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Andrea del Sarto

1486 - 1530

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Andrea del Sarto (US: , UK: , Italian: [anˈdrɛːa del ˈsarto]; 16 July 1486 – 29 September 1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altarpieces, portraitist, draughtsman, and colorist. Although highly regarded during his lifetime as an artist senza errori ("without errors"), his renown was eclipsed after his death by that of his contemporaries Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea del Sarto is the 117th most popular painter (up from 122nd in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Italy (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Painter.

Andrea del Sarto is most famous for being a Renaissance painter and a sculptor.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Andrea del Sarto ranks 117 out of 2,023Before him are Georges de La Tour, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Pontormo, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Yayoi Kusama, and Simone Martini. After him are Parmigianino, Francis Bacon, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Juan Gris, Giorgio de Chirico, and Raja Ravi Varma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Andrea del Sarto ranks 1After him are Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Jacopo Sansovino, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Sher Shah Suri, Martin Agricola, Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, and Johann Eck. Among people deceased in 1530, Andrea del Sarto ranks 3Before him are Babur, and Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy. After him are Quentin Matsys, Maximilian Sforza, Pêro da Covilhã, Joanna la Beltraneja, Thomas Wolsey, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Properzia de' Rossi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea del Sarto ranks 475 out of 5,161Before him are Pope Benedict VI (900), Pope Stephen VI (850), Clara Petacci (1912), Monica Bellucci (1964), Jacopo Peri (1561), and Simone Martini (1284). After him are Andrea Doria (1466), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), Parmigianino (1503), Alessandro Cagliostro (1743), and Pietro Mascagni (1863).

Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Andrea del Sarto ranks 36Before him are Filippo Lippi (1406), Guido Reni (1575), Antonio da Correggio (1489), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Pontormo (1494), and Simone Martini (1284). After him are Parmigianino (1503), Annibale Carracci (1560), Zeuxis (-500), Lavinia Fontana (1552), Antonello da Messina (1430), and Filippino Lippi (1457).