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Facts

Also Known As Giovanni Francesco di Niccolò di Luteri • Giovanni Luteri • Giovanni Lutero
Born c.1486 • Mantua? • Italy
Died 1542 • Ferrara • Italy
Movement / Style Late Renaissance • Renaissance

Photos

The Sorceress Circe, oil painting by Dosso Dossi, shows a richly dressed woman seated outdoors with a staff, a large dog, and magical objects, with a landscape in the background.
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The Annunciation to the Shepherds, oil on canvas by Jacopo Bassano, probably 1555/1560; in the Samuel H. Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 106.1 × 82.6 cm.
Jacopo Bassano
Italian painter
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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Bellini, Giovanni: Saint Jerome Reading
Giovanni Bellini
Italian painter
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Giorgione
Italian painter
Baptism of Christ
Masolino
Italian painter
Miracle of the True Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo
Gentile Bellini
Italian painter
Benozzo Gozzoli: detail of Procession of the Magi
Benozzo Gozzoli
Italian painter
Tintoretto: Last Supper
Tintoretto
Italian painter
Lorenzo Lotto: Venus and Cupid
Lorenzo Lotto
Italian painter
Giulio Romano: Palazzo del Te
Giulio Romano
Italian artist and architect
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Titian: Venus of Urbino
Titian
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Giotto: Lamentation
Giotto
Italian painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
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Andrea Mantegna: Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga
Andrea Mantegna
Italian artist
Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
Italian painter
Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility
Fra Angelico
Italian painter
Masaccio: Holy Trinity
Masaccio
Italian painter
Andrea del Verrocchio: David
Andrea del Verrocchio
Italian painter and sculptor

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