PAINTER

Basawan

1560 - 1600

Basawan

Basāwan, or Basāvan (flourished 1580–1600), was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basawan is the 1,694th most popular painter (up from 1,829th in 2019), the 621st most popular biography from India (up from 667th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Basawan ranks 1,694 out of 2,023. Before him are Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Alexander Kanoldt, Norah Borges, Martin Benka, Alfred Roller, and Otto Sinding. After him are Zainul Abedin, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Graham Sutherland, Ksenia Milicevic, Georg von Rosen, and Alfred Manessier.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
1807 - 1863
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,688
Alexander Kanoldt
1881 - 1939
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,689
Norah Borges
1901 - 1998
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,690
Martin Benka
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,691
Alfred Roller
1864 - 1935
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,692
Otto Sinding
1842 - 1909
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,693
Basawan
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,694
Zainul Abedin
1914 - 1976
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,695
Constant Nieuwenhuys
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,696
Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,697
Ksenia Milicevic
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,698
Georg von Rosen
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,699
Alfred Manessier
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,700

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1560, Basawan ranks 21. Before him are Marco Antonio de Dominis, Heinrich Khunrath, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Domenico Tintoretto, Jan Gruter, and Felice Anerio. After him is Firishta. Among people deceased in 1600, Basawan ranks 24. Before him are Balthasar Russow, Robert de Nola, Bâkî, Claude Le Jeune, Tadeáš Hájek, and Richard Hooker.

Others Born in 1560

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Marco Antonio de Dominis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1560 - 1624
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 15
Heinrich Khunrath
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1605
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 16
Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1604
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 17
Domenico Tintoretto
PAINTER
1560 - 1635
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 18
Jan Gruter
WRITER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 19
Felice Anerio
COMPOSER
1560 - 1614
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 20
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 21
Firishta
HISTORIAN
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1600

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Balthasar Russow
WRITER
1536 - 1600
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 18
Robert de Nola
WRITER
1500 - 1600
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 19
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 20
Claude Le Jeune
COMPOSER
1528 - 1600
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 21
Tadeáš Hájek
ASTRONOMER
1525 - 1600
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 22
Richard Hooker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1600
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 23
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 24

In India

Among people born in India, Basawan ranks 621 out of 1,861. Before him are Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), Devika Rani (1908), Roberto de Nobili (1577), Sugathakumari (1934), Krishan Chander (1914), and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858). After him are P. Bhanumathi (1925), Meira Kumar (1945), Bhagwan Das (1869), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), and Abhijit Banerjee (1961).

Others born in India

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Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 615
Devika Rani
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 616
Roberto de Nobili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1656
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 617
Sugathakumari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 618
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 619
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
EXPLORER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 620
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 621
P. Bhanumathi
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 622
Meira Kumar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 623
Bhagwan Das
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 624
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 625
Bhalchandra Nemade
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 626
Abhijit Banerjee
ECONOMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 627