PAINTER

Peter von Cornelius

1784 - 1867

Peter von Cornelius

Peter von Cornelius (23 September 1783, Düsseldorf – 6 March 1867, Berlin) was a German painter; one of the main representatives of the Nazarene movement. He was the uncle of the composer Peter Cornelius (1824–1874). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter von Cornelius is the 559th most popular painter (up from 562nd in 2019), the 1,576th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,506th in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Peter von Cornelius ranks 559 out of 2,023. Before him are Martiros Saryan, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Anton von Werner, Willem Kalf, Pierre Puget, and Anton Ažbe. After him are Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Francesco Filippini, Bernardo Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Jules Dupré, and Theodor Kittelsen.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Martiros Saryan
1880 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 553
Ambrosius Bosschaert
1573 - 1621
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 554
Anton von Werner
1843 - 1915
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 555
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 556
Pierre Puget
1620 - 1694
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 557
Anton Ažbe
1862 - 1905
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 558
Peter von Cornelius
1784 - 1867
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 559
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
1606 - 1684
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 560
Francesco Filippini
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 561
Bernardo Strozzi
1581 - 1644
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 562
Wenceslaus Hollar
1607 - 1677
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 563
Jules Dupré
1811 - 1889
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 564
Theodor Kittelsen
1857 - 1914
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 565

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Peter von Cornelius ranks 20. Before him are Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Leo von Klenze, François Rude, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest. After him are Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ferdinand Ries, Fructuoso Rivera, and Moses Montefiore. Among people deceased in 1867, Peter von Cornelius ranks 19. Before him are Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Victor Cousin, Princess Sophie of Saxony, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, James Ferguson, and Elias Howe. After him are Giovanni Pacini, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge.

Others Born in 1784

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Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
EXPLORER
1784 - 1863
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 14
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 15
François Rude
SCULPTOR
1784 - 1855
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 16
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1806
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 17
Friedrich Kalkbrenner
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 18
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 19
Peter von Cornelius
PAINTER
1784 - 1867
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 20
Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1784 - 1840
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 21
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 22
Dionisio Aguado y García
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 23
Ferdinand Ries
COMPOSER
1784 - 1838
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 24
Fructuoso Rivera
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 25
Moses Montefiore
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1784 - 1885
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 26

Others Deceased in 1867

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Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1867
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 13
Victor Cousin
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1867
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 14
Princess Sophie of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1867
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 15
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1867
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
James Ferguson
ASTRONOMER
1797 - 1867
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 17
Elias Howe
INVENTOR
1819 - 1867
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 18
Peter von Cornelius
PAINTER
1784 - 1867
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 19
Giovanni Pacini
COMPOSER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 20
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1867
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 21
Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1867
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 22
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
CHEMIST
1807 - 1867
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 23
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1867
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 25

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter von Cornelius ranks 1,576 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl August Wittfogel (1896), Marita Koch (1957), Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Maria Riva (1924), John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575), and Klaus Störtebeker (1360). After him are Carl Oberg (1897), Paul Rée (1849), Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719), James Mayer de Rothschild (1792), Peter Cornelius (1824), and Walter Warlimont (1894).

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Karl August Wittfogel
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,570
Marita Koch
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,571
Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,572
Maria Riva
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,573
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1616
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,574
Klaus Störtebeker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1360 - 1401
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,575
Peter von Cornelius
PAINTER
1784 - 1867
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,576
Carl Oberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1965
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,577
Paul Rée
WRITER
1849 - 1901
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,578
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1790
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,579
James Mayer de Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1792 - 1868
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,580
Peter Cornelius
COMPOSER
1824 - 1874
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,581
Walter Warlimont
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1976
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,582