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Religious Painting

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Andrea MantegnaEngraver · PrintsAndrea Mantegna (lang; c. 1431September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.
Anne-Louis GirodetIllustrator · IllustrationAnne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (an lwi ʒiʁɔdɛ də ʁusi tʁijozɔ̃; or de Roucy), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824), was a French…
Bartolomé Esteban MurilloArtist · PaintingsBartolomé Esteban Murillo (late December 1617, baptised 1 January 16183 April 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter.
Benjamin WestArtist · PaintingsBenjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General…
Benvenuto CelliniArtist · SculptureBenvenuto Cellini (lang; 3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author.
BronzinoAuthor · BooksAgnolo di Cosimo (17 November 150323 November 1572), usually known as Bronzino (Il Bronzino il bronˈdziːno) or Agnolo Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence.
CaravaggioArtist · PaintingsMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio;
Charles GleyreArtist · PaintingsMarc Gabriel Charles Gleyre (2 May 1806 – 5 May 1874), was a Swiss artist who was a resident in France from an early age.
Charles Le BrunEngraver · PrintsCharles Le Brun (baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was a French painter, physiognomist, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time.
Cristofano AlloriArtist · PaintingsCristofano Allori (17 October 1577 – 1 April 1621) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school, painting mostly portraits and religious subjects.
Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist · PaintingsGabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
Diego VelázquezArtist · PaintingsDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 15996 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the…
Doña María de Aragón AltarpieceTerminology · FurnitureThe Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece was an altarpiece painted between 1596 and 1599 by El Greco for the chapel of the Colegio de la Encarnación (also known as the Colegio de doña María de…
Duccio di BuoninsegnaArtist · PaintingsDuccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255/1260 – c.
Edward Burne-JonesIllustrator · IllustrationSir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet (28 August 183317 June 1898), was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
Elisabetta SiraniEngraver · PrintsElisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27.
Émile BernardEngraver · PrintsÉmile Henri Bernard (emil ɑ̃ʁi bɛʁnaʁ; 28 April 1868 – 16 April 1941) was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin…
François BoucherEngraver · PrintsFrançois Boucher (lang; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
François-Édouard PicotArtist · PaintingsFrançois-Édouard Picot (10 October 1786 – 15 March 1868) was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects.
Frans SnydersArtist · PaintingsFrans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11November 157919August 1657) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes.
Georges de La TourArtist · PaintingsGeorges de La Tour (13 March 1593 – 30 January 1652) was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France…
Giorgio VasariDesigner · DesignGiorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer known for his work Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors,…
GiorgioneArtist · PaintingsGiorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco (1470s – 17 September 1510), known as Giorgione, was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties.
Giovanni Battista Cima da ConeglianoDesigner · Modern designGiovanni Battista Cima, also called Cima da Conegliano (c. 1459), was an Italian Renaissance painter, who mostly worked in Venice.
Giovanni Battista TiepoloEngraver · PrintsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo (5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted…
Giovanni BelliniArtist · PaintingsGiovanni Bellini (Zuane Belin; c. 1430 – 29 December 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters.
Giuseppe CastiglioneEngraver · PrintsGiuseppe Castiglione S.J. (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors –…
Guido ReniIllustrator · IllustrationGuido Reni (4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de…
Hans Baldung GrienEngraver · PrintsHans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver,…
Henry FuseliIllustrator · IllustrationHenry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
Hyacinthe RigaudArtist · PaintingsJacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pron), was a French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other…
Jacob JordaensEngraver · PrintsJacques "Jacob" Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and a designer of tapestries and prints.
Jacopo TintorettoArtist · PaintingsJacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto (lang), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.
Jan Brueghel the ElderArtist · PaintingsJan Brueghel the Elder (usalso; 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman.
Jan MatejkoArtist · PaintingsJan Alojzy Matejko (Pl-Jan Matejko.ogg; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for…
Jan van EyckDesigner · DesignJan van Eyck[1] (lang; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as early Netherlandish…
Jean FouquetIllustrator · IllustrationJean (or Jehan) Fouquet (c. 1420–1481) was a French painter and miniaturist.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du NouÿArtist · SculptureJean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (10 June 1842 – 19 February 1923) was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor.
John MartinEngraver · PrintsJohn Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romantic painter, engraver, and illustrator.
Konrad WitzArtist · PaintingsKonrad Witz (ca.1400/1410 – winter 1445/spring 1446) was a German and Swiss painter, active mainly in Basel.
Lorenzo LottoArtist · PaintingsLorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other…
Lovis CorinthEngraver · PrintsLovis Corinth (21 July 1858 – 17 July 1925) was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
Lucas Cranach the ElderEngraver · PrintsLucas Cranach the Elder (Lucas Cranach der Ältere; c. 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
Maarten van HeemskerckEngraver · PrintsMaarten van HeemskerckÉgalement graphié « Maerten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen », et le prénom pouvant aussi être « Marten » ou « Martin », né en 1498 à Heemskerk et mort le à Haarlem, est…
Nicolas MignardEngraver · PrintsNicolas Mignard, also known as Mignard d'Avignon, (7 February 1606 (baptised) – 20 March 1668) was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits.[1] He…
Nicolas PoussinArtist · PaintingsNicolas Poussin (lang; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
OnufriArtist · PaintingsOnufri (Albanian: Onufri; Greek: Ονούφριος; Italian: Onufri), Onouphrios of Neokastro or Onouphrios Argytes, was a 16th century Archpriest of Elbasan and the most important painter of…
Salvator RosaEngraver · PrintsSalvator Rosa (1615 – 15 March 1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted…
Sandro BotticelliArtist · PaintingsAlessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445 – May 17, 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.
Santa Cristina al Tiverone AltarpieceTerminology · FurnitureSanta Cristina al Tiverone Altarpiece is an oil-on-panel painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto, executed around 1504–1506.
Sofonisba AnguissolaDesigner · Modern designSofonisba Anguissola (also Sophonisba Angussola or Anguisciola; c. 1532 – 16 November 1629) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family.
Solomon Joseph SolomonIllustrator · IllustrationSolomon Joseph Solomon (16 September 1860 – 27 July 1927) was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy.
TitianArtist · PaintingsTiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/149027 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian Renaissance painter.
William Holman HuntIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Holman Hunt (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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