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Sebastiaen Vrancx

1573 - 1647

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Sebastiaen Vrancx (pronounced [səbɑstiˈjaːɱ ˈvrɑŋks]; before 22 January 1573 – 19 May 1647) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and designer of prints who is mainly known for his battle scenes, a genre that he pioneered in Netherlandish painting. He also created landscapes with mythological and allegorical scenes, scenes with robbers, village scenes and celebrations in cities. He was a gifted figure painter who was regularly invited to paint the staffage in compositions of fellow painters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastiaen Vrancx has received more than 53,514 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sebastiaen Vrancx is the 818th most popular painter, the 296th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 290th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 818 out of 2,023. Before him are Abraham Janssens, Ogata Kōrin, Ľudovít Fulla, Franz von Lenbach, George Stubbs, and Giovanni Baglione. After him are Sidney Paget, Asher Brown Durand, Takashi Murakami, Zao Wou-Ki, Vladimir Borovikovsky, and Michiel Coxie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1573, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 11. Before him are Simon Marius, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Ukita Hideie, and Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz. After him are Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Giovanni Battista Crespi, Odoardo Farnese, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1647, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 8. Before him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Peter Mogila, Matthias Gallas, Giovanni Lanfranco, and Zhang Xianzhong. After him are Masaniello, Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Zhu Yuyue, Pietro Carrera, and Christen Sørensen Longomontanus.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 296 out of 1,190. Before him are Achille Van Acker (1898), Frans Floris (1519), Abraham Janssens (1570), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), and Patrick Sercu (1944). After him are Jean Bolland (1596), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Michiel Coxie (1499), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Peter Snayers (1592), and William of Moerbeke (1215).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 52. Before him are Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Jan Fyt (1611), Frans Floris (1519), and Abraham Janssens (1570). After him are Michiel Coxie (1499), Peter Snayers (1592), Stradanus (1523), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Jan Provoost (1465), and Denis Calvaert (1540).

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