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Francesco Melzi

1491 - 1570

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Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi (1491 – 1570) was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest friend and professional assistant throughout his career. After da Vinci’s death, Melzi became the literary executor of all da Vinci's papers and compiled them into a manuscript known as the Codex Urbinas. This compilation later served as the basis for the Trattato della Pittura (Treatise on Painting), which was published posthumously by others based on Melzi’s organization of da Vinci’s notes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Melzi is the 360th most popular painter (up from 373rd in 2019), the 1,127th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,178th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Italian Painter.

Francesco Melzi was a member of the Italian nobility who served as the regent of the Duchy of Milan during the minority of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza.

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Among painters, Francesco Melzi ranks 360 out of 2,023. Before him are Jeanne Hébuterne, Utamaro, Francesco Albani, Catharina van Hemessen, David Teniers the Younger, and Michael Ancher. After him are Aleksandra Ekster, Vasily Perov, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Édouard Vuillard, Asher Brown Durand, and Balthus.

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Among people born in 1491, Francesco Melzi ranks 7. Before him are Henry VIII of England, Ignatius of Loyola, Jacques Cartier, Lapu-Lapu, Zhengde Emperor, and Martin Bucer. After him are Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Nicolò da Ponte, and Teofilo Folengo. Among people deceased in 1570, Francesco Melzi ranks 3. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, and Francesco Primaticcio. After him are Yi Hwang, Philibert de l'Orme, Paris Bordone, João de Barros, Frans Floris, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Daniele Barbaro, and Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Melzi ranks 1,127 out of 5,161. Before him are Elsa Martinelli (1935), Melania the Younger (383), Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), Drusus Julius Caesar (-13), Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803), and Constantina (325). After him are Paolo Gentiloni (1954), Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76), Renato Martino (1932), Archduke John of Austria (1782), Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826), and Hiero I of Syracuse (-600).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Melzi ranks 97. Before him are Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Bernardino Luini (1475), Alessandro Allori (1535), John Singer Sargent (1856), and Francesco Albani (1578). After him are Luigi Russolo (1885), Carlo Carrà (1881), Dosso Dossi (1480), Giovanni Segantini (1858), Elisabetta Sirani (1638), and Pietro Longhi (1701).

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