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Alessandro Algardi

1595 - 1654

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Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, in Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Algardi has received more than 93,458 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Alessandro Algardi is the 32nd most popular sculptor, the 1,017th most popular biography from Italy (down from 929th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Sculptor.

Alessandro Algardi was a sculptor and architect who is most famous for his sculptures of "The Rape of Persephone" and "The Rape of the Sabine Women."

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Alessandro Algardi ranks 32 out of 189. Before him are Giovanni Pisano, Antoine Bourdelle, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Ossip Zadkine, Alexander Archipenko, and Jean Tinguely. After him are Louise Bourgeois, Rosa Bonheur, Naum Gabo, Claes Oldenburg, Józef Gosławski, and Claus Sluter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Alessandro Algardi ranks 6. Before him are Pocahontas, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Władysław IV Vasa, Injo of Joseon, and George William, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Dirck van Baburen, Jean Chapelain, Vasile Lupu, Ludovico Ludovisi, Antonio Maria Abbatini, and Guru Hargobind. Among people deceased in 1654, Alessandro Algardi ranks 5. Before him are Axel Oxenstierna, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Carel Fabritius, and Emperor Go-Kōmyō. After him are Paulus Potter, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Peter Claver, Samuel Scheidt, İslâm III Giray, Jacques Lemercier, and Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Algardi ranks 1,017 out of 4,668. Before him are Emma Morano (1899), Giambattista della Porta (1535), Andrea Amati (1505), Michele Placido (1946), Alberto Sordi (1920), and Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823). After him are Pietro Locatelli (1695), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Saint Cajetan (1480), Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779), Gerard of Cremona (1114), and Eleonora Gonzaga (1598).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Alessandro Algardi ranks 9. Before him are Antonio Canova (1757), Jacopo Sansovino (1486), Luca della Robbia (1399), Nicola Pisano (1225), Andrea Pisano (1290), and Giovanni Pisano (1248). After him are Jacopo della Quercia (1374), Andrea della Robbia (1435), Bernardo Rossellino (1409), Bonanno Pisano (1150), Antonio Corradini (1688), and Nanni di Banco (1380).

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