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Theodoor Rombouts

1597 - 1637

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Theodoor Rombouts (2 July 1597 – 14 September 1637) was a Flemish painter who is mainly known for his Caravaggesque genre scenes depicting lively dramatic gatherings as well as religiously themed works. He is considered to be the primary and most original representative of Flemish Caravaggism. These Caravaggisti were part of an international movement of European artists who interpreted the work of Caravaggio and the followers of Caravaggio in a personal manner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodoor Rombouts is the 1,432nd most popular painter (down from 1,199th in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 439th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Theodoor Rombouts ranks 1,432 out of 2,023. Before him are Giacomo Ceruti, John Trumbull, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, Juan Fernández Navarrete, and Jacoba van Heemskerck. After him are Amasis Painter, Corneille de Lyon, Amandus Adamson, Ants Laikmaa, Isidore Pils, and Emily Carr.

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Among people born in 1597, Theodoor Rombouts ranks 21. Before him are Senhime, Salomon de Bray, Cornelis Schut, Vincent Voiture, Jan van Bijlert, and Athanasius III of Constantinople.  Among people deceased in 1637, Theodoor Rombouts ranks 14. Before him are Robert Fludd, Isaac Beeckman, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Péter Pázmány, Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, and Pierre Vernier.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Theodoor Rombouts ranks 519 out of 1,190. Before him are Christl Cranz (1914), André Noyelle (1931), Jean de Bie (1892), Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866), Victor Willems (1877), and Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790). After him are Louis Michel (1947), Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950), Cécile de France (1975), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), Jean Van Houtte (1907), and Katherine Swynford (1350).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Theodoor Rombouts ranks 95. Before him are Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Adam van Noort (1562), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Louis Gallait (1810), and Jan Theuninck (1954). After him are Joos van Craesbeeck (1605), Gonzales Coques (1614), Hieronymus Cock (1518), Pieter Boel (1622), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), and Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545).

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