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Nicolae Grigorescu

1838 - 1907

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Nicolae Grigorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ɡriɡoˈresku]; 15 May 1838 – 21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He is considered by Romanians the greatest Romanian painter, and one of the founders of modern Romanian art. He is most known for paintings depicting rural life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolae Grigorescu has received more than 216,820 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nicolae Grigorescu is the 939th most popular painter (down from 811th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Romania (down from 145th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 939 out of 2,023. Before him are Antonio López García, Abraham van Beijeren, January Suchodolski, Ivana Kobilca, Perino del Vaga, and Sin Yun-bok. After him are Charles-Joseph Natoire, Tommaso da Modena, Master Francke, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Dirck Hals, and Hans Thoma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 49. Before him are Henry Sidgwick, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Prince Louis, Count of Trani, John Muir, Duke Philipp of Württemberg, and James Craig Watson. After him are Yikuang, Victoria Woodhull, George William Hill, Friedrich Konrad Beilstein, Joel Asaph Allen, and Jules Dalou. Among people deceased in 1907, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 40. Before him are William Le Baron Jenney, Kurmanjan Datka, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Marko Vovchok, and Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.. After him are Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, William, Prince of Wied, John Kerr, Giuseppe Saracco, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, and Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 167 out of 844. Before him are Gabriel Báthory (1589), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Regalianus (250), Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), and Mihail Sebastian (1907). After him are Péter Eötvös (1944), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), Péter Pázmány (1570), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Julius Popper (1857), and Adrian Mutu (1979).

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Among PAINTERS In Romania

Among painters born in Romania, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 2. Before him are Victor Brauner (1903). After him are Simon Hollósy (1857), Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Theodor Aman (1831), Teodor Axentowicz (1859), Bertalan Székely (1835), Corneliu Baba (1906), Ștefan Luchian (1868), Ion Andreescu (1850), Theodor Pallady (1871), and Blanka Teleki (1806).

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