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Born March 19, 1601 • Granada • Spain
Died September 3, 1667 (aged 66) • Granada • Spain
Notable Works “St. Isidore’s Miracle of the Well” • “St. James of Alcalá” • “Virgin of the Immaculate Conception”
Movement / Style tenebrism

Photos

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, polychrome cedarwood sculpture by Alonso Cano, 1655–56; in the sacristy of the Granada cathedral, Spain.
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk, showing an elderly man with long hair and a flowing beard, with a serious, contemplative expression.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter
Francesco Di Giorgio
Francesco di Giorgio
Italian artist
Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Spanish painter
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Francisco Herrera, the Younger
Spanish painter
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Bartolommeo Carducci
Italian architect and sculptor
Zurbarán, Francisco de
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish painter
Ribera, José de: Saint Paul the Hermit
José de Ribera
Spanish painter
Francisco Ribalta: Christ Embracing St. Bernard
Francisco Ribalta
Spanish painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Smith, Tony: Throwback (1/3)
Tony Smith
American architect, sculptor, and painter
Pietro da Cortona: St. Martina
Pietro da Cortona
Italian artist
Head of God the Father
Daniele da Volterra
Italian artist
Beccafumi, Domenico: A Philosopher
Domenico Beccafumi
Italian painter
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Egid Quirin Asam
German architect
Aleijadinho: Prophet sculpture
Aleijadinho
Brazilian sculptor and architect
Maitani, Lorenzo: Orvieto Cathedral facade
Lorenzo Maitani
Italian sculptor
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Ludovico Cigoli
Italian artist and poet

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