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Hieronymus Bosch

1450 - 1516

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Hieronymus Bosch (; Dutch: [ɦijeːˈroːnimʏz ˈbɔs] ; born Jheronimus van Aken [jeːˈroːnimʏs fɑn ˈaːkə(n)]; c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oak wood, mainly contains fantastic illustrations of religious concepts and narratives. Within his lifetime, his work was collected in the Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and widely copied, especially his macabre and nightmarish depictions of hell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hieronymus Bosch is the 31st most popular painter (down from 29th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Painter.

Hieronymus Bosch is most famous for his painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hieronymus Bosch ranks 31 out of 2,023. Before him are Gustav Klimt, El Greco, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Édouard Manet, and Eugène Delacroix. After him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Amedeo Modigliani, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Jan van Eyck, and Edgar Degas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Hieronymus Bosch ranks 2. Before him is Bartolomeu Dias. After him are Josquin des Prez, John Cabot, Luca Signorelli, Ibrahim Lodi, Yejong of Joseon, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pêro da Covilhã, Martin Schongauer, and Gerard David. Among people deceased in 1516, Hieronymus Bosch ranks 1. After him are Ferdinand II of Aragon, Giovanni Bellini, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Juan Díaz de Solís, Giuliano da Sangallo, Johannes Trithemius, John III of Navarre, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Jacopo de' Barbari, and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hieronymus Bosch ranks 10 out of 1,646. Before him are Erasmus (1466), William III of England (1650), Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), Johan Cruyff (1947), and Pope Adrian VI (1459). After him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Mata Hari (1876), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), and Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Hieronymus Bosch ranks 5. Before him are Vincent van Gogh (1853), Rembrandt (1606), Johannes Vermeer (1632), and Piet Mondrian (1872). After him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Jan Steen (1626), Theo van Gogh (1857), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), and Dieric Bouts (1415).

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