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Paul Bril

1556 - 1626

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Paul Bril (1554 – 7 October 1626) was a Flemish painter and printmaker principally known for his landscapes. He spent most of his active career in Rome. His Italianate landscapes had a major influence on landscape painting in Italy and Northern Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Bril is the 624th most popular painter (up from 901st in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Paul Bril ranks 624 out of 2,023. Before him are Francesco del Cossa, Tom of Finland, Bernard van Orley, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, Will Sampson, and Anton Janša. After him are Jean-Paul Laurens, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Adrien Manglard, Tommaso da Modena, and Odd Nerdrum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1556, Paul Bril ranks 6. Before him are Anne Hathaway, Carlo Maderno, Sophia Brahe, Joseph Calasanz, and Adriaen de Vries. After him are Otto van Veen, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jerzy Radziwiłł, and Tōdō Takatora. Among people deceased in 1626, Paul Bril ranks 8. Before him are Nurhaci, Willebrord Snellius, John Dowland, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Ernst von Mansfeld, and Adriaen de Vries. After him are Marino Ghetaldi, Pietro Cataldi, Isabella of Savoy, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul Bril ranks 231 out of 1,190. Before him are Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Adrien de Gerlache (1866), Frans Masereel (1889), Bernard van Orley (1487), and Jozef De Kesel (1947). After him are Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Theodor de Bry (1528), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Herbert Wimmer (1944), and Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Paul Bril ranks 41. Before him are Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Roelant Savery (1576), Juan de Flandes (1450), Frans Masereel (1889), and Bernard van Orley (1487). After him are Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Peter Snayers (1592), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), and Justus van Gent (1430).

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