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Pietro Lorenzetti

1280 - 1348

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Pietro Lorenzetti (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro lorenˈtsetti]; c. 1280 – 1348) or Pietro Laurati was an Italian painter, active between c. 1306 and 1345. Together with his younger brother Ambrogio, he introduced naturalism into Sienese art. In their artistry and experiments with three-dimensional and spatial arrangements, the brothers foreshadowed the art of the Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Lorenzetti is the 283rd most popular painter (down from 270th in 2019), the 920th most popular biography from Italy (down from 895th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Italian Painter.

Pietro Lorenzetti is most famous for his frescoes in the Siena Cathedral.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pietro Lorenzetti ranks 283 out of 2,023. Before him are Hubert van Eyck, François Gérard, Pieter Aertsen, Lucas van Leyden, Lorenzo di Credi, and Bettina Heinen-Ayech. After him are Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Salvator Rosa, Antoni Tàpies, Francesco Primaticcio, Félix Vallotton, and Natalia Goncharova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1280, Pietro Lorenzetti ranks 4. Before him are Musa I of Mali, Pope Benedict XII, and Öljaitü. After him are Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Birger, King of Sweden, Blanche of Anjou, John Koukouzelis, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ugolino di Nerio, and Wu Zhen. Among people deceased in 1348, Pietro Lorenzetti ranks 3. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Andrea Pisano. After him are Laura de Noves, Al-Dhahabi, Giovanni Villani, Blanche of Valois, Chungmok of Goryeo, Emperor Hanazono, Bernardo Daddi, Barlaam of Seminara, and Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro Lorenzetti ranks 920 out of 5,161. Before him are Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Lorenzo di Credi (1459), Italo Gariboldi (1879), Sandro Pertini (1896), Carla Bruni (1967), and Giuseppe Guarneri (1698). After him are Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Bruttia Crispina (164), Giovanni Pisano (1248), Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), Michele Placido (1946), and Teia (550).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Pietro Lorenzetti ranks 77. Before him are Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Guercino (1591), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), Orazio Gentileschi (1563), François Gérard (1770), and Lorenzo di Credi (1459). After him are Salvator Rosa (1615), Francesco Primaticcio (1504), John William Waterhouse (1849), Masolino da Panicale (1383), Giorgio Morandi (1890), and Ludovico Carracci (1555).

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