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Gerard ter Borch

1617 - 1681

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Gerard ter Borch (Dutch: [ˈɣeːrɑrt tɛr ˈbɔr(ə)x]; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg (Dutch: [ˈɣeːrɑrt tɛrˈbʏr(ə)x]), was a Dutch Golden Age painter mainly of genre subjects. He influenced his fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johannes Vermeer. According to Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Ter Borch "established a new framework for subject matter, taking people into the sanctum of the home", showing the figures' uncertainties and expertly hinting at their inner lives. His influence as a painter, however, was later surpassed by Vermeer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard ter Borch is the 268th most popular painter (down from 239th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 97th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Dutch Painter.

Gerard ter Borch is most famous for his paintings of domestic scenes, portraits, and genre scenes.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gerard ter Borch ranks 268 out of 2,023. Before him are Rosalba Carriera, Nicholas Hilliard, Hendrick Avercamp, Cosimo Rosselli, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Guercino. After him are Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Gentile da Fabriano, Carel Fabritius, Gerda Wegener, Gerrit Dou, and Vilhelm Hammershøi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Gerard ter Borch ranks 4. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 5th Dalai Lama, and Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. After him are Elias Ashmole, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Richard Lovelace, Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, and Yun Hyu. Among people deceased in 1681, Gerard ter Borch ranks 3. Before him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Jahanara Begum. After him are Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, Justus Sustermans, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Zheng Jing, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Hermann Conring, and Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard ter Borch ranks 102 out of 1,646. Before him are Menno Simons (1496), Multatuli (1820), Judith Leyster (1609), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dick Advocaat (1947), and Hendrick Avercamp (1585). After him are Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Lucas van Leyden (1494), and Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gerard ter Borch ranks 21. Before him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), and Hendrick Avercamp (1585). After him are Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), and Gerard David (1450).

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