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Luigi Serafini

1949 - Today

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Luigi Serafini (born 4 August 1949 in Rome) is an Italian artist and designer based in Milan. He is best known for creating the Codex Seraphinianus, an illustrated encyclopedia of imaginary things in what was believed to be a constructed language. This work was published in 1981 by Franco Maria Ricci. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Serafini is the 83rd most popular artist (down from 69th in 2019), the 3,655th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,079th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Luigi Serafini ranks 83 out of 125Before him are Gordon Matta-Clark, Annette Messager, Aleksandr Golovin, Daniel Hopfer, Antonie Brentano, and Dan Graham. After him are Maud Wagner, Kenojuak Ashevak, Sergei Sviatchenko, James Rivière, Genco Gulan, and Carolee Schneemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Luigi Serafini ranks 459Before him are Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Patrick Kilpatrick, Klaus Ludwig, Patrick Nève, Viktor Kolotov, and Bob Ezrin. After him are Christos Papadimitriou, Jean-Michel Aulas, Rudy Hartono, John Podesta, Emma Kirkby, and Vladimír Martinec.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Serafini ranks 3,656 out of 5,161Before him are Renzo Minoli (1904), Pierluigi Casiraghi (1969), Amelia Piccinini (1917), Fausto Bertinotti (1940), Ivan Capelli (1963), and Piero Angela (1928). After him are Tommaso Lequio di Assaba (1893), Giovanni Battaglin (1951), Gianni Bonichon (1944), Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani (1719), Andrea Costa (1851), and Den Harrow (1962).

Among ARTISTS In Italy

Among artists born in Italy, Luigi Serafini ranks 3Before him are Luca Signorelli (1450), and Bruno Munari (1907). After him are James Rivière (1949), Renzo Eusebi (1946), Pippa Bacca (1974), and Vanessa Beecroft (1969).