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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617 - 1682

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ( mure-IL-oh, m(y)uu-REE-oh, Spanish: [baɾtoloˈme esˈteβam muˈɾiʎo]; late December 1617, baptised 1 January 1618 – 3 April 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively realistic portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive record of the everyday life of his times. He also painted two self-portraits, one in the Frick Collection portraying him in his 30s, and one in London's National Gallery portraying him about 20 years later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is the 72nd most popular painter (up from 73rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Spain (down from 47th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Painter.

Murillo is most famous for his paintings of religious scenes, especially the Immaculate Conception.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ranks 72 out of 2,023. Before him are Andrea Mantegna, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Théodore Géricault, Francisco de Zurbarán, Ilya Repin, and Frans Hals. After him are Henri Rousseau, Pietro Perugino, Rogier van der Weyden, Alfred Sisley, Gustave Doré, and Bob Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ranks 1. After him are 5th Dalai Lama, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Gerard ter Borch, Elias Ashmole, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Richard Lovelace, Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, and Yun Hyu. Among people deceased in 1682, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ranks 1. After him are Claude Lorrain, Jacob van Ruisdael, 5th Dalai Lama, Evliya Çelebi, Feodor III of Russia, Johann Joachim Becher, Avvakum, Jacob Kettler, Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, and Thomas Browne.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ranks 50 out of 3,355. Before him are Florentino Pérez (1947), Charles III of Spain (1716), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Isidore of Seville (560), and Lope de Vega (1562). After him are Luis Buñuel (1900), José Carreras (1946), El Cid (1045), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), and John of the Cross (1542).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ranks 7. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881), Salvador Dalí (1904), Francisco Goya (1746), Diego Velázquez (1599), Joan Miró (1893), and Francisco de Zurbarán (1598). After him are Juan Gris (1887), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Enrique Simonet (1866), Francisco Pacheco (1564), and Remedios Varo (1908).

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