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Giovanni Pisano

1248 - 1315

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Giovanni Pisano (c. 1250 – c. 1315) was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect, who worked in the cities of Pisa, Siena and Pistoia. He is best known for his sculpture which shows the influence of both the French Gothic and the Ancient Roman art. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Pisano has received more than 141,972 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Giovanni Pisano is the 23rd most popular sculptor (up from 26th in 2019), the 816th most popular biography from Italy (up from 880th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Sculptor.

Giovanni Pisano is most famous for the pulpit in the Pisa Baptistery.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Giovanni Pisano ranks 23 out of 258. Before him are Henry Moore, Nicola Pisano, Marie Tussaud, Jacopo Sansovino, Luca della Robbia, and Alessandro Algardi. After him are Alexander Calder, Andrea Pisano, Paul Landowski, Gustav Vigeland, Leochares, and Rosa Bonheur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1248, Giovanni Pisano ranks 2. Before him is Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France. After him are Angela of Foligno, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, Blanche of Artois, Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, and Peter John Olivi. Among people deceased in 1315, Giovanni Pisano ranks 2. Before him is Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France. After him are Pietro d'Abano, Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, and Frik.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Pisano ranks 816 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Gozzi (1720), Peter, King of Hungary (1011), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Piero di Cosimo (1462), Herod Agrippa II (28), and Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900). After him are Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), John of Capistrano (1386), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Rocco Siffredi (1964), and Fausta (289).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Giovanni Pisano ranks 8. Before him are Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Antonio Canova (1757), Nicola Pisano (1225), Jacopo Sansovino (1486), Luca della Robbia (1399), and Alessandro Algardi (1595). After him are Andrea Pisano (1290), Andrea della Robbia (1435), Jacopo della Quercia (1374), Andrea Sansovino (1467), Bernardo Rossellino (1409), and Pietro Bernini (1562).

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