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Luca Cambiaso

1527 - 1585

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Luca Cambiaso (also known as Luca Cambiasi and Luca Cangiagio (being Cangiaxo [kaŋˈdʒaːʒu] the surname in Ligurian); 18 November 1527 – 6 September 1585) was an Italian painter and draughtsman and the leading artist in Genoa in the 16th century. He is considered the founder of the Genoese school who established the local tradition of historical fresco painting through his many decorations of Genoese churches and palaces. He produced a number of poetic night scenes. He was a prolific draughtsman who sometimes reduced figures to geometric (even cubic) forms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luca Cambiaso is the 958th most popular painter (down from 853rd in 2019), the 2,413th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,183rd in 2019) and the 202nd most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Luca Cambiaso ranks 958 out of 2,023. Before him are Francesco Pesellino, Philip de László, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Prospero Fontana, Richard Gerstl, and Bruce Nauman. After him are Félix Ziem, Gilbert Stuart, Gaspard Dughet, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Hasegawa Tōhaku, and Zhang Zeduan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Luca Cambiaso ranks 15. Before him are Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Luis de León, Li Zhi, Agnes of Hesse, and Philippine Welser. After him are Anna Sophia of Prussia, Hamida Banu Begum, Saitō Yoshitatsu, Annibale Padovano, Łukasz Górnicki, and Mikalojus Daukša. Among people deceased in 1585, Luca Cambiaso ranks 10. Before him are Ismihan Sultan, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Rembert Dodoens, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, and Pontus De la Gardie. After him is Nicolò da Ponte.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luca Cambiaso ranks 2,413 out of 5,161. Before him are Umberto Lenzi (1931), Prospero Fontana (1512), Luigi Ganna (1883), Geminianus (312), Lazare Ponticelli (1897), and Anne Marie Martinozzi (1637). After him are Publius Decius Mus (-400), Giovanni Pascoli (1855), Andrea Falconieri (1580), Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485), Gaspard Dughet (1613), and Antonio Bazzini (1818).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Luca Cambiaso ranks 202. Before him are Constantin Hansen (1804), Il Pordenone (1484), Plautilla Nelli (1524), Giampietrino (1495), Francesco Pesellino (1422), and Prospero Fontana (1512). After him are Gaspard Dughet (1613), Carlo Cignani (1628), Romaine Brooks (1874), Giovanni di Paolo (1403), Taddeo Zuccari (1529), and Mario Merz (1925).

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