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Bronzino

1503 - 1572

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Agnolo di Cosimo (Italian: [ˈaɲɲolo di ˈkɔːzimo]; 17 November 1503 – 23 November 1572), usually known as Bronzino (Italian: Il Bronzino [il bronˈdziːno]) or Agnolo Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. His sobriquet, Bronzino, may refer to his relatively dark skin or reddish hair. He lived all his life in Florence, and from his late 30s was kept busy as the court painter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was mainly a portraitist, but also painted many religious subjects, and a few allegorical subjects, which include what is probably his best-known work, Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time, c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bronzino is the 85th most popular painter (up from 103rd in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Italy (up from 349th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Bronzino ranks 85 out of 2,023. Before him are Jackson Pollock, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Georges Seurat, Berthe Morisot, and Canaletto. After him are Max Ernst, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, François Boucher, Duccio, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Cimabue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Bronzino ranks 3. Before him are Nostradamus, and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Isabella of Portugal, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Parmigianino, Christian III of Denmark, Henry II of Navarre, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Robert Estienne, and Gerolama Orsini. Among people deceased in 1572, Bronzino ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pius V. After him are Sigismund II Augustus, Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, Şah Sultan, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, Longqing Emperor, François Clouet, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Bronzino ranks 306 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pontian (200), Canaletto (1697), Germanicus (-15), Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Pope Gregory II (669), and Pope Agatho (574). After him are Pope Julius I (300), Pope Boniface VI (800), Denis (210), Bonaventure (1221), Pope John II (470), and Saint Cecilia (200).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Bronzino ranks 23. Before him are Giovanni Bellini (1430), Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Piero della Francesca (1415), Andrea Mantegna (1431), Pietro Perugino (1446), and Canaletto (1697). After him are Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), Duccio (1255), Cimabue (1240), Paolo Uccello (1475), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), and Sofonisba Anguissola (1535).

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