PAINTER
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Pieter Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger ( BROY-gəl, also US: BROO-gəl; Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈbrøːɣəl] ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – 1637/38) was a Flemish painter known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder's work, as well as original compositions and Bruegelian pastiches. The large output of his studio (some 1,400 pictures exist with plausible links to Brueghel and his shop), which produced for the local and export market, contributed to the international spread of his father's imagery. Traditionally Pieter Brueghel the Younger has been nicknamed "de helse Brueghel" or "Hellish Brueghel" because it was believed he was the author of several paintings with fantastic depictions of fire and grotesque imagery. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter Brueghel the Younger has received more than 426,694 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Pieter Brueghel the Younger is the 111th most popular painter (up from 116th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 37th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Painter.
Pieter Brueghel the Younger is most famous for his paintings of peasant life in Flanders.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
70.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
11.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ranks 111 out of 2,023. Before him are Vittore Carpaccio, Matthias Grünewald, Claude Lorrain, Guido Reni, Hyacinthe Rigaud, and Georges de La Tour. After him are Ivan Aivazovsky, Annibale Carracci, Simone Martini, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Giorgio de Chirico, and Juan Gris.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVittore Carpaccio
1465 - 1526
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 105
Matthias Grünewald
1480 - 1528
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 106
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 107
Guido Reni
1575 - 1642
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 108
Hyacinthe Rigaud
1659 - 1743
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 109
Georges de La Tour
1593 - 1652
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 110
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 111
Ivan Aivazovsky
1817 - 1900
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 112
Annibale Carracci
1560 - 1609
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 113
Simone Martini
1284 - 1344
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 114
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 115
Giorgio de Chirico
1888 - 1978
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 116
Juan Gris
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1564, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Galileo Galilei, and William Shakespeare. After him are Christopher Marlowe, William Adams, Paulo Miki, David Fabricius, Ahmad Sirhindi, Hans Leo Hassler, Francisco Pacheco, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Federico Borromeo. Among people deceased in 1636, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ranks 1. After him are Date Masamune, Santorio Santorio, Mulla Sadra, Dong Qichang, Sendivogius, Stefano Maderno, Iskandar Muda, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Albert II, Gregorio Fernández, and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg.
Others Born in 1564
Go to all RankingsGalileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 1
William Shakespeare
WRITER
1564 - 1616
HPI: 89.43
Rank: 2
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 3
Christopher Marlowe
WRITER
1564 - 1593
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
William Adams
EXPLORER
1564 - 1620
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 5
Paulo Miki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1564 - 1597
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 6
David Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 7
Ahmad Sirhindi
PHILOSOPHER
1564 - 1624
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 8
Hans Leo Hassler
COMPOSER
1564 - 1612
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 9
Francisco Pacheco
PAINTER
1564 - 1644
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 10
Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1613
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 11
Federico Borromeo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1564 - 1631
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1636
Go to all RankingsPieter Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Date Masamune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 2
Santorio Santorio
PHYSICIAN
1561 - 1636
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 3
Mulla Sadra
PHILOSOPHER
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 4
Dong Qichang
PAINTER
1555 - 1636
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 5
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 6
Stefano Maderno
SCULPTOR
1576 - 1636
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 7
Iskandar Muda
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1636
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 8
Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1636
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 9
John Albert II
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1636
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
Gregorio Fernández
SCULPTOR
1576 - 1636
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 11
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1636
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ranks 34 out of 1,190. Before him are Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), William III of the Netherlands (1817), Mary of Hungary (1505), Georges Lemaître (1894), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), and Eddy Merckx (1945). After him are Abraham Ortelius (1527), Jacques Brel (1929), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Eleanor of Austria (1498), César Franck (1822), and Pepin of Herstal (635).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsMargaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 28
William III of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1890
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 29
Mary of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1558
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 30
Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 31
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1745
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 32
Eddy Merckx
CYCLIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 33
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 34
Abraham Ortelius
GEOGRAPHER
1527 - 1598
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 35
Jacques Brel
SINGER
1929 - 1978
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 36
Guillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 37
Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 38
César Franck
COMPOSER
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 39
Pepin of Herstal
POLITICIAN
635 - 714
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 40
Among PAINTERS In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ranks 6. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Frans Hals (1582), and Rogier van der Weyden (1390). After him are Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Paul Delvaux (1897).
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 2
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 4
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 5
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 6
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 7
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 11
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 12