PAINTER

Justus Sustermans

1597 - 1681

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Justus Sustermans, Joost Sustermans or Suttermans, his given name Italianised to Giusto (28 September 1597 – 23 April 1681), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his portraits. He also painted history and genre paintings, still lifes and animals.Sustermans is chiefly noted for his portraits of members of the Medici family as he was its court painter. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II invited him to Vienna to paint portraits of the Imperial family and granted Sustermans and his brothers patents of nobility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justus Sustermans has received more than 91,573 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Justus Sustermans is the 897th most popular painter (up from 1,094th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 384th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Belgian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Justus Sustermans by language

Over the past year Justus Sustermans has had the most page views in the with 11,532 views, followed by Italian (3,910), and Spanish (2,662). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (408.45%), Catalan (39.35%), and Bulgarian (38.38%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Justus Sustermans ranks 897 out of 2,023. Before him are Tarsila do Amaral, Renato Guttuso, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Joos de Momper, Albert van Ouwater, and Pan Yuliang. After him are Johann Liss, Eugène Boch, Lucia Anguissola, Paul Bril, Pieter de Molijn, and Candido Portinari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1597, Justus Sustermans ranks 11. Before him are Francesco Barberini, François Duquesnoy, Senhime, Luigi Rossi, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, and Pieter Jansz. Saenredam. After him are Johann Liss, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Salomon de Bray, Cornelis Schut, Vincent Voiture, and Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1681, Justus Sustermans ranks 7. Before him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Gerard ter Borch, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Jahanara Begum, and Zheng Jing. After him are Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and Nikolay Diletsky.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Justus Sustermans ranks 327 out of 1,190. Before him are Maerten de Vos (1532), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joos de Momper (1564), George Sarton (1884), and Violetta Villas (1938). After him are Thierry Boutsen (1957), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Eugène Boch (1855), Paul Bril (1556), Chrodegang (715), and Emile Claus (1849).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Justus Sustermans ranks 61. Before him are Stradanus (1523), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Jan Provoost (1465), Denis Calvaert (1540), Maerten de Vos (1532), and Joos de Momper (1564). After him are Eugène Boch (1855), Paul Bril (1556), Emile Claus (1849), Jan Porcellis (1583), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), and Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630).

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