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  • 1South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 2Raphael (1483-1520) —     Raphael     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Raphael     The most famous name in the history of painting, b. at Urbino, 6 April (or 28 March), 1483; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1520. He belongs to the Umbrian School. Raphael is only a Christian name, the… …

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  • 3Romaine Brooks — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = Romaine Brooks imagesize = caption = Self Portrait (1923) birthname = Beatrice Romaine Goddard birthdate = birth date |1874|5|1| location = Rome, Italy deathdate = death date and age |1970|12|7|1874|5|1|… …

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