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Chronos and His Child
Chronos and His Child, a depiction of the Titan Cronus as "Father Time," wielding a harvesting scythe, oil on canvas by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 17th century.
National Museum, Warsaw.

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The Birth of Venus by Botticelli
By Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510 CE), commissioned by Lorenzo and Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de'Medici for Villa di Castello (?).

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The Story of Joseph by Ghiberti
A panel from the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. This panel shows the story of Joseph and his brothers. The artist Michelangelo gave the doors the nickname...

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Six Tuscan Poets by Vasari
The 1544 painting by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) known as the 'Portrait of Six Tuscan Poets'. The poets are (left to right): Cino da Pistoia, Giuttone d'Arezzo, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante Alighieri and Guido Cavalcanti. (Minneapolis...

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Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence
The east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze scenes from the Bible. The artist Michelangelo gave them the nickname the 'Gates of Paradise' such was the craftsmanship...

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Portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti
A self-portrait by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. From the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE.

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St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), oil on canvas portrait by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, depicting St. Catherine of Siena wearing a crown of thorns, c. 1746.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

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Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan van Eyck
The Arnolfini Wedding oil on oak panel painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441). Created in Bruges in 1434 it shows the cloth merchant Giovanni Arnolfini with his wife Giovanna Cenami. The artist seems...

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King David Writing Psalms
A 17th century CE artist's rendition of David inscribing one of his famous psalms. By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino).

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The Angels before Abraham & Sacrifice of Isaac by Ghiberti
A panel from the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. This panel shows the angels appearing before Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. The artist Michelangelo...