PAINTER

Hugo van der Goes

1440 - 1482

Photo of Hugo van der Goes

Icon of person Hugo van der Goes

Hugo van der Goes (c. 1430/1440 – 1482) was a Flemish painter who was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late 15th century. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. He introduced important innovations in painting through his monumental style, use of a specific colour range and individualistic manner of portraiture. From 1483 onwards, the presence of his masterpiece, the Portinari Triptych, in Florence played a role in the development of realism and the use of colour in Italian Renaissance art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo van der Goes is the 179th most popular painter (down from 175th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 61st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Painter.

Hugo van der Goes is most famous for his painting The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Hugo van der Goes by language

Loading...

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hugo van der Goes ranks 179 out of 2,023. Before him are James Ensor, Anselm Kiefer, Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Bartolomeo, John Everett Millais, and Giulio Romano. After him are Anton Raphael Mengs, Gustave Caillebotte, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Shishkin, Bernardo Bellotto, and Franz Stuck.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Hugo van der Goes ranks 4. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Kabir. After him are Diogo Cão, Sten Sture the Elder, Hartmann Schedel, Antonio Vivarini, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Jorge Manrique, Bartolomé Bermejo, and Alain I of Albret. Among people deceased in 1482, Hugo van der Goes ranks 2. Before him is Mary of Burgundy. After him are Margaret of Anjou, Luca della Robbia, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Federico da Montefeltro, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, and Louis of Cyprus.

Others Born in 1440

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1482

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hugo van der Goes ranks 71 out of 1,190. Before him are Isabella of Austria (1501), Léon Degrelle (1906), Jacob Jordaens (1593), François Englert (1932), Django Reinhardt (1910), and James Ensor (1860). After him are Gerard de Ridefort (1141), Maxime Weygand (1867), Quentin Matsys (1466), André Grétry (1741), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), and Jacques Rogge (1942).

Others born in Belgium

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Hugo van der Goes ranks 10. Before him are Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), and James Ensor (1860). After him are Quentin Matsys (1466), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Paul Delvaux (1897), Joachim Patinir (1480), and Pieter Claesz (1596).

Belgian born Painters

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous