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Francesco Francia

1450 - 1517

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Francesco Francia, whose real name was Francesco Raibolini (1447 – 5 January 1517) was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint. He may have trained with Marco Zoppo and was first mentioned as a painter in 1486. His earliest known work is the Felicini Madonna, which is signed and dated 1494. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Francia has received more than 48,334 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Francia is the 613th most popular painter (down from 571st in 2019), the 1,670th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,580th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Italian Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Francia ranks 613 out of 2,023. Before him are Felix Nussbaum, Constant Troyon, Roberto Matta, Giovanni Battista Moroni, Ludolf Bakhuizen, and Frank Stella. After him are Leonid Pasternak, Vlaho Bukovac, Wenceslaus Hollar, Christian Boltanski, Melchior Broederlam, and Wifredo Lam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Francesco Francia ranks 20. Before him are Veit Stoss, Ravidas, Zagan Pasha, Heinrich Isaac, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, and Juan de Flandes. After him are Ibrahim Lodi, Pêro da Covilhã, Basarab II of Wallachia, Pedro Berruguete, Gaspar Corte-Real, and Piero Soderini. Among people deceased in 1517, Francesco Francia ranks 13. Before him are Tuman bay II, Catherine of Navarre, Dayan Khan, Heinrich Isaac, Cima da Conegliano, and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. After him are Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Hadım Sinan Pasha, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Ludovico di Varthema, Yunus Pasha, and Sikandar Lodi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 1,670 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Battista Moroni (1525), Stefano Landi (1587), Maria, Queen of Sicily (1363), Valentina Cortese (1923), Cesare Prandelli (1957), and Giovanni Legrenzi (1626). After him are Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Agostino Barbarigo (1420), Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901), Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), Eleanor of Sicily (1325), and Pietro Germi (1914).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Francia ranks 151. Before him are Bernardo Strozzi (1581), Andrea Pozzo (1642), Francesco del Cossa (1436), Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1683), Margarita Luti (1500), and Giovanni Battista Moroni (1525). After him are Domenico Fetti (1589), Palma il Giovane (1548), Lippo Memmi (1291), Agnolo Gaddi (1350), Altichiero (1330), and Francesco Filippini (1853).

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