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Paulus Potter

1625 - 1654

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Paulus Potter (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌulʏs ˈpɔtər]; 20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point. Before Potter died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 he succeeded in producing about 100 paintings, working continuously. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulus Potter has received more than 124,462 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Paulus Potter is the 313th most popular painter (up from 319th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 116th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Dutch Painter.

Paulus Potter was a Dutch painter who is most famous for his painting The Bull.

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  • 62.02

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.11

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  • 2.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Paulus Potter ranks 313 out of 1,421. Before him are Pieter Aertsen, Francesco Albani, Rosalba Carriera, Philipp Otto Runge, Hendrik Goltzius, and Cosimo Rosselli. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Carl Spitzweg, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Séraphine Louis, and David Alfaro Siqueiros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1625, Paulus Potter ranks 3. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Johan de Witt. After him are Rasmus Bartholin, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Carlo Maratta, Erik Dahlbergh, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, François de Créquy, Gregorio Barbarigo, Samuel Morland, and Pierre Nicole. Among people deceased in 1654, Paulus Potter ranks 6. Before him are Axel Oxenstierna, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Carel Fabritius, Emperor Go-Kōmyō, and Alessandro Algardi. After him are Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Peter Claver, Samuel Scheidt, İslâm III Giray, Jacques Lemercier, and Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Paulus Potter ranks 115 out of 1,427. Before him are Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Willem Janszoon (1570), Simon van der Meer (1925), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), and Pieter Aertsen (1508). After him are Joris Ivens (1898), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Famke Janssen (1964), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Robert van Gulik (1910), and William II of Holland (1228).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Paulus Potter ranks 28. Before him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gerrit Dou (1613), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Pieter Aertsen (1508). After him are Gabriël Metsu (1629), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Ferdinand Bol (1616), and Abraham Bloemaert (1566).

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