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Renaissance Artists
Distinguished painters and sculptors of the European Renaissance, a period marked by a humanistic revival of classical art. The Renaissance originated in Italy in the 14th century, and gradually spread to the rest of Europe.
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Peter Paul Rubens (born 1577, died 1640)
Flemish Baroque painter.
- Known for his dramatic lighting and full-bodied, sensuous nudes
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Giovanni Bellini (born 1431, died 1516)
Italian Renaissance painter.
- Furthered the Flemish tradition in his soft colors, glowing light and detailed study of nature; painted St. Francis in Ecstasy
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Albrecht Durer (born 1471, died 1528)
German painter and engraver known for the careful scientific observations that underlaid his work.
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Leonardo Da Vinci (born 1452, died 1519)
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist.
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Jan Van Eyck (born 1370, died 1440)
Flemish painter.
- Painted Adoration of the Lamb
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Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (born 1525, died 1569)
Dutch Renaissance painter.
- Painted The Return of the Hunters
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Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (born 1483, died 1520)
Italian Renaissance painter.
- Painted Saint George and the Dragon
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Domenico Ghirlandaio (born 1449, died 1494)
Italian artist.
- Known for the great detail in his religious frescoes
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Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) (died 1576)
Italian painter known for featuring readheads in his works.
- Painted Sacred and Profane Love
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (born 1475, died 1564)
Italian painter and sculptor.
- His statues include David and Moses and he painted The PietÃ
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Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (born 1518, died 1594)
Venetian painter.
- Painted St. George and the Dragon
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Quinten Massys (died 1530)
Belgian painter. His last name is sometimes written as Matsys or Metsys.
- Painted Allegorie der Narrheit
Renaissance Artists
Distinguished painters and sculptors of the European Renaissance, a period marked by a humanistic revival of classical art. The Renaissance originated in Italy in the 14th century, and gradually spread to the rest of Europe.
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Lavinia Fontana (born 1552, died 1614)
Italian painter.
- Painted The Visit of the Queen of Sheba
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Caterina van Hemessen (born 1527, died 1566)
Flemish painter.
- Painted Portrait of a Lady
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Levina Teerlinc (born 1520, died 1576)
Flemish painter.
- Painted Lady Catherine Grey
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Barbara Longhi (born 1552, died 1638)
Italian painter.
- Painted Madonna and Child
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Lucia Anguissola (born 1540, died 1565)
Italian painter.
- Painted Pietro Maria, Doctor of Cremona
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Properzia de Rossi (born 1491, died 1530)
Italian sculptor.
- Created Joseph and Potiphar''s Wife
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Marietta Robusti Tintoretto (born 1560, died 1590)
Venetian painter.
- Painted Portrait of an Old Man with Boy, which until 1920 was attributed to her famous father, Jacopo Tintoretto
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Sofonisba Anguissola (died 1632)
Italian painter.
- Court painter to King Phillip II of Spain, 1559-80
