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Fra Angelico: The Annunciation
Fresco painting from the Villa of Livia
Fresco by Giotto depicting the Nativity: Mary and baby Jesus in a stable, Joseph seated nearby, angels above, and shepherds with sheep at right, in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
The Toreador Fresco
Michelangelo: Creation of Adam
Fresco of an angel with golden wings, wearing a flowing robe, holding a wreath in one hand and a ring in the other, from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy.
frescoes by Juan Gersón
Plate 13: “Aurora,” ceiling fresco by Guido Reni, 1613-14. In the Casino Rospigliosi, Rome.
Nikitari, Cyprus: Asinou Church frescoes
Sistine Chapel,Vatican City
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Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
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Italian painter
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Italian painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
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Italian painter and architect
Andrea Mantegna: Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga
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Italian artist
Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
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Italian painter
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Italian artist
Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ
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Diego Rivera
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Italian painter
Fra Filippo Lippi: Madonna and Child
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Italian painter
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Santa Trinità Madonna by Cimabue
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