PAINTER
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (UK: , US: , French: [nikɔla pusɛ̃]; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors. He returned to Paris for a brief period to serve as First Painter to the King under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, but soon returned to Rome and resumed his more traditional themes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Poussin has received more than 1,010,901 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Nicolas Poussin is the 44th most popular painter (up from 48th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from France (up from 126th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Painter.
Nicolas Poussin is most famous for his painting, "The Arcadian Shepherds."
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
76.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
14.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Nicolas Poussin ranks 44 out of 2,023. Before him are René Magritte, Masaccio, Gustave Courbet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, and Tintoretto. After him are Anthony van Dyck, Paolo Veronese, Andrea del Verrocchio, J. M. W. Turner, Paul Klee, and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRené Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 38
Masaccio
1401 - 1428
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 39
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 40
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 41
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 42
Tintoretto
1518 - 1594
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 43
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 44
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 45
Paolo Veronese
1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 46
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 47
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 48
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 49
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
1526 - 1593
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1594, Nicolas Poussin ranks 2. Before him is Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. After him are Willem Claesz. Heda, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Clara Peeters, César, Duke of Vendôme, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Ngawang Namgyal, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, and John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Among people deceased in 1665, Nicolas Poussin ranks 2. Before him is Pierre de Fermat. After him are Philip IV of Spain, Elisabetta Sirani, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Stefan Czarniecki, César, Duke of Vendôme, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and Andreas Cellarius.
Others Born in 1594
Go to all RankingsGustavus Adolphus of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1632
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
Nicolas Poussin
PAINTER
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 2
Willem Claesz. Heda
PAINTER
1594 - 1680
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 3
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1594 - 1632
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1612
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 5
Clara Peeters
PAINTER
1594 - 1657
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
César, Duke of Vendôme
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1665
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 7
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1650
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 8
Ngawang Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1651
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 9
Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1627
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 10
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
PAINTER
1594 - 1667
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 11
John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1665
Go to all RankingsPierre de Fermat
MATHEMATICIAN
1601 - 1665
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 1
Nicolas Poussin
PAINTER
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 2
Philip IV of Spain
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 3
Elisabetta Sirani
PAINTER
1638 - 1665
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 4
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1665
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 5
Stefan Czarniecki
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1665
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 6
César, Duke of Vendôme
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1665
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 7
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda
WRITER
1602 - 1665
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 8
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1665
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 9
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1588 - 1665
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 10
Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
NOBLEMAN
1629 - 1665
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 11
Andreas Cellarius
ASTRONOMER
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Nicolas Poussin ranks 101 out of 6,770. Before him are Caracalla (188), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Marcel Duchamp (1887), Claude Debussy (1862), Louis XI of France (1423), and François Mitterrand (1916). After him are Philip II of France (1165), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520), André Gide (1869), Philip V of Spain (1683), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), and Henry II of France (1519).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCaracalla
POLITICIAN
188 - 217
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 95
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
PAINTER
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 96
Marcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 97
Claude Debussy
COMPOSER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 98
Louis XI of France
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1483
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 99
François Mitterrand
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1996
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 100
Nicolas Poussin
PAINTER
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 101
Philip II of France
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 102
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 103
André Gide
WRITER
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 104
Philip V of Spain
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1746
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 105
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 106
Henry II of France
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1559
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 107
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Nicolas Poussin ranks 13. Before him are Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), Edgar Degas (1834), Jacques-Louis David (1748), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), Gustave Courbet (1819), and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864). After him are Georges Braque (1882), Jean-François Millet (1814), Théodore Géricault (1791), Georges Seurat (1859), Henri Rousseau (1844), and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796).
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780 - 1867
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 7
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 8
Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 9
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 10
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 11
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 12
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 13
Georges Braque
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 14
Jean-François Millet
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 15
Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 16
Georges Seurat
1859 - 1891
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 17
Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 18
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 19