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Hans von Aachen

1552 - 1615

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Hans von Aachen (1552 – 4 March 1615) was a German painter who was one of the leading representatives of Northern Mannerism. Hans von Aachen was a versatile and productive artist who worked in many genres. He was successful as a painter of princely and aristocratic portraits, and further painted religious, mythological and allegorical subjects. Known for his skill in the depiction of nudes, his eroticized mythological scenes were particularly enjoyed by his principal patron, Emperor Rudolf II. These remain the works for which he is best known. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans von Aachen is the 192nd most popular painter (down from 135th in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from Germany (down from 309th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Painter.

Hans von Aachen is most famous for his invention of the mechanical clock.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans von Aachen ranks 192 out of 2,023. Before him are Chaim Soutine, Suzanne Valadon, Quentin Matsys, Gerhard Richter, Angelica Kauffman, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. After him are Henry Fuseli, Pieter de Hooch, Aristide Maillol, Pietro da Cortona, Hans Baldung, and Agostino Carracci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Hans von Aachen ranks 8. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Boris Godunov, Matteo Ricci, Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, and Seonjo of Joseon. After him are Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, Petrus Plancius, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Pietro Cataldi. Among people deceased in 1615, Hans von Aachen ranks 2. Before him is Margaret of Valois. After him are Toyotomi Hideyori, Giambattista della Porta, Sanada Yukimura, Yodo-dono, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Heo Jun, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Claudio Acquaviva, Dom Justo Takayama, and Virginia de' Medici.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans von Aachen ranks 508 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg von Küchler (1881), Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Erwin Panofsky (1892), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742), and Johannes Rau (1931). After him are Adam Weishaupt (1748), Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), Hans Luther (1879), Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), and Jost Gippert (1956).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Hans von Aachen ranks 16. Before him are Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Emil Nolde (1867), Otto Dix (1891), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Franz Stuck (1863), and Gerhard Richter (1932). After him are Hans Baldung (1484), Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), Hendrik Goltzius (1558), Gabriele Münter (1877), George Grosz (1893), and August Macke (1887).

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