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Willem Claesz. Heda

1594 - 1680

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Willem Claeszoon Heda (December 14, 1593/1594 – c. 1680/1682) was a Dutch Golden Age artist from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Claesz. Heda has received more than 108,812 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Willem Claesz. Heda is the 371st most popular painter (down from 328th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Dutch Painter.

Willem Claesz. Heda is most famous for his paintings of the Dutch countryside, especially those of the city of Haarlem. He was also known for his paintings of animals, and for his portraits.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 371 out of 2,023. Before him are Balthus, Jan Gossaert, Maarten van Heemskerck, Anna Ancher, Paul Sérusier, and Norman Rockwell. After him are Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Francesco Melzi, Émile Bernard, Leonora Carrington, Édouard Vuillard, and Aelbert Cuyp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1594, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 3. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and Nicolas Poussin. After him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Clara Peeters, César, Duke of Vendôme, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Ngawang Namgyal, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, and John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Among people deceased in 1680, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 8. Before him are Shivaji, François de La Rochefoucauld, Athanasius Kircher, Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, and Jan Swammerdam. After him are Ferdinand Bol, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Samuel Butler, and John Eudes.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 154 out of 1,646. Before him are René van de Kerkhof (1951), William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Ruud Lubbers (1939), and Wim Kok (1938). After him are Antonia Brico (1902), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Piet Keizer (1943), Eugène Dubois (1858), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), and Theo van Gogh (1957).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 37. Before him are Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Ary Scheffer (1795), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), and Maarten van Heemskerck (1498). After him are Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Ferdinand Bol (1616), Karel Appel (1921), Pieter Lastman (1583), Jan Lievens (1607), and Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588).

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