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Facts

Born c.1330 • Italy
Died After 1390 • Verona? • Italy
Movement / Style Early Renaissance • Renaissance

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“Decapitation of St. George,” fresco by Altichiero, c. 1384; in the Cappella di S. Giorgio, Padua, Italy
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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.
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Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Andrea Mantegna: Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga
Andrea Mantegna
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Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
Italian painter
Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility
Fra Angelico
Italian painter
Masaccio: Holy Trinity
Masaccio
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Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ
Piero della Francesca
Italian painter
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Giorgione
Italian painter
Fra Filippo Lippi: Madonna and Child
Fra Filippo Lippi
Italian painter
The Birth of the Virgin, fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486–90; in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
Domenico Ghirlandaio
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Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
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Paolo Uccello
Italian painter
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Perugino
Italian painter
Baptism of Christ
Masolino
Italian painter
Parmigianino
Parmigianino
Italian artist
Lippi, Filippino: The Meeting of Joachim and Anne Outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem
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Detail of The Dispute of St. Catherine, fresco by Pinturicchio, 1492–94; in the Borgia Apartment of the Vatican.
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Pordenone: Noli me tangere
Pordenone
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