PAINTER

Francesco Guardi

1712 - 1793

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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈgwardi]; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting. In the early part of his career he collaborated with his older brother Gian Antonio in the production of religious paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Guardi has received more than 196,232 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Francesco Guardi is the 201st most popular painter (up from 250th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Italy (up from 837th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Painter.

Francesco Guardi is most famous for his paintings of Venice. He was born in Venice and lived there for most of his life.

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  • 200k

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  • 65.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Guardi ranks 201 out of 2,023. Before him are Pieter de Hooch, Pietro da Cortona, Henry Fuseli, Zdzisław Beksiński, Pisanello, and Quentin Matsys. After him are Gerhard Richter, Raoul Dufy, Aristide Maillol, Joaquín Sorolla, John William Waterhouse, and Alexandre Cabanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1712, Francesco Guardi ranks 5. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Frederick the Great, Count of St. Germain, and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. After him are Sayat-Nova, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Tokugawa Ieshige, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, and Francesco Algarotti. Among people deceased in 1793, Francesco Guardi ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Olympe de Gouges, Charlotte Corday, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Yolande de Polastron. After him are Madame Roland, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Alexander Roslin, Charles Bonnet, and Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Guardi ranks 700 out of 5,161. Before him are Nicola Pisano (1225), Pope Marcellinus (250), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Pescennius Niger (135), and Beatrice Cenci (1577). After him are Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Pope Stephen V (850), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), and Pope Theodore II (840).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Guardi ranks 55. Before him are Fra Bartolomeo (1472), Benozzo Gozzoli (1420), Domenichino (1581), Giulio Romano (1499), Pietro da Cortona (1596), and Pisanello (1395). After him are John William Waterhouse (1849), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Luca Giordano (1634), Agostino Carracci (1557), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), and Lorenzo di Credi (1459).

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