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Gabriël Metsu

1629 - 1667

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Gabriël Metsu (1629–1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, still lifes, portraits, and genre works. He was "a highly eclectic artist, who did not adhere to a consistent style, technique, or one type of subject for long periods". Only 14 of his 133 works are dated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriël Metsu is the 346th most popular painter (down from 244th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 98th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Dutch Painter.

Gabriël Metsu is most famous for his work as a sculptor. He is known for his sculptures of animals and humans, and his work with the human form.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gabriël Metsu ranks 346 out of 2,023. Before him are Bernardino Luini, Paul Sérusier, Claude Joseph Vernet, Charles Gleyre, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, and Alessandro Allori. After him are Frans Snyders, John Singer Sargent, Marianne von Werefkin, Horace Vernet, Léon Bonnat, and Anna Maria van Schurman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, Gabriël Metsu ranks 7. Before him are Christiaan Huygens, John III Sobieski, Alexis of Russia, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Pieter de Hooch, and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias. After him are John of Austria the Younger, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Narai, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Cornelis Tromp, and Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. Among people deceased in 1667, Gabriël Metsu ranks 5. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, and Fatma Sultan. After him are Marie Louise Gonzaga, Johann Jakob Froberger, Fasilides, Nicolas Sanson, Alonzo Cano, Peter Snayers, and Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gabriël Metsu ranks 139 out of 1,646. Before him are Bertha of Holland (1055), Ruud Krol (1949), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Etty Hillesum (1914). After him are Willem Janszoon (1570), Tom Gehrels (1925), Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576), Wim Kok (1938), Ferdinand Bol (1616), and Karel Appel (1921).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gabriël Metsu ranks 32. Before him are Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), and Adriaen van Ostade (1610). After him are Ferdinand Bol (1616), Karel Appel (1921), Paulus Potter (1625), Meindert Hobbema (1638), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), and Rachel Ruysch (1664).

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