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Renato Guttuso

1911 - 1987

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Aldo Renato Guttuso (26 December 1911 – 18 January 1987) was an Italian painter and politician. He is considered to be among the most important Italian artists of the 20th century and is among the key figures of Italian expressionism. His art is characterized by social and political commentary, and as a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) he became its senator for two legislatures, from 1976 to 1983, during Enrico Berlinguer's secretariat. His best-known works include Flight from Etna (1938–39), Crucifixion (1941), and La Vucciria (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Renato Guttuso is the 865th most popular painter (up from 892nd in 2019), the 2,226th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,259th in 2019) and the 190th most popular Italian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Renato Guttuso ranks 865 out of 2,023Before him are Lucia Anguissola, Anna Lea Merritt, Richard Parkes Bonington, Gustave Boulanger, Allaert van Everdingen, and Perino del Vaga. After him are Cigoli, Emil Orlík, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Amalia Lindegren, Nicolae Grigorescu, and Cornelis van Poelenburgh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Renato Guttuso ranks 120Before him are Nicolae Kovács, André Navarra, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Karl Frenzel, Renée Simonot, and Son Sann. After him are Martin Sandberger, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Hervé Bazin, Jiří Sobotka, Koçi Xoxe, and Hans Woellke. Among people deceased in 1987, Renato Guttuso ranks 87Before him are Gerhard Klopfer, Otto Wöhler, Herbert Blumer, Maxwell D. Taylor, Maria von Trapp, and J. P. Guilford. After him are Alfred Bester, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Mary Astor, Anatoli Papanov, Zeca Afonso, and Alessandro Blasetti.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Renato Guttuso ranks 2,226 out of 5,161Before him are Lucia Anguissola (1536), Gloria Guida (1955), Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria (1869), Vigilius of Trent (355), Prospero Alpini (1553), and Perino del Vaga (1501). After him are Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio (1330), Cigoli (1559), Luigi Guido Grandi (1671), Alessandro Nannini (1959), Salvatore Accardo (1941), and Charles, Duke of Calabria (1298).

Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Renato Guttuso ranks 190Before him are Bramantino (1465), Leandro Bassano (1557), Coppo di Marcovaldo (1225), Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1607), Lucia Anguissola (1536), and Perino del Vaga (1501). After him are Cigoli (1559), Barbara Longhi (1552), Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455), Jacopo Amigoni (1682), Bartolomeo Montagna (1450), and Constantin Hansen (1804).