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Showing posts with label Draughtsmen. Show all posts

Guillaume Courtois (1628-1679)

Guillaume Courtois

Guillaume Courtois or italianized as Guglielmo Cortese, called Il Borgognone or Le Bourguignon ('the Burgundian'), (1628 – 14 or 15 June 1679) was a Franc-comtois-Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Guillaume Courtois


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Presumed self-portrait    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Courtois



Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Leonardo da Vinci


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This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci