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Born September 23, 1783? • Düsseldorf • Germany
Died March 6, 1867 • Berlin • Germany
Movement / Style Nazarene Brotherhood

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Peter von Cornelius: Last Judgment
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Johann Friedrich Overbeck
German painter
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German painter
Asam, Cosmas Damian: The Ascension of Christ
Cosmas Damian Asam
German painter
Mengs, Anton Raphael: Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquesa de Llano
Anton Raphael Mengs
Bohemian painter
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Alfred Rethel
German artist
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Adam Friedrich Oeser
painter, sculptor, and engraver
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Hans von Marées
German 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
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
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
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian artist
Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ
Piero della Francesca
Italian painter
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Giorgione
Italian painter
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Mexican painter

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