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Vulca

600 BC - 600

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Vulca was an Etruscan artist from the town of Veii. The only Etruscan artist mentioned by ancient writers, he worked for the last of the Roman kings, Tarquinius Superbus (who died in 495 BC). He is responsible for creating a terracotta statue of Jupiter that was inside the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, and possibly the Apollo of Veii. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vulca has received more than 48,441 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Vulca is the 109th most popular sculptor (down from 105th in 2019), the 2,223rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,133rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Sculptor.

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  • 55.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Vulca ranks 109 out of 258. Before him are Antoine Coysevox, Lorenzo Bartolini, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Dani Karavan, Antoine-Louis Barye, and Agoracritus. After him are Hendrick de Keyser, John Flaxman, Germain Pilon, Robert Morris, Konstantin Somov, and Medardo Rosso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Vulca ranks 65. Before him are Themistoclea, Artaphernes, Andokides painter, Hippocrates of Gela, King Ling of Zhou, and Titus Lartius. After him are Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus, Cloelia, Dorieus, Aristeas, Douris, and Archidamus I. Among people deceased in 600, Vulca ranks 13. Before him are Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, Hrólfr Kraki, and David the Invincible. After him are Agathangelos, John the Lydian, Theodorus Lector, Hesychius of Miletus, Vistahm, and Borzuya.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vulca ranks 2,223 out of 5,161. Before him are Enrico Letta (1966), Artemio Franchi (1922), Bruno Munari (1907), Marcus Livius Drusus (-200), Ostilio Ricci (1540), and Gaétan Vestris (1729). After him are Luigi Allemandi (1903), Antonio Juliano (1943), Massimo Troisi (1953), Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus (-115), Umberto Saba (1883), and Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria (1747).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Vulca ranks 26. Before him are Desiderio da Settignano (1430), Properzia de' Rossi (1490), Leone Leoni (1509), Antonio Rossellino (1427), Agostino di Duccio (1418), and Lorenzo Bartolini (1777). After him are Medardo Rosso (1858), Bartolomeo Bon (1407), Silvio Gazzaniga (1921), Benedetto da Maiano (1442), Tullio Lombardo (1455), and Salvatore Garau (1953).

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