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Jan Lievens

1607 - 1674

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Jan Lievens (24 October 1607 – 4 June 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, where they shared a studio for about five years until 1631. Like Rembrandt he painted both portraits and history paintings, but unlike him Lievens' career took him away from Amsterdam to London, Antwerp, The Hague and Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Lievens is the 503rd most popular painter (down from 443rd in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan Lievens ranks 503 out of 2,023. Before him are Francisco Pacheco, Parrhasius, Leonor Fini, Carlo Dolci, John La Farge, and Anselm Feuerbach. After him are Antonis Mor, Peter Fendi, Willem van Aelst, Ivan Bilibin, Fernand Cormon, and Jean Clouet.

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Among people born in 1607, Jan Lievens ranks 5. Before him are John Harvard, Michiel de Ruyter, Anna Maria van Schurman, and Madeleine de Scudéry. After him are Infante Carlos of Spain, Wenceslaus Hollar, Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, Paul Gerhardt, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Antoine Gombaud, and Akile Hatun. Among people deceased in 1674, Jan Lievens ranks 6. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Philippe de Champaigne, Giacomo Carissimi, and Nicolaes Tulp. After him are Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Leonaert Bramer, Hallgrímur Pétursson, and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Lievens ranks 199 out of 1,646. Before him are John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), Anton Mussert (1894), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), and Willem Mengelberg (1871). After him are Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), Jan Ingenhousz (1730), Dirck van Baburen (1595), Johannes Heesters (1903), and Abraham Kuyper (1837).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan Lievens ranks 44. Before him are Rachel Ruysch (1664), Pieter Lastman (1583), Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Ary Scheffer (1795), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), and Jan van Scorel (1495). After him are Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), Dirck van Baburen (1595), Salomon van Ruysdael (1602), Johan Jongkind (1819), and Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588).

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