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Frans Pourbus the Elder

1545 - 1581

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Frans Pourbus the Elder (Bruges, 1545 – Antwerp, 19 September 1581) was a Flemish Renaissance painter who is known primarily for his portraits and religious compositions, as well as a few genre scenes. He was the son of the prominent Bruges painter and cartographer Pieter Pourbus and the father of Frans Pourbus the Younger who became an international portraitist of the European ruling class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Pourbus the Elder is the 1,554th most popular painter (down from 1,538th in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 101st most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 1,554 out of 2,023. Before him are Pavel Fedotov, Alexander Bogomazov, Chuck Close, Fanny Churberg, Vicente López Portaña, and Pieter Pourbus. After him are Adolph Tidemand, Georg Schrimpf, Henri Le Fauconnier, Simon Hantaï, Christian Albrecht Jensen, and Helena Westermarck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 15. Before him are Powhatan, Anna of Sweden, Azai Nagamasa, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Guidobaldo del Monte, and Luzzasco Luzzaschi. After him is John Gerard. Among people deceased in 1581, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 12. Before him are Guru Ram Das, Guillaume Postel, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Louis Bertrand, and Duchess Sabine of Württemberg. After him is Edmund Campion.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 560 out of 1,190. Before him are Kim Clijsters (1983), Émilie Dequenne (1981), Jean Bourgain (1954), Georges Ronsse (1906), Walter Meeuws (1951), and Tony Parker (1982). After him are Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Arno (1949), Nelly Landry (1916), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), Hugo Broos (1952), and Edward Van Dijck (1918).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Elder ranks 101. Before him are Theodoor Rombouts (1597), Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), Gonzales Coques (1614), Hieronymus Cock (1518), Pieter Boel (1622), and Jacques d'Arthois (1613). After him are Rik Wouters (1882), Jan Fabre (1958), Levina Teerlinc (1510), Daniel Seghers (1590), Simon Bening (1483), and Hans Eworth (1520).

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