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Constantin Meunier

1831 - 1905

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Constantin Meunier (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃ mønje]; 12 April 1831 – 4 April 1905) was a Belgian painter and sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and miner to an icon of modernity. His work is a reflection of the industrial, social and political developments of his day and represents a compassionate and committed view of man and the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantin Meunier is the 535th most popular painter (up from 584th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 195th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Belgian Painter.

Constantin Meunier is most famous for his paintings of coal miners and steel workers.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Constantin Meunier ranks 535 out of 2,023. Before him are Carlo Maratta, André Lhote, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Richard Hamilton, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, and Hugo Simberg. After him are Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Andrea Solari, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, Joachim von Sandrart, Bernard Buffet, and Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Constantin Meunier ranks 30. Before him are Nikolai Leskov, Ilya Ulyanov, Albert Anker, Peter Tait, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. After him are Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Isabella Bird, Siegfried Marcus, Ludvig Nobel, Nikolai Ge, and Othniel Charles Marsh. Among people deceased in 1905, Constantin Meunier ranks 19. Before him are Albert Edelfelt, Élisée Reclus, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Walther Flemming, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, and Per Teodor Cleve. After him are Anton Ažbe, Alphonse Allais, Adolf Bastian, Albert von Kölliker, Oswald Achenbach, and Alois Riegl.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Constantin Meunier ranks 189 out of 1,190. Before him are Paul Van Himst (1943), Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Fernand Khnopff (1858), and Juliana of Liège (1193). After him are Alexander Agricola (1446), Lara Fabian (1970), Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), The Singing Nun (1933), Clara Peeters (1594), and Raymond Goethals (1921).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Constantin Meunier ranks 31. Before him are Bartholomeus Spranger (1546), Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759), Jan Matsys (1509), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Maerten de Vos (1532), and Fernand Khnopff (1858). After him are Clara Peeters (1594), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), and Roelant Savery (1576).

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