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Heinrich Hofmann

1824 - 1911

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Johann Michael Ferdinand Heinrich Hofmann (19 March 1824 – 23 June 1911) was a German painter of the late 19th to early 20th century. He was the uncle of the German painter Ludwig von Hofmann. He was born in Darmstadt and died in Dresden. He is best known for his many paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Hofmann is the 806th most popular painter (up from 1,741st in 2019), the 2,308th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,571st in 2019) and the 76th most popular German Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Heinrich Hofmann ranks 806 out of 2,023. Before him are George Stubbs, Pedro Américo, John William Godward, Antoine Wiertz, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, and Andrea Sacchi. After him are Louise Abbéma, Piero del Pollaiolo, Kurt Westergaard, Ni Zan, Arthur Rackham, and Eugène Grasset.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, Heinrich Hofmann ranks 36. Before him are Jozef Israëls, Adolphe Monticelli, John Kerr, Levi P. Morton, Kuno Fischer, and George MacDonald. After him are Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Gustave Boulanger, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Emmanuel Frémiet, and Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Among people deceased in 1911, Heinrich Hofmann ranks 33. Before him are Jules Brunet, Jozef Israëls, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, George Johnstone Stoney, Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, and Frances Harper. After him are Maurice Rouvier, Jack Daniel, James Curtis Hepburn, Sister Nivedita, Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Félix Ziem.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Hofmann ranks 2,309 out of 7,253. Before him are Ivica Račan (1944), Konstantin Hierl (1875), Gertrude of Saxony (1030), Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), and Rupert I, Elector Palatine (1309). After him are Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (1754), Albert Bormann (1902), Christian II, Elector of Saxony (1583), Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1779), Ernst Gräfenberg (1881), and August Leskien (1840).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Heinrich Hofmann ranks 76. Before him are Philipp Veit (1793), Charlotte Salomon (1917), Albert Bierstadt (1830), Heinrich Aldegrever (1502), Franz von Lenbach (1836), and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794). After him are Wols (1913), Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724), Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881), Jacob Philipp Hackert (1737), Walter Sickert (1860), and Felix Nussbaum (1904).

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