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Also Known As Sebastiano Luciani
Born c.1485 • Venice • Italy
Died July 21, 1547 • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “Pietà”
Movement / Style Venetian school

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“Pietà,” panel painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1517; in the Civic Museum, Viterbo, Italy
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Christopher Columbus, oil painting by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Andrea Doria, detail of a portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo; in the Doria Palace, Rome.
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