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Jan Fyt

1611 - 1661

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Jan Fijt, Jan Fijt or Johannes Fijt (or Fyt) (19 August 1609 – 11 September 1661) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and etcher. One of the leading still life and animaliers of the 17th century, he was known for his refined flower and fruit still lives, depictions of animals, garland painting and lush hunting pieces, and combinations of these subgenres, such as game, flowers and fish under a festoon of flowers. He was probably the master of the prominent Pieter Boel, who worked in a style very similar to that of Fyt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Fyt is the 743rd most popular painter (up from 800th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 287th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan Fyt ranks 743 out of 2,023. Before him are Jan van der Heyden, Nicolas Lancret, Maria Reiter, Marcello Bacciarelli, Willem van de Velde the Younger, and Hans Richter. After him are John Sloan, Sébastien Bourdon, Alvise Vivarini, Francesco Botticini, Naji al-Ali, and Harriet Backer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1611, Jan Fyt ranks 13. Before him are Safi of Persia, John Pell, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Carlo Rainaldi. After him are Mary Dyer, Antonio de Pereda, Giancarlo de' Medici, James Harrington, Willem van de Velde the Elder, and Magdalene of Nagasaki. Among people deceased in 1661, Jan Fyt ranks 9. Before him are Girard Desargues, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Shah Shuja, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, Vasile Lupu, and Murad Bakhsh. After him are George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Zheng Zhilong, Martino Martini, Andrea Sacchi, and Pieter de Molijn.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jan Fyt ranks 267 out of 1,190. Before him are Chrodegang (715), Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), Eden Hazard (1991), Justus Sustermans (1597), Jean Rey (1902), and Willy Claes (1938). After him are William of St-Thierry (1085), Vincent Kompany (1986), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Jean Duvieusart (1900), Hendrik Conscience (1812), and François Duquesnoy (1597).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Jan Fyt ranks 50. Before him are Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Peter Snayers (1592), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Justus van Gent (1430), Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), and Justus Sustermans (1597). After him are Frans Floris (1519), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), and Antoine Wiertz (1806).

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