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25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
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Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
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Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
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5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
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Which Religion Is the Oldest?
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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
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Causes of the Great Depression
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Kanō Tan’yū: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Kanō Morinobu
Born March 4, 1602 • Kyōto • Japan
Died November 4, 1674 (aged 72) • Tokyo • Japan
Movement / Style Kanō school
Notable Family Members brother Kanō Naonobu
Kanō Motonobu
Japanese painter
Kanō Eitoku
Japanese painter
Kanō Sanraku
Japanese painter
Kanō Naonobu
Japanese painter
Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
Sesshū
Japanese artist
Ogata Kōrin: Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
Ogata Kōrin
Japanese artist
Sōtatsu: Genji monogatari: Miotsukushi
Sōtatsu
Japanese artist
Hasegawa Tōhaku
Japanese painter
Unkoku Tōgan
Japanese painter
Kaihō Yūshō
Japanese painter
Takuma Shōga, original name Takuma Tamemoto
Japanese painter
Sakai Hōitsu: One Hundred Paintings by Kōrin (Kōrin hyakuzu)
Sakai Hōitsu
Japanese artist
Soga Chokuan
Japanese painter
Kanō Masanobu
Japanese painter
Kusumi Morikage
Japanese painter
Ma Yuan: Scholar by a Waterfall
Ma Yuan
Chinese painter
Hokusai
Japanese artist
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami
Japanese artist and entrepreneur
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Kaigetsudō Ando: Standing Beauty Arranging Her Hair
Kaigetsudō Ando
Japanese painter

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