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Hans Bol

1534 - 1593

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Hans Bol or Jan Bol (16 December 1534 – 20 November 1593), was a Flemish painter, miniature painter, print artist and draftsman. He is known for his landscapes, allegorical and biblical scenes, and genre paintings executed in a late Northern Mannerist style. After a successful career in Flanders, he left his home country for the Dutch Republic during the Siege of Antwerp. His landscape work had an important influence on the next generation of Dutch landscape painters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Bol is the 1,235th most popular painter (down from 1,124th in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 404th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans Bol ranks 1,235 out of 2,023. Before him are Georg Pencz, Azim Azimzade, Lucien Simon, Alfred Stevens, Franz Roubaud, and Eirene. After him are Kateryna Bilokur, Carl Blechen, Georges Mathieu, Thomas Hill, Aleksander Gierymski, and Wu Zhen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1534, Hans Bol ranks 14. Before him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lautaro, Guru Ram Das, Giovanni de' Bardi, Robert Garnier, and Abtai Sain Khan. After him are Setthathirath, Fernando de Herrera, Volcher Coiter, Zacharias Ursinus, and Dirck Barendsz. Among people deceased in 1593, Hans Bol ranks 11. Before him are Li Shizhen, Jacques Amyot, Maciej Stryjkowski, Symon Budny, Xu Wei, and Louis III, Duke of Württemberg. After him is Abd al-Samad.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hans Bol ranks 466 out of 1,190. Before him are Sandra Kim (1972), Sophie Wilmès (1975), Philippe de Monte (1521), Alfred Stevens (1823), Walthère Frère-Orban (1812), and George Van Biesbroeck (1880). After him are Ingrid Daubechies (1954), Perkin Warbeck (1474), Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (1938), Yolande Moreau (1953), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), and Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hans Bol ranks 87. Before him are Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Cornelis Schut (1597), Constant Permeke (1886), Adriaen Isenbrandt (1490), Eugène Boch (1855), and Alfred Stevens (1823). After him are Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Adam van Noort (1562), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), and Louis Gallait (1810).

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