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Ary Scheffer

1795 - 1858

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Ary Scheffer (10 February 1795 – 15 June 1858) was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, Lord Byron and Walter Scott, as well as religious subjects. He was also a prolific painter of portraits of famous and influential people in his lifetime. Politically, Scheffer had strong ties to King Louis Philippe I, having been employed as a teacher of the latter's children, which allowed him to live a life of luxury for many years until the French Revolution of 1848. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ary Scheffer is the 454th most popular painter (down from 325th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Dutch Painter.

Ary Scheffer is most famous for his Romantic paintings of landscapes, portraits, and religious scenes.

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Among painters, Ary Scheffer ranks 454 out of 2,023. Before him are Mikhail Vrubel, Giovanni Battista Moroni, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Theophanes the Greek, Cima da Conegliano, and Arkhip Kuindzhi. After him are Suzuki Harunobu, François-Édouard Picot, Jan Matsys, Marcantonio Raimondi, Enrique Simonet, and Jules Chéret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Ary Scheffer ranks 16. Before him are Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, Antonio José de Sucre, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Dred Scott, and Saverio Mercadante. After him are Alexander Griboyedov, John William Polidori, Hadji Murad, Anselme Payen, Vincent Pallotti, and Heinrich Marschner. Among people deceased in 1858, Ary Scheffer ranks 16. Before him are Karl Thomas Mozart, Matthew C. Perry, Anton Diabelli, Aimé Bonpland, Dred Scott, and Joseph Karl Stieler. After him are Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Nimatullah Kassab, Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, and Ida Laura Pfeiffer.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ary Scheffer ranks 175 out of 1,646. Before him are Piet Keizer (1943), Ruud Lubbers (1939), Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), Mariska Veres (1947), and Arjen Robben (1984). After him are Geert Wilders (1963), John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), Ben Feringa (1951), Eddie Van Halen (1955), and Lidwina (1380).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Ary Scheffer ranks 41. Before him are Paulus Potter (1625), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Rachel Ruysch (1664), Pieter Lastman (1583), and Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627). After him are Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Jan van Scorel (1495), Jan Lievens (1607), Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), and Dirck van Baburen (1595).

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