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Pieter Pourbus

1523 - 1584

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Pieter Jansz. Pourbus (c. 1523–1584) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer and cartographer who was active in Bruges during the 16th century. He is known primarily for his religious and portrait paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter Pourbus is the 1,553rd most popular painter (down from 1,141st in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 136th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pieter Pourbus ranks 1,553 out of 2,023. Before him are Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky, Pavel Fedotov, Alexander Bogomazov, Chuck Close, Fanny Churberg, and Vicente López Portaña. After him are Frans Pourbus the Elder, Adolph Tidemand, Georg Schrimpf, Henri Le Fauconnier, Simon Hantaï, and Christian Albrecht Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1523, Pieter Pourbus ranks 12. Before him are Marco Antonio Bragadin, Gulbadan Begum, Charles de Bourbon, Gaspara Stampa, Stradanus, and Catherine Carey. After him is Jan Blahoslav. Among people deceased in 1584, Pieter Pourbus ranks 13. Before him are Jan Kochanowski, Balthasar Gérard, Marcantonio Colonna, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Mehmed II Giray, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Solomon Alkabetz, and Thomas Norton.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter Pourbus ranks 634 out of 1,646. Before him are Semmy Schilt (1973), Godfried Schalcken (1643), Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Arend Heyting (1898), and Eise Eisinga (1744). After him are Wim Anderiesen (1903), Herman Heijermans (1864), Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873), Ibrahim Afellay (1986), Johannes Burman (1707), and Gisbertus Voetius (1589).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Pieter Pourbus ranks 136. Before him are Jan Baptist Weenix (1621), Meijer de Haan (1852), Cornelis Pietersz Bega (1630), Bart van der Leck (1876), Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608), and Godfried Schalcken (1643). After him are Nicolaas Pieneman (1809), Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null), Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Paulus Bor (1601), Willem Roelofs (1822), and Dirck Barendsz (1534).

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