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Willem Claesz. Heda

1594 - 1680

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Willem Claeszoon Heda (December 14, 1593/1594 – c. 1680/1682) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still life. He is known for his innovation of the late breakfast genre of still life painting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Claesz. Heda is the 302nd most popular painter (up from 371st in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 154th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Dutch Painter.

Willem Claesz. Heda is most famous for his paintings of the Dutch countryside, especially those of the city of Haarlem. He was also known for his paintings of animals, and for his portraits.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 302 out of 2,023. Before him are Jacques Callot, H. R. Giger, François Clouet, Viktor Vasnetsov, Paul Delvaux, and Erwin Bowien. After him are Gerard David, Ludovico Carracci, Joachim Patinir, Pieter Claesz, Jan Brueghel the Younger, and Helene Schjerfbeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1594, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 4. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Nicolas Poussin, and Ngawang Namgyal. After him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Clara Peeters, César, Duke of Vendôme, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, and Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1680, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 9. Before him are Athanasius Kircher, Shivaji, Kateri Tekakwitha, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Nicolas Fouquet, and Raimondo Montecuccoli. After him are Jan Swammerdam, Samuel Butler, Ferdinand Bol, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, and Thomas Bartholin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 114 out of 1,646. Before him are Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Harry Mulisch (1927), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Bernard Mandeville (1670), and Willem Schouten (1567). After him are Gerard David (1450), Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), and Claus Sluter (1340).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Willem Claesz. Heda ranks 26. Before him are Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), Pieter Aertsen (1508), and Lucas van Leyden (1494). After him are Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Gabriël Metsu (1629).

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