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Abraham Janssens

1570 - 1632

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Abraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (1575–1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show the influence of Caravaggio. He was the leading history painter in Flanders prior to the return of Rubens from Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham Janssens is the 1,048th most popular painter (down from 812th in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 292nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Abraham Janssens ranks 1,048 out of 2,023. Before him are Toriyama Sekien, George Maciunas, Jacques Blanchard, Timarete, Wolf Huber, and Hans von Kulmbach. After him are Apollodorus, Jean Jouvenet, Adriaen van de Venne, Adaviye Efendiyeva, Ernst Fuchs, and Francisco Herrera the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Abraham Janssens ranks 13. Before him are John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Giorgi Saakadze, Péter Pázmány, Kara Davud Pasha, and Alessandro Salvio. After him are Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Salamone Rossi, Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Melchior Vulpius. Among people deceased in 1632, Abraham Janssens ranks 21. Before him are Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Ludovico Ludovisi, Anna of Cleves, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Jan Porcellis, and Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine. After him are Albert Girard, David Vinckboons, Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Philippe van Lansberge, Giovanni Battista Crespi, and Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Abraham Janssens ranks 386 out of 1,190. Before him are Giaches de Wert (1535), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), David Teniers the Elder (1582), George Sarton (1884), and Romain Maes (1912). After him are Joseph Jongen (1873), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Léon Delacroix (1867), Emmanuel Foulon (1871), Denis Calvaert (1540), and Joris Hoefnagel (1542).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Abraham Janssens ranks 68. Before him are Jan Porcellis (1583), Herri met de Bles (1480), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Jan Wildens (1586), Stradanus (1523), and David Teniers the Elder (1582). After him are Denis Calvaert (1540), Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), and Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500).

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