1606 - 1669
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rembrandt has received more than 7,489,990 page views. His biography is available in 166 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 162 in 2019). Rembrandt is the 5th most popular painter, the 2nd most popular biography from Netherlands and the 2nd most popular Dutch Painter.
Rembrandt is most famous for his use of chiaroscuro, or the contrast between light and dark. He is also known for his use of light and shadow to create a sense of depth in his paintings.
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Among painters, Rembrandt ranks 5 out of 1,421. Before him are Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Raphael. After him are Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Johannes Vermeer, Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht Dürer, and Edvard Munch.
1475 - 1564
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 1
1853 - 1890
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 2
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 3
1483 - 1520
HPI: 88.70
Rank: 4
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 5
1907 - 1954
HPI: 86.54
Rank: 6
1904 - 1989
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 7
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 8
1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
Rank: 9
1577 - 1640
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 10
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.05
Rank: 11
1863 - 1944
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1606, Rembrandt ranks 1. After him are Pierre Corneille, Li Zicheng, Christine of France, Maria Anna of Spain, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Zhang Xianzhong, Joachim von Sandrart, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nicolas Mignard, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, and Lorenzo Lippi. Among people deceased in 1669, Rembrandt ranks 1. After him are Pope Clement IX, Henrietta Maria of France, Pietro da Cortona, François l'Olonnais, Maria Miloslavskaya, Antonio Cesti, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Arnold Geulincx, Antonio Bertali, and Johannes Cocceius.
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 1
1606 - 1684
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2
1606 - 1645
HPI: 65.13
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1606 - 1663
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
1606 - 1646
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 5
1606 - 1684
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 6
1606 - 1647
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
1606 - 1688
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
1606 - 1682
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9
1606 - 1668
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 10
1606 - 1678
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 11
1606 - 1665
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 12
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 1
1600 - 1669
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
1609 - 1669
HPI: 66.73
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1596 - 1669
HPI: 65.84
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1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.49
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1624 - 1669
HPI: 57.72
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1623 - 1669
HPI: 57.40
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1612 - 1669
HPI: 56.24
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1616 - 1669
HPI: 56.24
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1624 - 1669
HPI: 54.77
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1605 - 1669
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 11
1603 - 1669
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 12
Among people born in Netherlands, Rembrandt ranks 2 out of 1,427. Before him are Vincent van Gogh (1853). After him are Johannes Vermeer (1632), Erasmus (1466), Baruch Spinoza (1632), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Piet Mondrian (1872), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Johan Cruyff (1947), Christiaan Huygens (1629), and Hugo Grotius (1583).
1853 - 1890
HPI: 90.02
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1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
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1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
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1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
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1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
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1525 - 1569
HPI: 81.00
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1872 - 1944
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 7
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 8
1632 - 1723
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 9
1947 - 2016
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 10
1629 - 1695
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 11
1583 - 1645
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 12
Among painters born in Netherlands, Rembrandt ranks 2. Before him are Vincent van Gogh (1853). After him are Johannes Vermeer (1632), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Piet Mondrian (1872), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Jan Steen (1626), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Han van Meegeren (1889), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), and Theo van Gogh (1857).
1853 - 1890
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
1606 - 1669
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 2
1632 - 1675
HPI: 85.26
Rank: 3
1525 - 1569
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 4
1872 - 1944
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 5
1450 - 1516
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 6
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 7
1628 - 1682
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 8
1889 - 1947
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 9
1629 - 1684
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 10
1612 - 1642
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 11
1857 - 1891
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 12