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Grünewald, Matthias: Isenheim Altarpiece
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The Crucifixion, centre panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece (closed view), by Matthias Grunewald, 1515; in the Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.
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Venus of Urbino by Titian
Titian
Italian painter
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist
Giotto: Lamentation
Giotto
Italian painter
Nicolas Poussin: Adoration of the Golden Calf
Nicolas Poussin
French painter
Burial of the Count de Orgaz
El Greco
Spanish artist
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, fresco by Andrea Mantegna, completed 1474; in the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy.
Andrea Mantegna
Italian 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
Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility
Fra Angelico
Italian painter
Masaccio
Italian painter
Bellini, Giovanni: Saint Jerome Reading
Giovanni Bellini
Italian painter
Lucas Cranach, the Elder
German painter
Jan van Eyck: Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?)
Jan van Eyck
Netherlandish painter
Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ
Piero della Francesca
Italian painter
Rogier van der Weyden
Netherlandish painter
The Finding of Moses, oil on canvas by Paolo Veronese, probably 1570/75; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 58 × 44.5 cm.
Paolo Veronese
Italian painter
Matthias Grünewald
German artist
Hans Memling
Netherlandish painter
Fra Filippo Lippi: Madonna and Child
Fra Filippo Lippi
Italian painter

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