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Frans Pourbus the Younger

1569 - 1622

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Frans Pourbus the Younger or Frans Pourbus (II) (Antwerp, 1569 – Paris, 1622) was a Flemish painter, specialised in portrait painting. He was the third generation of a prominent family of religious and portrait painters. Pourbus was a successful court painter for, successively, the Archdukes in Brussels, the Gonzaga Duke of Mantua (1600–1609), and then the French court. The majority of his work was royal portraits, many full-length, but he also painted some altarpieces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Pourbus the Younger is the 786th most popular painter (down from 754th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 265th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frans Pourbus the Younger ranks 786 out of 2,023. Before him are Julian Schnabel, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Cassandre, Agatharchus, Cornelis de Vos, and Wen Zhengming. After him are Anna Chromý, Shen Zhou, Jost Amman, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Roberto Matta, and Eugène Fromentin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1569, Frans Pourbus the Younger ranks 7. Before him are Jahangir, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Giambattista Marino, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Yodo-dono. After him are Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Heo Gyun, and Antonio Marcello Barberini. Among people deceased in 1622, Frans Pourbus the Younger ranks 13. Before him are Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Cesare Ripa, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland. After him are John Rolfe, Leandro Bassano, Sophie of Brandenburg, Michael Maier, Alof de Wignacourt, and Pedro Páez.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Younger ranks 291 out of 1,190. Before him are John Berchmans (1599), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Patrick Sercu (1944), Bart De Wever (1970), Max Verstappen (1997), and James Weddell (1787). After him are Violetta Villas (1938), Rimbert (830), Ovide Decroly (1871), Guido Gezelle (1830), Johannes Ciconia (1370), and Fernando (null).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Frans Pourbus the Younger ranks 54. Before him are Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), Justus Sustermans (1597), Jan Fyt (1611), Frans Floris (1519), Jan Provoost (1465), and Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573). After him are Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Antoine Wiertz (1806), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Michiel Coxie (1499), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), and Gillis van Coninxloo (1544).

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