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Guido da Siena: Quick Facts

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Flourished c.1201 - c.1300
Movement / Style Gothic art
Fresco by Simone Martini showing Saint Martin of Tours holding a crucifix and gesturing as he speaks to Emperor Julianus, surrounded by soldiers and tents in a medieval camp.
Simone Martini
Italian painter
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Pietro Lorenzetti
Italian painter
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Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter
Giovanni di Paolo: Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo
Italian painter
“Annunciation,” gold leaf and tempera on wood panel by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1344; in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Italian painter
Oil painting by Jan van Eyck showing a man in dark clothing with a large, elaborate red turban, set against a dark background.
Jan van Eyck
Netherlandish painter
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
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
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Titian: Venus of Urbino
Titian
Italian painter
Giotto: Lamentation
Giotto
Italian painter
Tintoretto: Last Supper
Tintoretto
Italian painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
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
Duccio: The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints
Duccio
Italian painter

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