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Nicola Pisano

1225 - 1284

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Nicola Pisano (also called Niccolò Pisano, Nicola de Apulia or Nicola Pisanus; c. 1220/1225 – c. 1284) was an Italian sculptor whose work is noted for its classical Roman sculptural style. Pisano is sometimes considered to be the founder of modern sculpture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicola Pisano is the 20th most popular sculptor (down from 18th in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from Italy (down from 694th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Sculptor.

Nicola Pisano is most famous for his work on the pulpit in the cathedral of Pisa.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Nicola Pisano ranks 20 out of 258. Before him are Giambologna, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Myron, Scopas, Józef Gosławski, and Jacopo Sansovino. After him are Marie Tussaud, Henry Moore, Luca della Robbia, Andrea Pisano, Alexander Calder, and Alessandro Algardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1225, Nicola Pisano ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Aquinas, and Pope Innocent V. After him are Gertrude of Hohenberg, Isabelle of France, David VI of Georgia, John XI of Constantinople, Coppo di Marcovaldo, Bolesław the Pious, Sanchia of Provence, Konrad von Würzburg, and Władysław Opolski. Among people deceased in 1284, Nicola Pisano ranks 3. Before him are Alfonso X of Castile, and Tekuder. After him are Boetius of Dacia, Siger of Brabant, Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Adelaide of Holland, Sturla Þórðarson, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nicola Pisano ranks 751 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino (1486), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Britannicus (41), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), and Jacobus da Varagine (1228). After him are Gaius Caesar (-20), Mario Monti (1943), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), and Isabella Rossellini (1952).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Nicola Pisano ranks 5. Before him are Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Antonio Canova (1757), and Jacopo Sansovino (1486). After him are Luca della Robbia (1399), Andrea Pisano (1290), Alessandro Algardi (1595), Giovanni Pisano (1248), Jacopo della Quercia (1374), Andrea della Robbia (1435), and Bonanno Pisano (1150).

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