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51Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes — The restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel was one of the most significant art restorations of the 20th century. The Sistine Chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV within the Vatican immediately to the north of St. Peter s Basilica and… …
52Mural — For other uses, see Mural (disambiguation). Ceiling painting, by Jean André Rixens. Salle des Illustres, Le Capitole, Toulouse, France. A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent… …
53Giotto di Bondone — Giotto redirects here. For other uses, see Giotto (disambiguation). Giotto Statue representing Giotto, outside the Uffizi Birth name Giotto di Bondone …
54Raphael (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… …
55Pietro da Cortona — Pietro da Cortona, byname of Pietro Berrettini (November 1 1596 May 16, 1669) was an Italian artist and architect of High Baroque. He is best known for painting fresco ceilings, a pursuit in which he had ample competition in the Rome of his day,… …
56Diego Rivera — Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in 1932, Photo by: Carl Van Vechten Birth name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez …
57List of artistic media — Contents 1 Architecture 2 Carpentry 3 Digital 4 Drawing …
58painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… …
59Fra Angelico — Infobox Artist name = Fra Angelico imagesize = 200px caption = Posthumous portrait of Fra Angelico by Luca Signorelli, detail from Deeds of the Antichrist fresco (c.1501) in Orvieto Cathedral, Italy. birthname = Guido di Pietro birthdate = c.… …
60Oil painting — Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–06 Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled w …
