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Raphael
(Italian Painter and Architect of the High Renaissance)
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Birthdate: April 6, 1483
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: April 6, 1520

Italian painter and architect Raphael, along with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, formed the great trio who ushered in the High Renaissance. He is mostly known for his frescoes of the Vatican Palace and The School of Athens. He also designed the Chigi Chapel, among other structures in Rome.

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Hieronymus Bosch
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Birthdate: 1450 AD
Birthplace: Burgundian Netherlands
Died: August 9, 1516
Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch painter and a significant figure of the Early Netherlandish painting school. Most of his works are made of oil on oak wood and consist of religious themes and dark depictions of Hell. One of his notable works is The Garden of Earthly Delights.
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Nicolas Poussin
(French Painter)
Nicolas Poussin
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Birthdate: June 15, 1594
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Near Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France (now France)
Died: November 19, 1665

The founder of the French Classical tradition, painter Nicolas Poussin was initially influenced by Venetian art but later deviated to antiquity. Most of his paintings showcased historical, mythological, biblical elements but some were also inspired by landscapes and poetry. The Death of the Virgin remains one of his best-known works.

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Benvenuto Cellini
(Italian Goldsmith and Sculptor Best Known for His Sculpture 'Cellini Salt Cellar')
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Birthdate: November 3, 1500
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: February 13, 1571

Benvenuto Cellini was a 16th-century Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, and artist. The multifaceted artist wrote poetry and a famous autobiography as well. An important figure in Mannerism, he is known for creating pieces, such as the Cellini Salt Cellar and Perseus with the Head of Medusa. He was a member of the prestigious Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence. 

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Sofonisba Anguissola
(Renaissance painter)
Sofonisba Anguissola
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Birthdate: 1532 AD
Birthplace: Cremona, Italy
Died: November 16, 1625
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Bronzino
(Painter)
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Birthdate: November 17, 1503
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 23, 1572
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Matthias Grünewald
(German Renaissance Painter)
Matthias Grünewald
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Birthdate: 1470 AD
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: August 31, 1528

German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald, also known as Master Mathis, was the court painter of the elector of Mainz. His drawings were mostly made in black chalk. Of his religious works, the Isenheim Altarpiece still survives, though most of his works were destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.

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Georges de La Tour
(Painter)
Georges de La Tour
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Birthdate: March 13, 1593
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vic-sur-Seille
Died: January 30, 1652
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Salai
(Artist)
Salai
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Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: Oreno, Vimercate, Italy
Died: January 19, 1524

Italian artist Gian Giacomo Caprotti, better known by his pseudonym, Andrea Salaì, or Salai, had been one of Leonardo da Vinci’s favorite pupils. Also known as the Little Devil, he had entered da Vinci’s home at age 10 and later became his muse for paintings such as Bacchus and also his lover.

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Jan Brueghel the Elder
(Flemish Painter and the Son of the Eminent Flemish Renaissance Painter 'Pieter Bruegel the Elder')
Jan Brueghel the Elder
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Birthdate: 1568 AD
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: January 13, 1625

Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder is perhaps best remembered for his floral still lifes and landscapes. The second son of legendary Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, he was also nicknamed "Velvet" Brueghel and "Flower" Brueghel and was a court painter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II.

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Pieter Brueghel the Younger
(Flemish Painter)
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
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Birthdate: May 23, 1564
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: October 10, 1638

Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger was the eldest son of legendary Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Mostly known for re-creating his father’s works, he also created numerous original paintings, mostly depicting rural life. His works now adorn museums in cities such as Paris and Amsterdam.

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Parmigianino
(Painter)
Parmigianino
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Birthdate: January 11, 1503
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: August 24, 1540
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Pontormo
(Italian Mannerist Painter and Portraitist)
Pontormo
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Birthdate: May 24, 1494
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Empoli, Italy
Died: January 2, 1557

Pontormo was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His style was remarkably different from what characterized the art of the Florentine Renaissance. Orphaned young, he struggled for several years before he was able to establish his painting career. He painted many altarpiece canvases and frescoes, of which only a few survive today. 

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John Lyly
(Writer)
John Lyly
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Birthdate: 1553 AD
Birthplace: Kent, England
Died: October 31, 1606
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Wang Yangming
(Chinese Calligrapher, Philosopher, Writer, Politician, and General)
Wang Yangming
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Birthdate: October 26, 1472
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yuyao, Zhejiang Province
Died: January 9, 1529
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Antonio da Correggio
(Painter)
Antonio da Correggio
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Birthdate: August 30, 1489
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Correggio, Italy
Died: March 4, 1534
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Vittore Carpaccio
(Former painter best known for a cycle of nine paintings, The Legend of Saint Ursula)
Vittore Carpaccio
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Birthdate: 1465 AD
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1525 AD
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Agostino Tassi
(Painter)
Agostino Tassi
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Birthdate: 1578 AD
Birthplace: PePonzano Romano, Italy
Died: February 25, 1644
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Lavinia Fontana
(Painter)
Lavinia Fontana
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Birthdate: August 24, 1552
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: August 11, 1614
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Nicholas Hilliard
(One of the Most Influential Artists of the Elizabethan Period)
Nicholas Hilliard
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Birthdate: 1547 AD
Birthplace: Exeter, England
Died: January 7, 1619
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Hans Holbein the Elder
(Painter)
Hans Holbein the Elder
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Birthdate: 1460 AD
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Died: 1524 AD
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Pinturicchio
(Painter, illuminator)
Pinturicchio
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Birthdate: 1454 AD
Birthplace: Perugia
Died: December 11, 1513
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Maarten van Heemskerck
(Painter)
Maarten van Heemskerck
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Birthdate: June 1, 1498
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Heemskerk, Netherlands
Died: October 1, 1574
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Il Sodoma
(Painter)
Il Sodoma
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Birthdate: 1477 AD
Birthplace: Vercelli, Italy
Died: February 14, 1549
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Orazio Gentileschi
(Painter)
Orazio Gentileschi
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Birthdate: July 9, 1563
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
Died: February 7, 1639
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Jacques Callot
(engraver, painter, etcher, graphic artist, draughtsperson)
Jacques Callot
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Birthdate: 1592 AD
Birthplace: Nancy
Died: March 25, 1635
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Cinquecento
Cinquecento
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Domenichino
(Painter)
Domenichino
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Birthdate: October 21, 1581
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: April 6, 1641
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Tang Yin
(Chinese Painter, Poet, and Calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty Period)
Tang Yin
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Birthdate: March 6, 1470
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wu County
Died: January 7, 1524
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Agostino Carracci
(Painter)
Agostino Carracci
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Birthdate: August 16, 1557
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: March 22, 1602
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Joachim Patinir
(Flemish Renaissance Painter of History and Landscape Subjects)
Joachim Patinir
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Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: Dinant, Belgium
Died: October 5, 1524

Joachim Patinir was a Flemish Renaissance painter best remembered for painting history and landscape subjects. He is credited with inventing world landscape, a style of panoramic Renaissance landscapes, which is considered Patinir's most significant contribution to Western art. Joachim Patinir also pioneered landscape as an independent genre.

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Rosso Fiorentino
(Painter)
Rosso Fiorentino
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Birthdate: March 8, 1494
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 14, 1540
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Daniele da Volterra
(Mannerist Italian Painter and Sculptor Known for His Association with 'Michelangelo')
Daniele da Volterra
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Birthdate: 1509 AD
Birthplace: Volterra, Italy
Died: April 4, 1566

Daniele da Volterra was a 16th-century Mannerist Italian painter and sculptor. He became an apprentice to painter Perino del Vaga as a young boy and worked alongside him. He later befriended Michelangelo and often collaborated with him. His best-known painting is the Descent from the Cross. He trained many pupils, including painter Michele Alberti. 

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Frans Snyders
(Flemish Baroque Painter)
Frans Snyders
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Birthdate: November 11, 1579
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: August 19, 1657

Flemish painter Frans Snyders is best remembered for his paintings of animals and hunting scenes. He also created still-lifes of flowers and fruits. He is also considered a pioneer in depicting animals as protagonists in everyday situations. His works also featured many collaborations with Antwerp painters.

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Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
(Painter)
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
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Birthdate: 1450 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Timurid Empire, Afghanistan
Died: 1535 AD
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Gerard David
(Painter)
Gerard David
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Birthdate: 1460 AD
Birthplace: Oudewater, Netherlands
Died: August 13, 1523
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Jacopo Bassano
(Painter)
Jacopo Bassano
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Birthdate: 1510 AD
Birthplace: Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Died: February 14, 1592
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Jan van Goyen
(Painter)
Jan van Goyen
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Birthdate: January 13, 1596
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: April 27, 1656
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Dosso Dossi
(Artist)
Dosso Dossi
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Birthdate: 1489 AD
Birthplace: San Giovanni del Dosso, Italy
Died: 1542 AD
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Lucas van Leyden
(Artist)
Lucas van Leyden
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Birthdate: 1494 AD
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: September 8, 1533
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Hendrick ter Brugghen
(Painter)
Hendrick ter Brugghen
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Birthdate: 1588 AD
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: November 1, 1629
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Marcantonio Raimondi
(Engraver)
Marcantonio Raimondi
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Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1534 AD
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Hans von Aachen
(Painter)
Hans von Aachen
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Birthdate: 1552 AD
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: March 4, 1615
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Michael Wolgemut
(Painter)
Michael Wolgemut
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Birthdate: 1434 AD
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: November 30, 1519
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Reza Abbasi
(Painter)
Reza Abbasi
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Birthdate: 1565 AD
Birthplace: Kashan, Iran
Died: 1635 AD
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Giovanni Battista Moroni
(Italian painter)
Giovanni Battista Moroni
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Birthdate: 1520 AD
Birthplace: Albino, Italy
Died: February 5, 1579
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Willem Claesz Heda
(Artist)
Willem Claesz Heda
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Birthdate: December 14, 1594
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: 1680 AD
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Pieter Lastman
(Painter)
Pieter Lastman
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Birthdate: 1583 AD
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: April 4, 1633
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Bernardo Buontalenti
(Designer)
Bernardo Buontalenti
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Birthdate: December 15, 1531
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: June 6, 1608
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Alessandro Allori
Alessandro Allori
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