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Sir James Thornhill: Facts & Related Content

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Born July 25, 1675 • England
Died May 13, 1734 (aged 58) • Dorset • England
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture
Champaigne, Philippe de: The Dream of Saint Joseph
Philippe de Champaigne
Flemish-born painter
Coello, Claudio: Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
Claudio Coello
Spanish painter
The Triumph of the Name of Jesus
Baciccio
Italian painter
Sir Peter Lely, etching after a painting by the artist.
Sir Peter Lely
Dutch painter
Cornelius Johnson
English painter
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Venus of Urbino by Titian
Titian
Italian painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian artist
Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ
Piero della Francesca
Italian painter
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Giorgione
Italian painter
The Birth of the Virgin, fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486–90; in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Italian painter
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Andrea del Sarto
Italian painter
Parmigianino
Parmigianino
Italian artist
Il Pisanello
Italian painter and medalist
“St. Martin Abandoning His Arms,” detail from fresco series by Simone Martini, c. 1325–26; in the lower Church of San Francesco, Assisi, Italy
Simone Martini
Italian painter
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
American painter
Zuccaro, Federico: The Dead Christ Supported by Angels
Federico Zuccaro
Italian painter

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"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
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