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Also Known As Little Cripple • Antônio Francisco Lisboa
Born August 9, 1738? • Brazil
Died November 18, 1814 • Mariana • Brazil
Movement / Style Rococo

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Egid Quirin Asam
German architect
Francesco Di Giorgio
Francesco di Giorgio
Italian artist
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Pietro da Cortona: St. Martina
Pietro da Cortona
Italian artist
Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter
Alonso Cano
Spanish artist
Michelozzo: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
Michelozzo
Italian artist
Escalera Dorada (Golden Staircase), Burgos Cathedral, Spain, by Diego de Siloé, 1519–23.
Diego de Siloé
Spanish artist
Pietro Lombardo
Italian sculptor
Antelami, Benedetto: Deposition from the Cross
Benedetto Antelami
Italian artist
Westerkerk, Amsterdam, by Hendrick de Keyser, 1620–38
Hendrick de Keyser
Dutch sculptor
Würzburg Residenz, designed by Balthasar Neumann, 18th century, Würzburg, Germany.
Balthasar Neumann
German architect
Steinhausen: pilgrimage church
Dominikus Zimmermann
German architect
Juvarra, Filippo: Stupinigi's royal hunting lodge
Filippo Juvarra
Italian architect
Fischer, Johann Michael: St. Michael's Church
Johann Michael Fischer
German architect
rocaille decorated doors
François de Cuvilliés the Elder
French architect
Petrus Josephus Hubertus Cuypers
Dutch architect

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