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“Pietà,” panel painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1517; in the Civic Museum, Viterbo, Italy
“Pietà,” panel painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1517; in the Civic Museum, Viterbo, Italy

Sebastiano del Piombo

Italian painter
Also known as: Sebastiano Luciani
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Sebastiano del Piombo (born c. 1485, Venice—died July 21, 1547, Rome) was an Italian painter who tried to combine the rich colours of the Venetian school with the monumental form of the Roman school. At first a professional lute player, Sebastiano began his career as a painter later than most of his contemporaries. He was a pupil of Giovanni Bellini and of Giorgione, whose influence is apparent in his work. His works in fact were...

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