Il Sodoma

Italian Renaissance painter (1477-1549)
Person human Q8506
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Il Sodoma

Summary

Il Sodoma is a human[1]. He was born in Vercelli[2]. He was born on 1477[3]. He passed away in Siena[4]. He died on 1549[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,413 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Il Sodoma was born in Vercelli[2].
  • Il Sodoma passed away in Siena[4].
  • Il Sodoma was born on 1477[3].
  • Il Sodoma died on 1549[5].
  • Il Sodoma died on February 14, 1549[8].
  • Il Sodoma held citizenship in Italy[9].
  • Il Sodoma is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[10].
  • Il Sodoma's professions included painter[6].
  • Il Sodoma's field of work was painting[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is Terrestrial Venus with Eros and Celestial Venus with Anteros and Two Cupids[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is Man of Sorrows[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is The wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is Saints Victor and Ansanus[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is The Sacred Family of St. Leonard[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Il Sodoma is Holy Family with Angel and young St. John the Baptist[17].
  • Il Sodoma is recorded as male[18].
  • Il Sodoma's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Il Sodoma is associated with the Renaissance movement[20].
  • Il Sodoma is associated with the Sienese school movement[21].
  • Il Sodoma's genre is landscape painting[22].
  • Il Sodoma's Commons category is recorded as Sodoma[23].
  • Il Sodoma's given name is recorded as Giovanni[24].
  • Il Sodoma's pseudonym is recorded as Il Sodoma[25].
  • Il Sodoma's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sodoma[26].
  • Il Sodoma's described by source is recorded as Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Il Sodoma's place of birth was Vercelli[2]. He was born on 1477[3]. He is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Il Sodoma's professions included painter[6]. His field of work was painting[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Terrestrial Venus with Eros and Celestial Venus with Anteros and Two Cupids[12], a painting[28], founded in 1525[29]; Man of Sorrows[13], a painting[30], founded in 1500[31]; The wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane[14], a painting[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1519[34]; Saints Victor and Ansanus[15], a painting[35], in Italy[36]; The Sacred Family of St. Leonard[16], a painting[37], in Italy[38]; and Holy Family with Angel and young St. John the Baptist[17], a painting[39], in Italy[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1549[5] and February 14, 1549[8]. Il Sodoma passed away in Siena[4].

Why It Matters

Il Sodoma ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,413 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

He has been cited as an influence by Daniele da Volterra[43], a painter[44], 1509–1566[45], specialised in painting[46].

FAQs

Where was Il Sodoma born?

Born in Vercelli[2], Il Sodoma…

Where did Il Sodoma die?

Il Sodoma died in Siena[4].

What did Il Sodoma do for work?

Il Sodoma worked as painter[6].

Who did Il Sodoma influence?

Il Sodoma has been cited as an influence by Daniele da Volterra[43].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Il Sodoma. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/il-sodoma
MLA “Il Sodoma.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/il-sodoma.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_il-sodoma_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Il Sodoma}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/il-sodoma}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Il Sodoma — https://4ort.xyz/entity/il-sodoma (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/il-sodoma · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F522-6ACC-EA74-B43E-4936
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: F522-6ACC-EA74-B43E-4936, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274736|batch #274736]]"
  2. 18d ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Italy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P27]]: [[Q38]], via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/322555419 ;"
  3. 23d ago · Paperoastro · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1477-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 1477"
  4. 11w ago · Nashona · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    V&a person id → A25017
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6764]]: A25017, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/106273104|Il Sodoma (#106273104)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4060|V&A artist identifiers]"
  5. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118797859
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14608]]: 118797859, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 387189
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 387189, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  7. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Image purged license → —
    Image purged at → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.