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Date unknown. Estimation of some time before 1438.
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Born and died: Nuremberg, Germany
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The painting of Madonna of the Pomegranate as a whole contains Mary surrounded by seven angels and holding Christ who is holding a pomegranate. The group of figures in the painting as a whole are clothed in the attire of the Renaissance in a wide variety of colors, lending a rich look to the work without chaos. The detail of this work, an angel on the left side holding a long-stemmed flower over his shoulder, shows great detail of the work Botticelli is famous for. Painted with tempera, the work
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La Donna Velata is a portrait painting of a young woman done with oil paints on canvass in 1515. The woman in the portrait is young and pale with idealized features. She is dressed in a flowing white and beige dress fastened with a corset that appears to be gold but is hidden withing the shadows cast by her veil and large sleeve. Her dark hair is coiffed at her neck in the fashion of the time and covered by a pain beige veil, which has earned the painting its name, translated into English as “Th
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Begun in 1494, completed in 1516.
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SourceThe Medici Madonna is carved from solid marble and measures nearly 7 feet tall. Sculpted from 1521 to 1534, Michelangelo left the statue unfinished when he departed Rome in 1534. This piece was destined for the Medici Chapel in Florence upon it's completion. Mary is seated in the sculpture, holding Christ on her lap. The Child is seated on her leg and twisted so his face is toward Mary. Mary is clothed in flowing robes, but the Child is nude. Christ's face is hidden and Mary's is serene like tho
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Began 1625
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Born: Ornans, France
Died: La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland -
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Born: Off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
Died: London, United Kingdom -
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