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Luis Egidio Meléndez

1716 - 1780

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Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716–1780) was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century. His mastery of composition and light, and remarkable ability to convey the volume and texture of individual objects enabled him to transform the most mundane of kitchen fare into powerful images. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Egidio Meléndez is the 1,080th most popular painter (up from 1,097th in 2019), the 2,599th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,594th in 2019) and the 216th most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 1,080 out of 2,023. Before him are Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Frederic Edwin Church, Simone Peterzano, Maria de Dominici, Franciszek Smuglewicz, and Jean Hey. After him are Frans Post, Jan Miense Molenaer, Per Kirkeby, Angelina Beloff, Tom Wesselmann, and Varvara Stepanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 14. Before him are Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Yuan Mei, Antonio de Ulloa, Thomas Gray, and Jean-Jacques Barthélemy. After him are Eugenios Voulgaris, Pehr Kalm, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, and Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton. Among people deceased in 1780, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 18. Before him are Hiraga Gennai, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano, Johann Ludwig Krebs, William Blackstone, and Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. After him are James Steuart, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, Francesco Antonio Vallotti, and John André.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 2,599 out of 5,161. Before him are Elio Vittorini (1908), Andrea Guarneri (1626), Lamberto Maggiorani (1909), Juliana Falconieri (1270), Guidobaldo del Monte (1545), and Mastino II della Scala (1308). After him are Umberto Caligaris (1901), Magda Olivero (1910), Abella (1400), Tonino Delli Colli (1923), Domenico I Contarini (950), and Matteo I Visconti (1250).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Luis Egidio Meléndez ranks 216. Before him are Carlo Saraceni (1579), Bonaventura Berlinghieri (1210), Benedetto Luti (1666), Francesco Furini (1603), Moretto da Brescia (1498), and Simone Peterzano (1540). After him are Francesco Zuccarelli (1702), Lorenzo Lippi (1606), Giovanni Fattori (1825), Antonio Tempesta (1555), Francesco Granacci (1469), and Taddeo di Bartolo (1362).

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