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Sebastiaen Vrancx

1573 - 1647

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Sebastiaen Vrancx (pronounced [səbɑstiˈjaːɱ ˈvrɑŋks]; before 22 January 1573 – 19 May 1647) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and designer of prints who is mainly known for his battle scenes, a genre that he pioneered in Netherlandish painting. He also created landscapes with mythological and allegorical scenes, scenes with robbers, village scenes and celebrations in cities. He was a gifted figure painter who was regularly invited to paint the staffage in compositions of fellow painters. As an active member of a local chamber of rhetoric, he wrote comedies and a number of poems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastiaen Vrancx is the 781st most popular painter (up from 818th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 296th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among painters, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 781 out of 2,023. Before him are Jan Provoost, Albert Bierstadt, Giovanna Garzoni, Jean Metzinger, Bada Shanren, and Julian Schnabel. After him are Cassandre, Agatharchus, Cornelis de Vos, Wen Zhengming, Frans Pourbus the Younger, and Anna Chromý.

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Among people born in 1573, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 13. Before him are Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jagat Gosain, and Ukita Hideie. After him are Odoardo Farnese, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Giovanni Battista Crespi, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, and Robert Catesby. Among people deceased in 1647, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 8. Before him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Peter Mogila, Giovanni Lanfranco, Matthias Gallas, and Zhang Xianzhong. After him are Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Masaniello, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark, Zhu Yuyue, and Pietro Carrera.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 286 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Provoost (1465), Patrick Bauchau (1938), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578), Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), and John Berchmans (1599). After him are Patrick Sercu (1944), Bart De Wever (1970), Max Verstappen (1997), James Weddell (1787), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), and Violetta Villas (1938).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Sebastiaen Vrancx ranks 53. Before him are Justus van Gent (1430), Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), Justus Sustermans (1597), Jan Fyt (1611), Frans Floris (1519), and Jan Provoost (1465). After him are Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Antoine Wiertz (1806), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Michiel Coxie (1499), and Gaspar de Crayer (1584).

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