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Born September 29, 1686 • Benediktbeuern • Germany
Died May 10, 1739 (aged 52) • Munich • Germany
Movement / Style Late Baroque
Notable Family Members brother Egid Quirin Asam

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Asam, Cosmas Damian: The Ascension of Christ
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Lanfranco, Giovanni: Assumption of the Virgin
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The Appearance of the Virgin to St. Philip Neri, painting by Carlo Maratta, c. 1675; in the Pitti Palace, Florence.
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Mengs, Anton Raphael: Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquesa de Llano
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Adam Friedrich Oeser
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Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
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Hans von Marées
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Egid Quirin Asam
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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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Titian: Venus of Urbino
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Giotto: Lamentation
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Tintoretto: Last Supper
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Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
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Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
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