1466 - 1530
Quentin Matsys (Dutch: Quinten Matsijs) (1466–1530) was a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. He was born in Leuven. There is a tradition alleging that he was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quentin Matsys has received more than 239,774 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Quentin Matsys is the 191st most popular painter (down from 176th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 68th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Painter.
Quentin Matsys is a Flemish painter from the Northern Renaissance. He is most famous for his portraits and religious works.
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Among painters, Quentin Matsys ranks 191 out of 1,421. Before him are John William Waterhouse, Margaret Keane, Pietro da Cortona, Suzanne Valadon, Fra Bartolomeo, and Benozzo Gozzoli. After him are Antoine-Jean Gros, Ivan Shishkin, Dieric Bouts, Pisanello, Niko Pirosmani, and Anton Raphael Mengs.
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 185
1927 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 186
1596 - 1669
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 187
1865 - 1938
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 188
1472 - 1517
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 189
1420 - 1497
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 190
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 191
1771 - 1835
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 192
1832 - 1898
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 193
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 194
1395 - 1455
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 195
1862 - 1918
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 196
1728 - 1779
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 197
Among people born in 1466, Quentin Matsys ranks 5. Before him are Erasmus, Elizabeth of York, Moctezuma II, and Andrea Doria. After him are Alonso de Ojeda, Şehzade Ahmet, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Giovanni Sforza, Ottaviano Petrucci, and Ashikaga Yoshitane. Among people deceased in 1530, Quentin Matsys ranks 4. Before him are Babur, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, and Andrea del Sarto. After him are Thomas Wolsey, Maximilian Sforza, Joanna la Beltraneja, Pêro da Covilhã, Judah Leon Abravanel, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Konstanty Ostrogski, and Jacopo Sannazaro.
1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 1
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 2
1466 - 1520
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 3
1466 - 1560
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 4
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 5
1466 - 1515
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 6
1466 - 1513
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 7
1466 - 1519
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 8
1466 - 1510
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 9
1466 - 1539
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 10
1466 - 1523
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 11
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 1
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 2
1486 - 1530
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 3
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 4
1473 - 1530
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 5
1493 - 1530
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 6
1462 - 1530
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
1450 - 1530
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 8
1460 - 1530
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 9
1475 - 1530
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 10
1460 - 1530
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 11
1458 - 1530
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Quentin Matsys ranks 71 out of 1,019. Before him are Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Father Damien (1840), Petrus Christus (1410), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Maxime Weygand (1867), and Dominique Pire (1910). After him are Herman Van Rompuy (1947), François Englert (1932), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), Ambiorix (-100), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), and Jacky Ickx (1945).
1410 - 1497
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 65
1840 - 1889
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 66
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 67
1559 - 1632
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 68
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 69
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 70
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 71
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 72
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 73
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 74
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 75
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 77
Among painters born in Belgium, Quentin Matsys ranks 12. Before him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), and Petrus Christus (1410). After him are Hubert van Eyck (1366), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), Pieter Claesz (1596), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Félicien Rops (1833), and Joachim Patinir (1480).
1564 - 1636
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 6
1568 - 1625
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 7
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 8
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 9
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 11
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 12
1366 - 1426
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 13
1601 - 1678
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 14
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 15
1602 - 1674
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 16
1833 - 1898
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 17
1480 - 1524
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 18