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Antoine Wiertz

1806 - 1865

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Antoine Joseph Wiertz (22 February 1806 – 18 June 1865) was a Belgian painter, sculptor, lithographer and art writer. He is known for his religious, historical, and allegorical works and portraits. He was an eccentric figure who originally was much influenced by the works of Peter Paul Rubens and Michelangelo. Some of his works are erotic and macabre and presage Belgian Symbolism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antoine Wiertz is the 803rd most popular painter (down from 722nd in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 244th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Antoine Wiertz ranks 803 out of 2,023. Before him are Spinello Aretino, John Martin, Adam Frans van der Meulen, George Stubbs, Pedro Américo, and John William Godward. After him are Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Andrea Sacchi, Heinrich Hofmann, Louise Abbéma, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Kurt Westergaard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Antoine Wiertz ranks 26. Before him are Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Karl Friedrich Mohr, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, John A. Roebling, and William, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Teodolfo Mertel, Juliette Drouet, Lionel Kieseritzky, Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza, Giacomo Antonelli, and Friedrich Welwitsch. Among people deceased in 1865, Antoine Wiertz ranks 34. Before him are Giuditta Pasta, James Barry, Fredrika Bremer, Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, Shigechiyo Izumi, and Heinrich Wilhelm Schott. After him are Andrés Bello, Sebastián Iradier, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Sengge Rinchen, Andrés de Santa Cruz, and Evangelos Zappas.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Antoine Wiertz ranks 303 out of 1,190. Before him are Fernando (null), William of Moerbeke (1215), Georges Leekens (1949), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), and Arnold Geulincx (1624). After him are Henri Debehogne (1928), Enzo Scifo (1966), Firmin Lambot (1886), Stromae (1985), Claude Piron (1931), and John I, Count of Hainaut (1218).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Antoine Wiertz ranks 56. Before him are Jan Fyt (1611), Frans Floris (1519), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), and Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632). After him are Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Michiel Coxie (1499), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Frans Hogenberg (1535), and Jan Porcellis (1583).

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