1485 - 1547
Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian: [sebaˈstjaːno del ˈpjombo]; c. 1485 – 21 June 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerist periods famous as the only major artist of the period to combine the colouring of the Venetian school in which he was trained with the monumental forms of the Roman school. He belongs both to the painting school of his native city, Venice, where he made significant contributions before he left for Rome in 1511, and that of Rome, where he stayed for the rest of his life, and whose style he thoroughly adopted.Born Sebastiano Luciani, after coming to Rome he became known as Sebastiano Veneziano or Viniziano ("Sebastian the Venetian"), until in 1531 he became the Keeper of the Seal to the Papacy, and so got the nickname del Piombo ("of the Lead") thereafter, from his new job title of piombatore. Friends like Michelangelo and Ariosto called him Fra Bastiano ("Brother Bastian").Never a very disciplined or productive painter, his artistic productivity fell still further after becoming piombatore, which committed him to attend on the pope most days, to travel with him and to take holy orders as a friar, despite having a wife and two children. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastiano del Piombo has received more than 272,020 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sebastiano del Piombo is the 248th most popular painter (up from 294th in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 926th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Painter.
Sebastiano del Piombo is most famous for his painting of the Transfiguration, which is now in the National Gallery in London.
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Among painters, Sebastiano del Piombo ranks 248 out of 1,421. Before him are Chaim Soutine, Gerard David, Hans von Aachen, Willem de Kooning, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Hilma af Klint. After him are Kees van Dongen, Francesco Guardi, Rosso Fiorentino, Gentile da Fabriano, Francesco Hayez, and August Macke.
1893 - 1943
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 242
1450 - 1523
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 243
1552 - 1615
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 244
1904 - 1997
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 245
1725 - 1805
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 246
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 247
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 248
1877 - 1968
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 249
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 250
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 251
1370 - 1427
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 252
1791 - 1882
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 253
1887 - 1914
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 254
Among people born in 1485, Sebastiano del Piombo ranks 7. Before him are Hernán Cortés, Catherine of Aragon, Dragut, Thomas Cromwell, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and Pedro de Alvarado. After him are Clément Janequin, Joos van Cleve, Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, Sayyida al Hurra, and Balthasar Hubmaier. Among people deceased in 1547, Sebastiano del Piombo ranks 5. Before him are Henry VIII of England, Hernán Cortés, Francis I of France, and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary. After him are Pietro Bembo, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Saint Cajetan, Vittoria Colonna, Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme, and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 1
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 2
1485 - 1565
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 3
1485 - 1540
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 5
1485 - 1541
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 6
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
1485 - 1558
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
1485 - 1540
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
1485 - 1558
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
1485 - 1553
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1485 - 1542
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
1485 - 1528
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 13
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 1
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 2
1494 - 1547
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 3
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 4
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 5
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 6
1467 - 1547
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
1503 - 1547
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 8
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 9
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10
1472 - 1547
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 11
1516 - 1547
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Sebastiano del Piombo ranks 833 out of 4,668. Before him are Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Phalaris (-700), Louise of Orléans (1812), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), and Rosalia Lombardo (1918). After him are Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pietro Bembo (1470), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Euhemerus (-330), and Francesco Guardi (1712).
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 827
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 828
1812 - 1850
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 829
1380 - 1444
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 830
1351 - 1402
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 831
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 832
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 833
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 834
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 835
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 836
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 837
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 838
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 839
Among painters born in Italy, Sebastiano del Piombo ranks 67. Before him are Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Jacopo Bellini (1396), Luca Giordano (1634), Giacomo Balla (1871), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), and Pietro Lorenzetti (1280). After him are Francesco Guardi (1712), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), Francesco Hayez (1791), Domenichino (1581), and Orazio Gentileschi (1563).
1721 - 1780
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 61
1396 - 1470
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 62
1634 - 1705
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 63
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 64
1480 - 1556
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 65
1280 - 1348
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 66
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 67
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 68
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 69
1370 - 1427
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 70
1791 - 1882
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 71
1581 - 1641
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 72
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 73