes, beach scenes, winter landscapes, cityscapes, architectural views and landscapes with peasants. The list of painters he influenced is much longer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan van Goyen has received more than 149,713 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jan van Goyen is the 268th most popular painter (down from 258th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Dutch Painter.

Jan van Goyen was a Dutch painter who is most famous for his landscapes.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan van Goyen ranks 268 out of 2,023. Before him are Francesco Hayez, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Giorgio Morandi, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Rosalba Carriera, and Guercino. After him are Alessandro Allori, Pietro Lorenzetti, Martin Schongauer, Zeuxis, Hendrick Avercamp, and Jan Brueghel the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1596, Jan van Goyen ranks 5. Before him are René Descartes, Michael of Russia, Frederick V of the Palatinate, and Pietro da Cortona. After him are Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Nicola Amati, Pieter Claesz, Baldassare Longhena, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Peter Mogila, and Johan Banér. Among people deceased in 1656, Jan van Goyen ranks 4. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, and James Ussher. After him are John George I, Elector of Saxony, Ottavio Piccolomini, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Andrea Falconieri, Dirck Hals, Thomas Fincke, and Laurent de La Hyre.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan van Goyen ranks 108 out of 1,646. Before him are Leo Beenhakker (1942), Multatuli (1820), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Kees van Dongen (1877), and Marinus van der Lubbe (1909). After him are Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), William II of Holland (1228), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Mark Rutte (1967), and Jan Jongbloed (1940).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan van Goyen ranks 23. Before him are Lucas van Leyden (1494), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gabriël Metsu (1629), Carel Fabritius (1622), and Kees van Dongen (1877). After him are Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Judith Leyster (1609), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Paulus Potter (1625).

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