1485 - 1540
Joos van Cleve (; also Joos van der Beke; c. 1485–1490 – 1540/1541) was a leading painter active in Antwerp from his arrival there around 1511 until his death in 1540 or 1541. Within Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, he combines the traditional techniques of Early Netherlandish painting with influences of more contemporary Renaissance painting styles.An active member and co-deacon of the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp, he is known mostly for his religious works and portraits, some of royalty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joos van Cleve has received more than 106,925 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Joos van Cleve is the 541st most popular painter (down from 467th in 2019), the 1,485th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,258th in 2019) and the 48th most popular German Painter.
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Among painters, Joos van Cleve ranks 541 out of 1,421. Before him are Hans Bellmer, Boris Kustodiev, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Cima da Conegliano, Jules Pascin, and Paloma Picasso. After him are Nicolaes Maes, Bernardo Daddi, Peter von Cornelius, Martiros Saryan, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, and Christian Boltanski.
1902 - 1975
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 535
1878 - 1927
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 536
1683 - 1754
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 537
1459 - 1517
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 538
1885 - 1930
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 539
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 540
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 541
1634 - 1693
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 542
1290 - 1348
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 543
1784 - 1867
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 544
1880 - 1972
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 545
1627 - 1678
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 546
1944 - 2021
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 547
Among people born in 1485, Joos van Cleve ranks 9. Before him are Dragut, Thomas Cromwell, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Clément Janequin. After him are Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, Sayyida al Hurra, Balthasar Hubmaier, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, and Giovanni Battista Ramusio. Among people deceased in 1540, Joos van Cleve ranks 11. Before him are Rosso Fiorentino, Juan Luis Vives, Francesco Guicciardini, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Tristão da Cunha, and Guillaume Budé. After him are Tomé Pires, Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Barthel Beham, Dawit II, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, and Francisco de Ulloa.
1485 - 1565
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 3
1485 - 1540
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 5
1485 - 1541
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 6
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
1485 - 1558
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
1485 - 1558
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
1485 - 1553
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1485 - 1542
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
1485 - 1528
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 13
1485 - 1555
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 14
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 15
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
1492 - 1540
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 6
1483 - 1540
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 7
1500 - 1540
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 8
1460 - 1540
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 9
1467 - 1540
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 10
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11
1468 - 1540
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 12
1515 - 1540
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 13
1502 - 1540
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 14
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 15
1509 - 1540
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 16
1501 - 1540
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 17
Among people born in Germany, Joos van Cleve ranks 1,485 out of 6,142. Before him are Rupert of Salzburg (650), Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878), Adolf Strauss (1879), Michael Schenker (1955), Henry III, Margrave of Meissen (1218), and Carl Heinrich Graun (1704). After him are Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825), Paul Rée (1849), Wilhelm Rediess (1900), Johann Rattenhuber (1897), Klaus Schulze (1947), and Armin Meiwes (1961).
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 1,479
1878 - 1943
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 1,480
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 1,481
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 1,482
1218 - 1288
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,483
1704 - 1759
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,484
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,485
1825 - 1895
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,486
1849 - 1901
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,487
1900 - 1945
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,488
1897 - 1957
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,489
1947 - 2022
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,490
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,491
Among painters born in Germany, Joos van Cleve ranks 48. Before him are Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Anselm Feuerbach (1829), Hans Burgkmair (1473), Wolf Vostell (1932), Michael Wolgemut (1434), and Hannah Höch (1889). After him are Peter von Cornelius (1784), Heinrich Füger (1751), Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), Max Pechstein (1881), Hans Hartung (1904), and Godfrey Kneller (1646).
1607 - 1678
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 42
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 43
1473 - 1531
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 44
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 45
1434 - 1519
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 46
1889 - 1978
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 47
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 48
1784 - 1867
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 49
1751 - 1818
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 50
1465 - 1524
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 51
1881 - 1955
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 52
1904 - 1989
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 53
1646 - 1723
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 54