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Also Known As Hans Baldung-Grien
Born c.1484 • Schwäbisch Gmünd • Germany
Died 1545
Movement / Style Renaissance art • Renaissance

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Baldung, Hans: Three Kings Altarpiece
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Chiaroscuro woodcut The Crucifixion by Hans Baldung Grien shows Jesus on the cross with three mourners, including Mary, at the base, rendered in black and brown tones.
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“Battle of Alexander at Issus,” detail of an oil painting on panel by Albrecht Altdorfer, 1529; in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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Burial of the Count de Orgaz
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The Last Supper
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Lucas Cranach, the Elder
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Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
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Henri Matisse stands in a studio wearing a painter's smock, holding a palette beside a wooden ladder, with abstract artwork visible in the background.
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van Dyck, Anthony
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