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Ferdinand Bol

1616 - 1680

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Ferdinand Bol (24 June 1616 - 24 August 1680) was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-portraits, and single figures in exotic finery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Bol is the 367th most popular painter (up from 393rd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ferdinand Bol ranks 367 out of 2,023Before him are Aleksandra Ekster, Vasily Perov, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Édouard Vuillard, Asher Brown Durand, and Balthus. After him are Luigi Russolo, Karel Appel, Christian Krohg, Sesshū Tōyō, Jean-Marc Nattier, and Anna Ancher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1616, Ferdinand Bol ranks 2Before him is John Wallis. After him are Johann Jakob Froberger, Thomas Bartholin, Carlo Dolci, Shah Shuja, Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Anne Gonzaga, Andreas Gryphius, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Sébastien Bourdon, and Kuzma Minin. Among people deceased in 1680, Ferdinand Bol ranks 12Before him are Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Willem Claesz. Heda, Jan Swammerdam, and Samuel Butler. After him are Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Thomas Bartholin, Ivan Sirko, La Voisin, and John George II, Elector of Saxony.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ferdinand Bol ranks 144 out of 1,646Before him are Etty Hillesum (1914), Gabriël Metsu (1629), Willem Janszoon (1570), Tom Gehrels (1925), Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), and Wim Kok (1938). After him are Karel Appel (1921), Robert van Gulik (1910), Geert Hofstede (1928), Paulus Potter (1625), Joris Ivens (1898), and Meindert Hobbema (1638).

Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Ferdinand Bol ranks 33Before him are Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Gabriël Metsu (1629). After him are Karel Appel (1921), Paulus Potter (1625), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Rachel Ruysch (1664), and Pieter Lastman (1583).