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Pieter van Laer

1599 - 1642

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Pieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, in Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was active in Rome for over a decade and was known for genre scenes, animal paintings and landscapes placed in the environs of Rome. Pieter van Laer was an active member of the association of Flemish and Dutch artists in Rome known as the Bentvueghels. His nickname in this group ("bent name") was Il Bamboccio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter van Laer is the 646th most popular painter (up from 673rd in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 281st in 2019) and the 56th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pieter van Laer ranks 646 out of 2,023. Before him are Sol LeWitt, Palma il Giovane, Francesco Francia, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Konstantin Makovsky, and Alonso Sánchez Coello. After him are Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Thomas Eakins, Jan Kupecký, Peter Snayers, Joos van Cleve, and Agnolo Gaddi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Pieter van Laer ranks 8. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Oliver Cromwell, Anthony van Dyck, Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, and Stefan Czarniecki. After him are Ottavio Piccolomini, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, John Berchmans, Andrea Sacchi, Robert Blake, and Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Among people deceased in 1642, Pieter van Laer ranks 8. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, Marie de' Medici, Guido Reni, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Safi of Persia, and Dmitry Pozharsky. After him are Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Frans Francken the Younger.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter van Laer ranks 268 out of 1,646. Before him are Yolanda Hadid (1964), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Wim Eijk (1953), Tiësto (1969), Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918), and Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788). After him are Sicco Mansholt (1908), Emanuel de Witte (1617), Jozef Israëls (1824), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), William, Prince of Orange (1840), and Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Pieter van Laer ranks 56. Before him are Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460), Willem Kalf (1619), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), Nicolaes Maes (1634), and Cornelis van Haarlem (1562). After him are Emanuel de Witte (1617), Jozef Israëls (1824), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613), Philips Wouwerman (1619), and Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597).

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