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Francesco Melzi

1491 - 1570

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Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi (1491–1567), was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest friend and professional assistant throughout his career. After da Vinci’s death, Melzi became the literary executor of all da Vinci's papers and compiled them into a manuscript known as the Codex Urbinas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Melzi has received more than 414,672 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Francesco Melzi is the 373rd most popular painter (down from 288th in 2019), the 1,178th most popular biography from Italy (down from 929th in 2019) and the 105th most popular Italian Painter.

Francesco Melzi was a member of the Italian nobility who served as the regent of the Duchy of Milan during the minority of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Melzi ranks 373 out of 2,023. Before him are Maarten van Heemskerck, Anna Ancher, Paul Sérusier, Norman Rockwell, Willem Claesz. Heda, and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. After him are Émile Bernard, Leonora Carrington, Édouard Vuillard, Aelbert Cuyp, Marie Laurencin, and Robert Rauschenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1491, Francesco Melzi ranks 7. Before him are Henry VIII of England, Ignatius of Loyola, Jacques Cartier, Zhengde Emperor, Lapu-Lapu, and Martin Bucer. After him are Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Teofilo Folengo, and Nicolò da Ponte. Among people deceased in 1570, Francesco Melzi ranks 3. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, and Francesco Primaticcio. After him are Yi Hwang, Paris Bordone, Philibert de l'Orme, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, João de Barros, Frans Floris, Tielman Susato, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, and Diego Ortiz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Melzi ranks 1,178 out of 5,161. Before him are Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Filarete (1400), Gino Colaussi (1914), Franco Corelli (1921), Lambert of Italy (880), and Tito Gobbi (1913). After him are Beatrice d'Este (1475), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), Saint Susanna (280), Blessed Gerard (1047), Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (1391), and Francesco Rosi (1922).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Melzi ranks 105. Before him are Dosso Dossi (1480), Domenico Veneziano (1410), Taddeo Gaddi (1290), Lorenzo Monaco (1370), Francesco Albani (1578), and Elisabetta Sirani (1638). After him are Giuseppe Castiglione (1688), Orcagna (1315), Lorenzo Costa (1460), Giambattista Pittoni (1687), Gino Severini (1883), and Andrea Solari (1460).

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