1573 - 1647
Sebastiaen Vrancx, Sebastiaan Vrancx or Sebastian Vranckx (pronounced [ˈvrɑŋs]; 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 49,196 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sebastiaen Vrancx is the 819th most popular painter (down from 728th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Belgian Painter.
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Among painters, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 819 out of 1,421. Before him are Juan de Valdés Leal, Gutzon Borglum, Jan Mandijn, Marcello Bacciarelli, Ford Madox Brown, and Jan Provoost. After him are Emil Orlík, Georges Mathieu, John Collier, Dong Yuan, Carmen Herrera, and Xia Gui.
1622 - 1690
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 813
1867 - 1941
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 814
1500 - 1560
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 815
1731 - 1818
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 816
1821 - 1893
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 817
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 818
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 819
1870 - 1932
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 820
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 821
1850 - 1934
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 822
932 - 962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 823
1915 - 2022
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 824
1195 - 1224
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 825
Among people born in 1573, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 10. Before him are Simon Marius, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, and Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz. After him are Ukita Hideie, Robert Catesby, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Odoardo Farnese, and George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. Among people deceased in 1647, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 8. Before him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Peter Mogila, Matthias Gallas, Zhang Xianzhong, and Giovanni Lanfranco. After him are Zhu Yuyue, Masaniello, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Pietro Carrera, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, and Matthew Hopkins.
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 4
1573 - 1599
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 6
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 7
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
1573 - 1632
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 9
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 10
1573 - 1655
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 11
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
1573 - 1627
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 13
1573 - 1616
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 14
1573 - 1626
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 15
1573 - 1638
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 16
1598 - 1647
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 2
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 3
1596 - 1647
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 4
1584 - 1647
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 5
1606 - 1647
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 6
1582 - 1647
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8
1605 - 1647
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9
1620 - 1647
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 10
1581 - 1647
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 11
1573 - 1647
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 12
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 13
1620 - 1647
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 14
Among people born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 290 out of 1,019. Before him are William of St-Thierry (1085), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Marc Rich (1934), and Jan Provoost (1465). After him are Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Henry of Ghent (1217), Denis Calvaert (1540), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), and Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651).
1085 - 1148
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 284
1322 - 1406
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 285
1569 - 1622
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 286
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 287
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 288
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 289
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 290
1904 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 291
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 292
1540 - 1619
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 293
1869 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 294
1630 - 1675
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 295
1651 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 296
Among painters born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 55. Before him are Joos de Momper (1564), Herri met de Bles (1480), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Peter Snayers (1592), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), and Jan Provoost (1465). After him are Denis Calvaert (1540), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Jan Porcellis (1583), Frans Hogenberg (1535), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), and Marcel Broodthaers (1924).
1564 - 1635
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 49
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 50
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 51
1592 - 1667
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 52
1569 - 1622
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 53
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 54
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 55
1540 - 1619
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 56
1630 - 1675
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 57
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 58
1535 - 1590
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 59
1544 - 1607
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 60
1924 - 1976
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 61