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Iaia

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Iaia of Cyzicus (Greek: Ιαία της Κυζίκου), sometimes (incorrectly) called Lala or Lalla, or rendered as Laia or Maia, was a Greek painter born in Cyzicus, Roman Empire, and relatively exceptional for being a woman artist and painting women's portraits. She was alive during the time of Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC). In De Mulieribus Claris, his book of women's biographies, Boccaccio refers to her as "Marcia," possibly confusing her with the Vestal Virgin of that name. According to Pliny the Elder: "No one had a quicker hand than she in painting." Most of her paintings are said to have been of women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Iaia is the 1,096th most popular painter (down from 1,046th in 2024), the 854th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 811th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Iaia ranks 1,096 out of 2,023. Before her are Gustaaf Wappers, Nasreddine Dinet, Félix Bracquemond, Anni Albers, Rufino Tamayo, and Eugène Jansson. After her are Josef Kriehuber, Władysław Podkowiński, María Blanchard, Francesco Zuccarelli, Antonio de Pereda, and Vicente Juan Masip.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Iaia ranks 67. Before her are Quintus Labienus, Artaxias II, Octavia the Elder, Mithridates II of Commagene, Alfenus Varus, and Servius Sulpicius Rufus. After her are Cunobeline, Bocchus II, Commius, Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, and Marcus Lollius.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Iaia ranks 854 out of 1,347. Before her are Kuber (null), Galla (374), Diodorus of Tarsus (400), Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887), Constantine Lascaris (1434), and Theodore Prodromos (1115). After her are Ali Kemal (1867), Theodosius (583), Saint Pothinus (87), Photius II of Constantinople (1874), Bardas Phokas the Younger (940), and Verina (null).

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Among PAINTERS In Türkiye

Among painters born in Türkiye, Iaia ranks 7. Before her are Apelles (-370), Theophanes the Greek (1340), Parrhasius (-500), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Arshile Gorky (1904), and Osman Hamdi Bey (1842). After her are Jan Rustem (1762), Echion (-350), Halil Pasha (1857), Nevin Çokay (1930), and Hale Asaf (1905).

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