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Born c.1225 • Picardy • France
Died c.1250
Subjects Of Study architecture
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
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French architect
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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
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Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
French artist
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Henri Matisse
French artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: Self-portrait
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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French painter
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French painter
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French artist
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French artist
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Eugène Delacroix
French artist
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