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Maso di Banco

1250 - 1348

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Maso di Banco (working c 1335–1350) was an Italian painter of the 14th century, who worked in Florence, Italy. He and Taddeo Gaddi were the most prominent Florentine pupils of Giotto di Bondone, exploring the three-dimensional dramatic realism inaugurated by Giotto.Maso's name and work are known to us from Lorenzo Ghiberti's autobiographical I Commentari, which identifies frescoes in the chapel of the Holy Confessors at Santa Croce, Florence as his chief work. The frescoes, not signed or dated but probably c 1340, represent scenes from the Life of St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maso di Banco has received more than 24,637 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Maso di Banco is the 1,206th most popular painter (down from 1,035th in 2019), the 2,779th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,585th in 2019) and the 231st most popular Italian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Maso di Banco has had the most page views in the with 3,869 views, followed by English (2,478), and Russian (1,123). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (27.46%), Catalan (21.92%), and Ukrainian (9.64%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Maso di Banco ranks 1,206 out of 2,023. Before him are Louis Marcoussis, Willem Drost, Odd Nerdrum, Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, Euphranor, and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout. After him are Robert Motherwell, Araniko, Sam Francis, Erik Werenskiold, Benedetto Luti, and Nicolas Mignard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, Maso di Banco ranks 31. Before him are Jayavarman VIII, Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Theodoric of Freiberg, Onfim, Reniero Zeno, and Friar Julian. After him are Malik Kafur, Simon of Kéza, Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Mubarak Shah, Ibn Bibi, and Rebecca Guarna. Among people deceased in 1348, Maso di Banco ranks 15. Before him are Don Juan Manuel, Emperor Hanazono, Barlaam of Seminara, Ferrer Bassa, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, and Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon. After him are Chungmok of Goryeo, John, Duke of Randazzo, and Rudolf IV, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Maso di Banco ranks 2,779 out of 5,161. Before him are Archduke Louis of Austria (1784), Mario Soldati (1906), Vittorio Ambrosio (1879), Gianna Maria Canale (1927), Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1820), and Marino Morosini (1181). After him are Pasquale Malipiero (1392), Angelo Iachino (1889), Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824), Edoardo Reja (1945), Benedetto Luti (1666), and Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Maso di Banco ranks 231. Before him are Boccaccio Boccaccino (1460), Giovanni Fattori (1825), Ugolino di Nerio (1280), Taddeo di Bartolo (1362), Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841), and Guariento di Arpo (1310). After him are Benedetto Luti (1666), Bartolo di Fredi (1330), Bartolomeo Carducci (1554), Franciabigio (1484), Valerio Adami (1935), and Giuseppe Abbati (1836).

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