PAINTER

Luca Cambiaso

1527 - 1585

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Luca Cambiaso (also known as Luca Cambiasi and Luca Cangiagio (being Cangiaxo [kaŋˈdʒaːʒu] the surname in Ligurian); 18 November 1527 – 6 September 1585) was an Italian painter and draughtsman and the leading artist in Genoa in the 16th century. He is considered the founder of the Genoese school who established the local tradition of historical fresco painting through his many decorations of Genoese churches and palaces. He produced a number of poetic night scenes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luca Cambiaso has received more than 32,229 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Luca Cambiaso is the 853rd most popular painter (down from 829th in 2019), the 2,183rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,095th in 2019) and the 188th most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Luca Cambiaso ranks 853 out of 2,023. Before him are Gustave Boulanger, John Collier, Ford Madox Brown, Isaac Israëls, Wols, and Hercules Seghers. After him are Antonio de Pereda, Zurab Tsereteli, Isaak Brodsky, Leonaert Bramer, Cigoli, and Prospero Fontana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Luca Cambiaso ranks 15. Before him are Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Agnes of Hesse, Luis de León, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Anna Sophia of Prussia, and Li Zhi. After him are Hamida Banu Begum, Philippine Welser, Annibale Padovano, Saitō Yoshitatsu, Łukasz Górnicki, and Mikalojus Daukša. Among people deceased in 1585, Luca Cambiaso ranks 10. Before him are Yermak Timofeyevich, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Pontus De la Gardie, and Rembert Dodoens. After him is Nicolò da Ponte.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luca Cambiaso ranks 2,183 out of 5,161. Before him are Leopold, Prince of Salerno (1790), Gloria Guida (1955), William of Modena (1184), Ignazio Danti (1536), Aldo Ciccolini (1925), and Giovanni Dandolo (1300). After him are Margaret Paleologa (1510), Mariano Rumor (1915), Gigi D'Agostino (1967), Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus (-300), Adriano Panatta (1950), and Marco d'Aviano (1631).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Luca Cambiaso ranks 188. Before him are Andrea Appiani (1754), Alvise Vivarini (1445), Giovanni Baglione (1566), Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1607), Vincenzo Catena (1470), and Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (1719). After him are Cigoli (1559), Prospero Fontana (1512), Leandro Bassano (1557), Renato Guttuso (1911), Lucia Anguissola (1536), and Gaspard Dughet (1613).

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