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Louis Gallait

1810 - 1887

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Louis Gallait (9 or 10 May 1810 – 20 November 1887) was a Belgian painter. He lay at the basis of a revival of history painting in Belgium. He earned his reputation especially with the large painting of Charles V's abdication. Gallait's works were esteemed because of their realism, faithfulness of the costumes and color composition of his paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Gallait is the 1,369th most popular painter (down from 1,255th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 454th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Louis Gallait ranks 1,369 out of 2,023. Before him are Vitale da Bologna, Evert van Aelst, Kuroda Seiki, Boris Yefimov, Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, and Ana Mendieta. After him are Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Valerio Adami, Bartolo di Fredi, Christian Schad, Johann Köler, and Kristian Zahrtmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Louis Gallait ranks 62. Before him are Abraham Geiger, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Julian Fontana, Philip Henry Gosse, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, and Fritz Reuter. After him are Juan Bautista Alberdi, Jaime Balmes, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Robert Mallet, Alexander Bain, and Eugène Belgrand. Among people deceased in 1887, Louis Gallait ranks 34. Before him are August von Werder, August W. Eichler, Peter Jan Beckx, Otto Lesser, Alvan Clark, and Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein. After him are Joachim IV of Constantinople, Lysander Spooner, Joseph Whitworth, Lorenzo Batlle y Grau, August Friedrich Pott, and Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Louis Gallait ranks 501 out of 1,190. Before him are Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830), Étienne Gailly (1922), Henri Anspach (1882), and Jan Decleir (1946). After him are Mousa Dembélé (1987), Jan Theuninck (1954), Kate Ryan (1980), Edmond Leburton (1915), Felix Timmermans (1886), and Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Louis Gallait ranks 93. Before him are Hans Bol (1534), Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Adam van Noort (1562), and Gerard de Lairesse (1640). After him are Jan Theuninck (1954), Theodoor Rombouts (1597), Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), Gonzales Coques (1614), Hieronymus Cock (1518), and Pieter Boel (1622).

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