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Pieter Coecke van Aelst

1502 - 1550

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Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder (Aalst, 14 August 1502 – Brussels, 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries. His principal subjects were Christian religious themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter Coecke van Aelst has received more than 107,263 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter Coecke van Aelst is the 340th most popular painter (up from 368th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 135th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Painter.

Pieter Coecke van Aelst is most famous for his paintings, which are a mix of realism and symbolism.

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pieter Coecke van Aelst ranks 340 out of 2,023. Before him are Léon Bakst, Albert Edelfelt, Claude Joseph Vernet, Hendrik Goltzius, Giovanni Paolo Panini, and Palma Vecchio. After him are Giovanni Segantini, Lucio Fontana, John Singer Sargent, Richard Serra, Federico Zuccari, and Dosso Dossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Pieter Coecke van Aelst ranks 6. Before him are Hurrem Sultan, Pope Gregory XIII, Atahualpa, John III of Portugal, and La Malinche. After him are Miguel López de Legazpi, Pedro Nunes, Thomas Tallis, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Heinrich Aldegrever. Among people deceased in 1550, Pieter Coecke van Aelst ranks 4. Before him are Jang-geum, John of God, and William IV, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Claude, Duke of Guise, Andrea Alciato, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Françoise d'Alençon, Tabinshwehti, Jón Arason, Gian Giorgio Trissino, and Pir Sultan Abdal.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pieter Coecke van Aelst ranks 122 out of 1,190. Before him are Frans Snyders (1579), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), Adriaen Brouwer (1605), and Paul Deschanel (1855). After him are Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Ambiorix (-100), Jacob Le Maire (1585), Chantal Mouffe (1943), and Marguerite Porete (1250).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Pieter Coecke van Aelst ranks 22. Before him are Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Félicien Rops (1833), Pieter Claesz (1596), Karel van Mander (1548), Frans Snyders (1579), and Adriaen Brouwer (1605). After him are David Teniers the Younger (1610), Bartholomeus Spranger (1546), Jan Matsys (1509), Catharina van Hemessen (1528), Abraham Brueghel (1631), and Roelant Savery (1576).

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