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Pieter Aertsen

1508 - 1575

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Pieter Aertsen (1508, Amsterdam – 2 June 1575, Amsterdam), called Lange Piet ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life and genre painting and often also includes a biblical scene in the background. He was active in his native city Amsterdam but also worked for a long period in Antwerp, then the centre of artistic life in the Netherlands. His genre scenes were influential on later Flemish Baroque painting, Dutch still life painting and also in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter Aertsen is the 279th most popular painter (up from 288th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 119th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Dutch Painter.

Pieter Aertsen is most famous for his paintings of daily life in the Netherlands.

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Among painters, Pieter Aertsen ranks 279 out of 2,023. Before him are Gerrit Dou, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Angela Hitler, Orazio Gentileschi, Hubert van Eyck, and François Gérard. After him are Lucas van Leyden, Lorenzo di Credi, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Pietro Lorenzetti, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Salvator Rosa.

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Among people born in 1508, Pieter Aertsen ranks 6. Before him are Andrea Palladio, Jane Seymour, Humayun, Nikola IV Zrinski, and Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After him are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Gemma Frisius, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1575, Pieter Aertsen ranks 2. Before him is Claude of France. After him are Matthias Flacius, Jan Matsys, Antonis Mor, Heinrich Bullinger, Joseph Karo, Francesco Maurolico, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Marcin Bielski, and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter Aertsen ranks 106 out of 1,646. Before him are Dick Advocaat (1947), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), and Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778). After him are Lucas van Leyden (1494), Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Harry Mulisch (1927), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Jacobus Arminius (1560), and Bernard Mandeville (1670).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Pieter Aertsen ranks 24. Before him are Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), and Gerrit Dou (1613). After him are Lucas van Leyden (1494), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), and Aelbert Cuyp (1620).

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