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Simon Bening

1483 - 1561

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Simon Bening (c. 1483 – 1561) was a Flemish miniaturist, generally regarded as the last major artist of the Netherlandish tradition. Bening, born either in Ghent or Antwerp, was probably trained by his father, illuminator Alexander Bening, in the family workshop in Ghent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Bening has received more than 81,676 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Simon Bening is the 1,457th most popular painter (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 437th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Simon Bening ranks 1,457 out of 2,023. Before him are Hiroshi Yoshida, Ana Mendieta, André Gill, Pavel Filonov, Evert van Aelst, and Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo. After him are Antonin Mercié, Leon Wyczółkowski, Grigory Gagarin, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, James Rosenquist, and Marie Vassilieff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Simon Bening ranks 12. Before him are Francisco de Vitoria, Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, and Jaime, Duke of Braganza. After him is Nicolaus von Amsdorf. Among people deceased in 1561, Simon Bening ranks 21. Before him are Hans Tausen, Yamamoto Kansuke, Catherine of Mecklenburg, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Saitō Yoshitatsu, and Jorge de Montemor. After him is Mother Shipton.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Simon Bening ranks 506 out of 1,190. Before him are Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jan Theuninck (1954), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), and Jacques Duquesne (1940). After him are Christl Cranz (1914), André Cluytens (1905), Walter Meeuws (1951), Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (1805), Ferdinand Adams (1903), and Justine Henin (1982).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Simon Bening ranks 97. Before him are Pieter Boel (1622), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), David Vinckboons (1576), Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Adam van Noort (1562), and Jan Theuninck (1954). After him are Jan Fabre (1958), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), Levina Teerlinc (1510), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Gonzales Coques (1614), and Hieronymus Cock (1518).

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