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65:16 July 1747
1405:1747 deaths
1400:1665 births
1201:www.nga.gov
1123:, Hermitage
1011:(1728–1729)
1000:(1728–1729)
921:(1715–20),
848:, Museo di
766:Holy Family
578:eclecticism
542:Kitchenmaid
156:Old Masters
78:Nationality
1394:Categories
1272:References
1239:2017-08-18
1206:2017-08-18
1060:The Hunter
930:Series of
770:Bergantino
516:picaresque
429:Ordination
413:Confession
298:capricious
47:1665-03-14
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1026:, Bergamo
838:, Bologna
484:Piazzetta
437:Matrimony
421:Communion
286:Rembrandt
224:, now in
162:Biography
148:Canaletto
88:Education
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884:(1706),
875:(1701),
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504:The Flea
282:etchings
259:Florence
102:Painting
1363:Artgate
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397:Baptism
321:Dresden
168:Bologna
121:Baroque
82:Italian
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886:Uffizi
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199:Forlì
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