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French artist Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
French artist
The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints, central panel of the Maestà, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Piazza Duomo, Siena, Italy.
Duccio
Italian painter
William Morris
British artist and author
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Belorussian-born French artist
Fernand Léger, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1941.
Fernand Léger
French painter
Paolo Uccello
Italian painter
Georges Rouault
French artist
Pierre Soulages
Pierre Soulages
French painter and printmaker
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
American designer
Baldung, Hans: Three Kings Altarpiece
Hans Baldung
German artist
La Farge, John: Flowers on a Japanese Tray on a Mahogany Table
John La Farge
American painter
Edward Burne-Jones: The Love Song
Edward Burne-Jones
British painter
“Eva Prima Pandora,” painting on panel by Jean Cousin the Elder, c. 1550; in the Louvre, Paris
Jean Cousin the Elder
French artist
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German painter
Jean Cousin, the Younger
French artist
Jan Thorn-Prikker
Dutch artist