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Karel van Mander

1548 - 1606

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Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembered as a biographer of Early Netherlandish painters and Northern Renaissance artists in his Schilder-boeck. As an artist and art theoretician he played a significant role in the spread and development of Northern Mannerism in the Dutch Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karel van Mander is the 310th most popular painter (down from 309th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 112th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Painter.

Karel van Mander is most famous for his book "Het Schilderboek" (The Book of Painters) which was published in 1604. This book is a biographical dictionary of Flemish and Dutch painters, and it is the first book to provide a comprehensive list of artists who worked in the Netherlands.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Karel van Mander ranks 310 out of 2,023. Before him are Ludovico Carracci, Joachim Patinir, Pieter Claesz, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Helene Schjerfbeck, and Marie Bashkirtseff. After him are Lorenzo Costa, František Kupka, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Daniele da Volterra, Pierre Mignard, and Carl Spitzweg.

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Among people born in 1548, Karel van Mander ranks 5. Before him are Giordano Bruno, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Simon Stevin, and Francisco Suárez. After him are Vincenzo Scamozzi, Honda Tadakatsu, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Bianca Cappello, Palma il Giovane, Catherine of Cleves, and Fatma Sultan. Among people deceased in 1606, Karel van Mander ranks 3. Before him are Guy Fawkes, and False Dmitry I. After him are Justus Lipsius, Guru Arjan, Alessandro Valignano, Stephen Bocskai, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Karel van Mander ranks 108 out of 1,190. Before him are Gilles Binchois (1400), Joachim Patinir (1480), Pieter Claesz (1596), Anne of France (1461), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), and Guy Verhofstadt (1953). After him are Jacob Obrecht (1457), Justus Lipsius (1547), Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502), Peyo (1928), Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), and Eugène Ysaÿe (1858).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Karel van Mander ranks 18. Before him are Hubert van Eyck (1366), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Paul Delvaux (1897), Joachim Patinir (1480), Pieter Claesz (1596), and Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601). After him are Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502), Félicien Rops (1833), Adriaen Brouwer (1605), Frans Snyders (1579), Catharina van Hemessen (1528), and David Teniers the Younger (1610).

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