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Pieter van Laer

1599 - 1642

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Pieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, in Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was active in Rome for over a decade and was known for genre scenes, animal paintings and landscapes placed in the environs of Rome. Pieter van Laer was an active member of the association of Flemish and Dutch artists in Rome known as the Bentvueghels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter van Laer has received more than 52,863 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Pieter van Laer is the 673rd most popular painter (down from 610th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 241st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pieter van Laer ranks 673 out of 2,023. Before him are Dong Qichang, Pierre Auguste Cot, Frans Hogenberg, Ignacio Zuloaga, Juan Carreño de Miranda, and Thomas Eakins. After him are Adrien Manglard, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Karl von Piloty, Maurycy Gottlieb, François Lemoyne, and Arnold Houbraken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Pieter van Laer ranks 10. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, and Adriaen van Utrecht. After him are Ottavio Piccolomini, Andrea Sacchi, John Berchmans, Robert Blake, Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and Prasat Thong. Among people deceased in 1642, Pieter van Laer ranks 9. Before him are Marie de' Medici, Guido Reni, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Safi of Persia, Dmitry Pozharsky, and Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars. After him are Friedrich Kettler, Frans Francken the Younger, and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter van Laer ranks 281 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Verwoerd (1901), Joop den Uyl (1919), Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613), Geert Groote (1340), Jan de Bont (1943), and Philippa of Guelders (1464). After him are Frank de Boer (1970), Erwin Koeman (1961), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Titus van Rijn (1641), Arnold Houbraken (1660), and Wim Hof (1959).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Pieter van Laer ranks 62. Before him are Willem Kalf (1619), Salomon van Ruysdael (1602), Jozef Israëls (1824), Otto van Veen (1556), Nicolaes Maes (1634), and Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613). After him are Arnold Houbraken (1660), Jan Mandijn (1500), Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1622), Jan van der Heyden (1637), Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), and Adriaen van de Velde (1636).

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