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Nicolae Grigorescu

1838 - 1907

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Nicolae Grigorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ɡriɡoˈresku]; 15 May 1838 – 21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He is considered by Romanians the greatest Romanian painter, and one of the founders of modern Romanian art. He is most known for paintings depicting rural life. He was one of the most respected and internationally known painters from Romania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolae Grigorescu is the 870th most popular painter (up from 939th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Romania (down from 167th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 870 out of 2,023. Before him are Perino del Vaga, Renato Guttuso, Cigoli, Emil Orlík, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, and Amalia Lindegren. After him are Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Maud Lewis, Henry Hill, Donald Judd, Paul Gavarni, and Bartolomé Bermejo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 47. Before him are Henry Sidgwick, Lucien Olivier, Paolo Boselli, Vatroslav Jagić, Joel Asaph Allen, and Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha. After him are John Muir, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Friedrich Konrad Beilstein, Victoria Woodhull, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, and Duke Philipp of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1907, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 45. Before him are Kurmanjan Datka, Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein, René Pottier, Kuno Fischer, Marko Vovchok, and Otto Kuntze. After him are Ludwig Thuille, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Paul Julius Möbius, William, Prince of Wied, Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Erik Gustaf Boström.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 168 out of 844. Before him are Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906), Steve Holmes (1961), Petru Rareș (1487), Saul Steinberg (1914), János Arany (1817), and Serge Moscovici (1925). After him are Ulpia Severina (300), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Crin Antonescu (1959), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Octavian Goga (1881), and Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null).

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Among PAINTERS In Romania

Among painters born in Romania, Nicolae Grigorescu ranks 2. Before him are Victor Brauner (1903). After him are Simon Hollósy (1857), Theodor Aman (1831), Bertalan Székely (1835), Teodor Axentowicz (1859), Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Corneliu Baba (1906), Ștefan Luchian (1868), Ion Andreescu (1850), Blanka Teleki (1806), and Theodor Pallady (1871).

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