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Venturino Mercati, also known as Venturino da Milano, Venturino di Andrea dei Mercati, Venturino di Andrea dei Mercati, was a 15th-century Italian miniaturist.
The son of a Mercati jeweler, he was active from 1467-1480 and illuminated among other things chorales for cathedrals and choir books. He worked in Lombardy, Tuscany and Emilia. Mercati is known to have lived in and around Siena from 1472, working here for the Opera del Duomo, collaborating with Francesco di Giorgio di Martino, Girolamo da Cremona and Liberale di Jacopo da Verona.
Hans Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the Legion d'honneur.
Bartolomeo Guidobono, also known as Prete di Savona, was an Italian Baroque painter.
He was born into a potter's family and learned the basics of ceramics and painting from his father, who worked for the royal palace of Savoy. Guidobono later worked in Parma, Venice and Genoa, painting frescoes and canvases in churches and chapels, as well as in the royal palaces of Savoy. The artist's style was shaped by the influence of Ferrari, Correggio and Caravaggio.
Gabriele Mucchi was an Italian painter, graphic artist and architect. He is considered a co-founder of New Realism.
Gabriele Mucci studied civil engineering and architecture at the University of Bologna. His name became known outside Italy for his impressive frescoes, and his studio became a meeting place for the anti-fascist group Corrente.
Gustav Adolf von Dresky was a German landscape painter.
Bartolomeo Guidobono, also known as Prete di Savona, was an Italian Baroque painter.
He was born into a potter's family and learned the basics of ceramics and painting from his father, who worked for the royal palace of Savoy. Guidobono later worked in Parma, Venice and Genoa, painting frescoes and canvases in churches and chapels, as well as in the royal palaces of Savoy. The artist's style was shaped by the influence of Ferrari, Correggio and Caravaggio.
