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A. B., Master With the Initials  

Spanish, 16th century, male.

Active during the first half of the 16th century.

Painter. Religious subjects.

The master painted an altarpiece in Segovia signed A.B., seven panels of which can be found in the Prado in Madrid. His work shows the influence of Gerard David....

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A. G.  

Italian, 16th century, male.

Monogram of an engraver (including copper), print publisher (?). Religious subjects.

A.G. is mentioned by Brulliot, and believed to have been a pupil of Marcantonio Raimondi. He is known for his Virgin Holding the Infant Jesus, and Crowned by Two Angels...

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A. H. R.  

German, 16th century, male.

Active in 1574.

Monogram of an engraver (wood).

A. H. R. is mentioned by Brulliot. He produced Satyric Allegory on the Catholic Church and Protestantism.

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Abaisi, Alberto  

Italian, 15th century, male.

Active in Venice.

Sculptor. Religious subjects.

Venetian School.

Alberto Abaisi collaborated with his brother Arduino on woodcarvings for the sacristy of the bishop's palace in Ferrara, but was most active in Venice, where he lived from 1436 to 1451.

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Abaisi, Nicolo  

Italian, 15th century, male.

Active in Bologna.

Sculptor. Religious subjects.

Bolognese School.

Nicolo Abaisi was a woodcarver who collaborated with Biagio Abaisi on the church of S Michele in Bosco near Ferrara in 1454.

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Abate, Luigi dell'  

Italian, 15th century, male.

Active in Naples at the end of the 15th century.

Painter. Religious subjects.

In 1498, Luigi dell'Abate collaborated with François Pappalettere on the decoration of the convent of S Giovanni in Capua.

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Abate, Pier Antonio dell'  

Italian, 15th century, male.

Active at the end of the 15th century.

Sculptor. Religious subjects. Decorative schemes.

Venetian School.

According to records, from 1462 to 1486 Pier Antonio dell'Abate, together with the brothers Lorenzo and Cristoforo Canozi da Lendinara, produced woodcarvings for stalls in the churches of S Antonio in Padua, Santa in Monta in Venice and S Francisco in Treviso. Elements of his work can still be found in Ferrara....

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Abel  

French, 16th century, male.

Active in the middle of the 16th century.

Painter. Religious subjects.

A reference to Abel, whose first name is not given, is found in a passage by Malvasia. The reference confirms that he received 100 Roman crowns for a copy of ...

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Abellon, Andreas  

French, 15th century, male.

Active in St-Maximin (near Marseilles).

Born c. 1375; died May 1450.

Painter. Religious subjects, figures. Decorative schemes.

Andreas Abellon was a Dominican prior. Archives studied by Albanès record that the convent bought three historiated tapestries in 1444, which could have been painted by Abellon. He may have been the decorator of the chancel of the chapel, which was built between ...

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Abreu, Simão de  

Portuguese, 16th century, male.

Painter, decorative designer.

Simão de Abreu collaborated with Domingos Vieira and other artists on the decoration of the convent of Christ in Tomar. He is known principally for his seven altarpieces for the church's charola (processional way).

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Abt, Ulrich, the Elder  

German, 15th – 16th century, male.

Born c. 1455 or 1460, in Augsburg; died 1532, in Augsburg.

Painter. Religious subjects, portraits.

Augsburg School.

Ulrich Abt is mentioned in the archives of Augsburg as working in the town on several occasions. He is recorded in the registry of occupations on various dates between ...

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Acario, Giovanni  

Italian, 14th century, male.

Active in Bologna in 1352.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Bolognese School.

A monk, Giovanni Acario produced a number of different works for the Dominican convent, including the altarpiece for the high altar in the chapel of S Domenico.

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Acciaccaferri, Antongiacomo  

Italian, 16th century, male.

Active at the beginning of the 16th century.

Born in San Severino; died after 1545.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Incorrectly known as a pupil of Pinturicchio, Antongiacomo Acciaccaferri was in fact taught by Bernardino di Mariotto of Perugia. In 1519 he assisted Mariotto with the work he had been commissioned to produce in S Severino, in particular the painting of the town's coats of arms. He later completed a painting of ...

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Acevedo, Cristóbal  

Spanish, 16th century, male.

Born c. 1540, in Murcia; died towards the end of the 16th century.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Cristóbal Acevedo was a pupil of Bartolomé Carducho around 1585. He specialised in historical painting and, having gained a strong reputation from his early works, was commissioned to decorate a number of convents and churches in Madrid. With a pure, broad and powerful style ideally suited to the subjects of sacred art, he is particularly known for his composition of the Virgin in the chapel of the College of S Fulgencio in Murcia....

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Achmuller, Georg or Jorig  

German, 15th century, male.

Sculptor. Religious subjects.

Viennese School.

Achmuller was one of six sculptors who decorated the pulpit of the cathedral of St Stephen in Vienna under the direction of Hans von Bracheditz.

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Acker, Jacob  

German, 15th century, male.

Active in Ulm.

Painter, glass painter. Religious subjects.

Acker belonged to a family of artists from Ulm. He is known to have produced religious paintings for the chapel of St Leonard in the church in Risstissen. They carry his signature and are dated ...

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Adam  

Polish, 16th century, male.

Active in Warsaw at the end of the 16th century.

Died 1596, in Warsaw.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Warsaw School.

Adam worked as an artist in Cracow from 1588 onwards, painting mostly religious pictures. The works mentioned in his will confirm that he devoted himself to this kind of work in particular....

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Adam D'avesne  

French, 16th century, male.

Active in Arras at the beginning of the 16th century.

Painter. Religious subjects. Decorative schemes.

Arras School.

In 1501 Adam d'Avesne restored the panel of the master altar and painted banners for the church of La Ste-Croix in Arras.

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Adam de France  

French, 14th – 15th century, male.

Active in Amiens between 1389 and 1416.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Amiens School.

The town archives in Amiens hold a receipt from Adam de France dated 1416. He is known to have produced various figures of saints.

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Adam de Wurmbs  

German, 14th – 15th century, male.

Born at the end of the 14th century, probably in Worms.

Painter. Religious subjects.

Adam de Wurmbs' name first appears in archives dated 26 November 1408. In 1421 he lived in Nuremberg. On 10 July 1423 he gave up his right to reside there. Two paintings in the church of St Sebald are attributed to him based on dates: ...