1556 - 1629
Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius (1556 – 6 May 1629), was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for running a large studio in Antwerp, producing several emblem books, and for being, from 1594 or 1595 until 1598, Peter Paul Rubens' teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto van Veen has received more than 74,743 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Otto van Veen is the 604th most popular painter (up from 619th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 244th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Painter.
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Among painters, Otto van Veen ranks 604 out of 1,421. Before him are Anton von Werner, Charles-André van Loo, Louise Abbéma, Bartholomeus van der Helst, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Francesco de' Rossi. After him are Justus van Gent, Domenico Fetti, Palma il Giovane, Amrita Sher-Gil, Ambrosius Bosschaert, and Tang Yin.
1843 - 1915
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 598
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 599
1853 - 1927
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 600
1613 - 1670
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 601
1582 - 1622
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 602
1510 - 1562
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 603
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 604
1430 - 1480
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 605
1589 - 1623
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 606
1548 - 1628
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 607
1913 - 1941
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 608
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 609
1470 - 1524
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 610
Among people born in 1556, Otto van Veen ranks 5. Before him are Anne Hathaway, Carlo Maderno, Sophia Brahe, and Joseph Calasanz. After him are Adriaen de Vries, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Paul Bril, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Philipp Nicolai, and Isaac Oliver. Among people deceased in 1629, Otto van Veen ranks 7. Before him are Abbas the Great, Carlo Maderno, Gabriel Bethlen, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Hendrick ter Brugghen, and Piet Pieterszoon Hein. After him are Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Giorgi Saakadze, Pietro Bernini, Sigismondo d'India, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, and Giovanni I Cornaro.
1556 - 1623
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1
1556 - 1629
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2
1556 - 1643
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3
1556 - 1648
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 6
1556 - 1627
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 7
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 8
1556 - 1626
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9
1556 - 1600
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 10
1556 - 1608
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 11
1556 - 1617
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 12
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 1
1556 - 1629
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2
1580 - 1629
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 3
1587 - 1629
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 4
1588 - 1629
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 5
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 7
1593 - 1629
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 8
1570 - 1629
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
1562 - 1629
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 10
1582 - 1629
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 11
1585 - 1629
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12
1551 - 1629
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 13
Among people born in Netherlands, Otto van Veen ranks 235 out of 1,427. Before him are Frederik Ruysch (1638), Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851), Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613), and Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856). After him are John II, Count of Holland (1247), William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Wesley Sneijder (1984), Robin van Persie (1983), Lidwina (1380), and Pieter van Laer (1599).
1638 - 1731
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 229
1947 - 2019
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 230
1571 - 1627
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 231
1851 - 1884
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 232
1613 - 1670
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 233
1856 - 1934
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 234
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 235
1247 - 1304
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 236
1365 - 1417
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 237
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 238
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 239
1380 - 1433
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 240
1599 - 1642
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 241
Among painters born in Netherlands, Otto van Veen ranks 55. Before him are Pieter Lastman (1583), Willem Kalf (1619), Philips Wouwerman (1619), Nicolaes Maes (1634), Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), and Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613). After him are Pieter van Laer (1599), Adriaen van de Velde (1636), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597), and Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622).
1583 - 1633
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 49
1619 - 1693
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 50
1619 - 1668
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 51
1634 - 1693
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 52
1627 - 1678
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 53
1613 - 1670
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 54
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 55
1599 - 1642
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 56
1636 - 1672
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 57
1562 - 1638
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 58
1593 - 1657
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 59
1597 - 1665
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 60
1622 - 1683
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 61