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Luis Egidio Meléndez

1716 - 1780

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Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716–1780) was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Egidio Meléndez has received more than 86,696 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Egidio Meléndez is the 1,097th most popular painter, the 2,594th most popular biography from Italy and the 221st most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 1,097 out of 2,023. Before him are Alexandre Calame, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Hans Rottenhammer, Giovanni Battista Crespi, and Jeff Wall. After him are Vicente Juan Masip, Frans Post, Marie-Denise Villers, Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Laurits Tuxen, and Jean Jouvenet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 12. Before him are Joseph-Marie Vien, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Antonio de Ulloa, Yuan Mei, Louise Diane d'Orléans, and Thomas Gray. After him are Pehr Kalm, Eugenios Voulgaris, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. Among people deceased in 1780, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 16. Before him are Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Hiraga Gennai. After him are William Blackstone, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Francesco Antonio Vallotti, and James Steuart.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 2,594 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (1827), Agnello Participazio (800), Giovanni Battista Crespi (1573), Goffredo Petrassi (1904), Guido Guinizelli (1230), and Milena Vukotic (1935). After him are Riccardo Morandi (1902), Ferdinando Galiani (1728), Pietro Grimani (1677), Luigi Denza (1846), Benedetto Cairoli (1825), and Alessandro Albani (1692).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 221. Before him are Massimo Stanzione (1585), Romaine Brooks (1874), Moretto da Brescia (1498), Bonaventura Berlinghieri (1210), Carlo Cignani (1628), and Giovanni Battista Crespi (1573). After him are Antonio Tempesta (1555), Constantin Hansen (1804), Lorenzo Lippi (1606), Boccaccio Boccaccino (1460), Giovanni Fattori (1825), and Ugolino di Nerio (1280).

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