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Duccio

1255 - 1319

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Duccio di Buoninsegna (UK: DOO-chee-oh, Italian: [ˈduttʃo di ˌbwɔninˈseɲɲa]; c. 1255–1260 – c. 1318–1319), commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy. Duccio is considered one of the greatest Italian painters of the Middle Ages, and is credited with creating the painting styles of Trecento and the Sienese school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duccio has received more than 427,749 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Duccio is the 98th most popular painter (down from 96th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Italy (down from 299th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Painter.

Duccio is most famous for his work on the frescoes of the Siena Cathedral.

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  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Duccio ranks 98 out of 1,421. Before him are Matthias Grünewald, Vittore Carpaccio, Andrei Rublev, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Claude Lorrain, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. After him are Sofonisba Anguissola, Canaletto, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Hans Memling, Oskar Kokoschka, and Georges de La Tour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1255, Duccio ranks 1. After him are Albert I of Germany, Adolf of Germany, Ferdinand de la Cerda, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Reginald I of Guelders, Andrey of Gorodets, and Dino Compagni. Among people deceased in 1319, Duccio ranks 1. After him are Eric VI of Denmark, Louis, Count of Évreux, Haakon V of Norway, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden, Beatrice of Luxembourg, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Guan Daosheng.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Duccio ranks 326 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Gelasius II (1062), Christine de Pizan (1365), Nino Rota (1911), Umberto I of Italy (1844), Antonio Meucci (1808), and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696). After him are Pope Sylvester III (1000), Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Geta (189), Reinhold Messner (1944), and Pope Paul I (700).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Duccio ranks 28. Before him are Cimabue (1240), Paolo Uccello (1475), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Filippo Lippi (1406), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696). After him are Sofonisba Anguissola (1535), Canaletto (1697), Guido Reni (1575), Simone Martini (1284), Antonio da Correggio (1489), and Bronzino (1503).

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