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Also Known As Roger of Helmarshausen • Theophilus Presbyter
Flourished c.1075 - 1174
Notable Works “De diversis artibus”
Subjects Of Study craftsmanship • decorative art

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portable alter
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Peter Vischer, the Elder
German artist
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Marianne Brandt
German painter, photographer and designer
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Leo Castelli
American art dealer
Saints Christopher, Eustace, and Erasmus
Tilman Riemenschneider
German sculptor
The Archangel Raphael
Veit Stoss
German sculptor
Notke, Bernt: St. George and the Dragon
Bernt Notke
German sculptor
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Master E.S.
German engraver
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Wilhelm von Bode
German art critic
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Philippe Caffiéri
French sculptor
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Jacques Caffiéri
French sculptor
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Donatello: David
Donatello
Italian sculptor
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William Morris
British artist and author
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Eva Zeisel
Hungarian American designer and ceramicist
saltcellar of Francis I
Benvenuto Cellini
Italian artist
Fabergé cigarette box
Peter Carl Fabergé
Russian jeweler
Nicholas Hilliard: A Young Man Among Roses
Nicholas Hilliard
English painter
Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.
Georg Jensen
Danish silversmith