High Renaissance, Mannerism
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JAMES
James is an independent art researcher, writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience researching famous artists, important paintings and art movements. For Great Famous Artists, he studies museum records, archives, artist foundations, exhibition catalogues and scholarly publications to create clear and carefully sourced artist profiles. His work connects biography, technique, historical context and artistic influence, helping readers understand not only what an artist created, but why the artist and their work remain important.
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High Renaissance
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)
April 6, 1483 – Urbino, Italy–April 6, 1520 – Rome, Papal StatesBaroque (foundational figure)
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
September 29, 1571 – Milan, Duchy of Milan–July 18, 1610 – Porto Ercole, TuscanyDutch Golden Age, Baroque
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
July 15, 1606 – Leiden, Dutch Republic–October 4, 1669 – AmsterdamSymbolism, Art Nouveau, Vienna Secession
Gustav Klimt
July 14, 1862 – Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria–February 6, 1918 – Vienna, AustriaDutch Golden Age, Baroque
Johannes Vermeer
October 31, 1632 – Delft, Dutch Republic–December 15, 1675 – Delft, Dutch RepublicRomanticism, early Modernism
Francisco Goya
March 30, 1746 – Fuendetodos, Spain–April 16, 1828 – Bordeaux, FranceImpressionism (associated), Realism, Modernism
Edgar Degas
July 19, 1834 – Paris, France–September 27, 1917 – Paris, FrancePost-Impressionism, Proto-Modernism
Paul Cézanne
January 19, 1839 – Aix-en-Provence, France–October 22, 1906 – Aix-en-Provence, FranceNeo-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism