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Caspar van Wittel

1653 - 1736

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Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (Dutch: [ˈkɑspɑr vɑɱ ˈʋɪtəl, ˈɡɑs-]; born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel; 1652 or 1653 – 13 September 1736), known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA: [ˈɡaspare vaɱviˈtɛlli]) or Gasparo degli Occhiali (IPA: [ˈɡasparo deʎʎ okˈkjaːli]), was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome, Papal States. He played a pivotal role in the development of the genre of topographical painting known as veduta. He is credited with turning topography into a painterly specialism in Italian art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caspar van Wittel is the 1,070th most popular painter (down from 994th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 414th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Caspar van Wittel ranks 1,070 out of 2,023. Before him are Laurits Tuxen, Adriaen van Utrecht, On Kawara, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Peder Mørk Mønsted, and Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville. After him are Li Cheng, Moretto da Brescia, Jean-Jacques Henner, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Frederic Edwin Church, and Simone Peterzano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1653, Caspar van Wittel ranks 12. Before him are André-Hercule de Fleury, Prince George of Denmark, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Georg Muffat, and Maria Amalia of Courland. After him are Carlo Ruzzini, Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg, Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg, and John Benbow. Among people deceased in 1736, Caspar van Wittel ranks 12. Before him are Stephen Gray, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Filippo Juvarra, Louise Diane d'Orléans, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, and Theophan Prokopovich. After him are René Duguay-Trouin, Emanuele d'Astorga, António Manoel de Vilhena, and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Caspar van Wittel ranks 453 out of 1,646. Before him are Pierre Kartner (1935), Adriaen van de Venne (1589), Jan Janssonius (1588), Herman Willem Daendels (1762), Frits Philips (1905), and Anthon van Rappard (1858). After him are Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Arend Lijphart (1936), Pieter Post (1608), Frans Brüggen (1934), Frans Post (1612), and Jan Miense Molenaer (1610).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Caspar van Wittel ranks 100. Before him are George Hendrik Breitner (1857), Jan Dirksz Both (1618), Dirck Hals (1591), Thomas de Keyser (1596), Adriaen van de Venne (1589), and Anthon van Rappard (1858). After him are Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Frans Post (1612), Jan Miense Molenaer (1610), Jan Mandijn (1500), Isaac van Ostade (1621), and Willem Drost (1633).

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