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- The oldest known painting depicting StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
was painted in the church of StorkyrkanStorkyrkanSankt Nikolai kyrka , most commonly known as Storkyrkan and Stockholms domkyrka , is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic...
. - Considered the start of the MannerismMannerismMannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
art periodArt periodsArt period n. A phase in the development of the work of an artist, groups of artists or art movement.-Renaissance:Renaissance c. 1300 - c. 1602...
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- Albrecht AltdorferAlbrecht AltdorferAlbrecht Altdorfer was a German painter, printmaker and architect of the Renaissance era.-Biography:Altdorfer was born in Regensburg or Altdorf around 1480....
– Departure of Saint Florian - Domenico CampagnolaDomenico CampagnolaDomenico Campagnola was an Italian painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut of the Venetian Renaissance, but whose most influential works were his drawings of landscapes.-Life and work:...
– Gerolamo - Francesco MelziFrancesco MelziFrancesco Melzi was an Italian painter, favorite assistant and pupil of Leonardo da Vinci.The son of a Milanese noble family, Melzi joined the household of Leonardo da Vinci in 1506. Melzi accompanied Leonardo on trips to Rome in 1513 and to France in 1517. As a painter, Melzi worked closely with...
– Flora - RaphaelRaphaelRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
– TransfigurationTransfiguration (Raphael)The Transfiguration is considered the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. It was left unfinished by Raphael, and is believed to have been completed by his pupil, Giulio Romano, shortly after Raphael's death in 1520... - Jan van ScorelJan van ScorelJan van Scorel was an influential Dutch painter credited with the introduction of High Italian Renaissance art to the Netherlands.-Biography:He was born in Schoorl, north of Alkmaar and close to Egmond Abbey...
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- Gaspar BecerraGaspar BecerraGaspar Becerra was a Spanish painter and sculptor.-Biography:He was born at Baeza in Andalusia. He studied at Rome, it is said under Michelangelo, and assisted Giorgio Vasari in painting the hall of the Palazzo della Cancelleria. He also contributed to the anatomical plates of Juan Valverde de...
– Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 15701570 in art-Births:* Giuseppe Agellio – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giulio Cesare Angeli – Italian painter of the early Baroque * Francesco Curradi – Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism...
) - Leonardo BresciaLeonardo BresciaLeonardo Brescia was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born and active in Ferrara, and worked with Bastianino. He painted an Assumption of the Virgin for the church of II Gesu, an Annunciation for the Madonna del Buon Amore; and a Resurrection for Santa Monica.-External links:*...
– Italian painter (d. 15821582 in art-Paintings:* Portrait of Anne Knollys by Robert Peake* The Martyrdrom of Saint Maurice and Saint Peter in Tears by El Greco* Christ Reborn by Maso da San Friano...
) - Mirabello CavaloriMirabello CavaloriMirabello Cavalori was an Italian painter of Mannerist style, active mainly in Florence.Cavalori was born in Salincorno, near Montefortino. He was a contemporary of Maso da San Friano and younger than Vasari. The latter painter employed Cavalori in the decoration of the Studiolo of Francesco I in...
– Italian painter mainly active in FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
(d. 15721572 in art-Paintings:* Nicholas Hilliard - Portrait miniature and "Pelican" portrait of Elizabeth I of England-Births:* Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini or Mazzolini or Asoleni, Italian painter...
) - Étienne DupéracÉtienne DupéracÉtienne Dupérac was a French painter, draughtsman and engraver, and a topographer and antiquary, who arrived in Rome in 1559...
– French painter, draughtsman and engraver, topographer and antiquarianAntiquarianAn antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
(d. 16071607 in art-Paintings:* Caravaggio**Saint Jerome Writing**Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page**Flagellation of Christ**The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew**The Seven Works of Mercy**David with the Head of Goliath ...
) - Hans EworthHans EworthHans Eworth was a Flemish painter active in England in the mid-16th century. Along with other exiled Flemings, he made a career in Tudor London, painting allegorical images as well as portraits of the gentry and nobility. About 40 paintings are now attributed to Eworth, among them portraits of...
– Flemish painter (d. 15741574 in art-Births:* Nicodemo Ferrucci – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Baccio Ciarpi – Italian painter * Francesco Brizio – Italian painter and engraver of the Bolognese School...
) - Nicolás FactorNicolás FactorNicolás Factor was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period.He was born in the city of Valencia, the son of a poor tailor, and entered the Franciscan monastery on 30 November 1537. He painted devotional images. Pope Pius VI declared him blessed in 1786.-References:...
– Spanish painter of the Renaissance period (d. 15831583 in art-Events:*Italian Jesuit painter Giovanni Niccolo is sent to Portuguese Japan to found a painters' seminary.-Paintings:*Annibale Carracci – Crucifixion*Joseph Heintz – Venus and Adonis...
) - Frans FlorisFrans FlorisFrans Floris, or more correctly Frans de Vriendt, called Floris was a Flemish painter. He was a member of a large family trained to the study of art in Flanders.-Biography:...
– Flemish painter (d. 15701570 in art-Births:* Giuseppe Agellio – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giulio Cesare Angeli – Italian painter of the early Baroque * Francesco Curradi – Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism...
) - Marcus Gheeraerts the ElderMarcus Gheeraerts the ElderMarcus Gheeraerts the Elder was a Flemish printmaker and painter associated with the English court of the mid-16th Century and mainly remembered as the illustrator of the 1567 edition of Aesop's Fables.-Biography:...
– Flemish printmaker and painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
associated with the English court of the mid-16th CenturyArtists of the Tudor courtThe artists of the Tudor court are the painters and limners engaged by the monarchs of England's Tudor dynasty and their courtiers between 1485 and 1603, from the reign of Henry VII to the death of Elizabeth I....
(d. 15901590 in art-Works:* Annibale Carracci - The Beaneater* Hendrick De Clerck - Anne with the Virgin and Child for the Kapellekerk in Brussels ....
) - Francesco ImparatoFrancesco ImparatoFrancesco Imparato was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his city of birth, Naples.Father of Girolamo Imparato. He trained under Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo, where he became a close friend and fellow-pupil of Fabrizio Santafede. He became a follower of Andrea Sabbatini...
– Italian painter active mainly in his natal city of NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
(d. 15701570 in art-Births:* Giuseppe Agellio – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giulio Cesare Angeli – Italian painter of the early Baroque * Francesco Curradi – Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism...
) - Anthony MoreAnthony MoreSir Antonis Mor, Anthonis Mor, or Antonio Moro was a Netherlandish portrait painter, much in demand by the courts of Europe. He has also been referred to as Antoon, Anthonius, Anthonis, or Mor van Dashorst, Antonio Moro, Anthony More, etc., but signed most of his portraits as, Anthonis Mor.-Early...
, Dutch portrait painter (d. 15761576 in art-Births:* Scipione Borghese, Italian art collector * Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor * Roelant Savery, Flanders-born Dutch baroque painter of the Golden Age * David Vinckboons, Dutch painter of Flemish origin...
) - Domenico PogginiDomenico PogginiDomenico Poggini , was an Italian sculptor, engraver, medallist, goldsmith, poet, and artist.Poggini was born in Florence. His father Michele Poggini and brother Giampaolo Poggini were also artists. In 1556 he was appointed diecutter for the Florentine Mint. He died in Rome 1590. Some of his works...
– Italian sculptor (d. 15901590 in art-Works:* Annibale Carracci - The Beaneater* Hendrick De Clerck - Anne with the Virgin and Child for the Kapellekerk in Brussels ....
) - Girolamo PorroGirolamo PorroGirolamo Porro was an Italian engraver on wood and on copper. He was born at Padua, but worked during the greater part of his life in Venice. He engraved for a book entitled Imprese illustri di diversi, published by Camillo Camilli in 1535...
– ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
engraver on wood and on copper (d. unknown) - Giuseppe PortaGiuseppe PortaGiuseppe Porta , also known as Giuseppe Salviati, was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mostly in Venice....
– Italian painter active mainly in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
(d. 15751575 in art-Births:* November 4 – Guido Reni, Italian painter * Floris van Dyck – Dutch still life painter * Jacques Bellange – French artist and printmaker from Lorraine * Pedro Orrente – Spanish painter of the Baroque period...
) - Ercole Procaccini the ElderErcole Procaccini the ElderErcole Procaccini the Elder was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Milan.He was born in Bologna. He painted an Annunciation for the church of San Benedetto, a Conversion of St. Paul and a Christ in the Garden for San Giacomo Maggiore, a St...
– Italian painter mainly active in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(d. 15911591 in art-Events:*Antiveduto Grammatica leaves the studio of Giovanni Domenico Angelini to set up as an independent artist.*William Scrots' anamorphic portrait of King Edward VI of England causes a sensation when it is exhibited at Whitehall Palace.-Births:...
) - Martin Van CleveMartin Van CleveMartin Van Cleve was a Flemish painter, the son of the painter William and was throughout his life closely associated with his brother Hendrick, who exerted great influence over his artistic career....
– Flemish painter of the Van Cleve family (d. 15701570 in art-Births:* Giuseppe Agellio – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giulio Cesare Angeli – Italian painter of the early Baroque * Francesco Curradi – Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism...
) - (b. 1520/1524): Giovanni Battista MoroniGiovanni Battista MoroniGiovanni Battista Moroni was a North Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period. He is also called Giambattista Moroni...
– ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter of the manneristMannerismMannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
period (d. 15781578 in art-Births:*March 17 – Francesco Albani, Italian painter *August 10 – Matteo Rosselli, Italian painter of historical paintings in the late Florentine and early Baroque *October 12 – Baldassare Aloisi, Italian portrait painter and engraver...
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- RaphaelRaphaelRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
– ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter and architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
of the High RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceThe expression High Renaissance, in art history, is a periodizing convention used to denote the apogee of the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance...
(b. 1483) - Marx ReichlichMarx ReichlichMarx Reichlich was an Austrian painter.Reichlich was a painter of primarily religious works. He painted a number of traditional scenes as commissions for churches, including "Adoration of the Magi", and "The Last Judgement"....
– AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n painter of primarily religious scenes (b. 1460) - Niccolo RondinelliNiccolo RondinelliNiccolo Rondinelli was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Ravenna, where he was born. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Bellini. Also called Nicolo or Niccoló Rondinello. Among his pupils were Baldassare Carrari and Francesco da Cotignola.-References:...
– Italian painter active mainly in RavennaRavennaRavenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
(b. 1468)