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Willem Kalf

1619 - 1693

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Willem Kalf (1619 – 31 July 1693) was one of the most prominent Dutch still-life painters of the 17th century, the Dutch Golden Age. We first get acquainted with Willem Kalf through Arnold Houbraken, in his Groot Schilderboek, who speaks very highly of him. In fact, Kalf was a highly regarded and celebrated artist during his own lifetime. This was due to his extensive art knowledge and what we gain from Houbraken, his affable personality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Kalf is the 556th most popular painter (down from 547th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 228th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Willem Kalf ranks 556 out of 2,023. Before him are Remedios Varo, Paloma Picasso, Sebastiano Ricci, Martiros Saryan, Ambrosius Bosschaert, and Anton von Werner. After him are Pierre Puget, Anton Ažbe, Peter von Cornelius, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Francesco Filippini, and Bernardo Strozzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1619, Willem Kalf ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Jan van Riebeeck, Charles Le Brun, Hyojong of Joseon, Barbara Strozzi, and Francesco Morosini. After him are Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Philips Wouwerman, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, and Philip de Koninck. Among people deceased in 1693, Willem Kalf ranks 6. Before him are Mehmed IV, Madame de La Fayette, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, and Ihara Saikaku. After him are Nicolaes Maes, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, John de Britto, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Elisabeth Hevelius, and Johann Caspar Kerll.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Kalf ranks 233 out of 1,646. Before him are Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Adriaen de Vries (1556), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), and John Goodricke (1764). After him are Maarten Tromp (1598), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), Jan Janszoon (1570), Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947), and Hans Kramers (1894).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Willem Kalf ranks 52. Before him are Willem van Aelst (1627), Dirck van Baburen (1595), Salomon van Ruysdael (1602), Johan Jongkind (1819), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), and Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460). After him are Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), Nicolaes Maes (1634), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), Pieter van Laer (1599), Emanuel de Witte (1617), and Jozef Israëls (1824).

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