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Week Eight Discussion #2: Renaissance and Baroque Art
•    Please select one of the following artists listed below. 
•    If possible, select an artist who has not previously been selected.
•    Please note the name of the artist you selected in the subject line of your post, so that other students will know which artists have already been selected.
•    Provide a brief biography: Where and when did the artist live?  
•    Is the artist you selected from the Renaissance OR the Baroque period?
•    For what is this artist most famous?
•    Why did you select this artist?
•    Do you think this artist is important in the history of art? If so, why?
•    Select one work of art by this artist. You may discuss a work of art that is not included in our textbook.
•    Please note the title and date for the artwork you selected. 
•    Please provide a link to the artwork if it is not included in our textbook.
•    Briefly describe the artwork you selected.
•    NOTE: Italian Renaissance art is described in our text on page 281; with "High Renaissance" described on page 284.
•    Northern European Renaissance is described in our text on page 288.
•    Baroque art (in general) is described on page 292 in our textbook.
•    There is another section on Baroque art in northern, Protestant European countries (such as Netherlands, England, parts of Germany) on page 295.
•    Please do not repeat what another student has already said.
•    Please write your comments in your own words. Please do not copy and paste information from Wikipedia or another source. Thank you!
List of Artists
•    Giotto
•    Masaccio
•    Donatello
•    Botticelli
•    Leonardo da Vinci
•    Michelangelo
•    Raphael
•    Van Eyck
•    Bruegel
•    Palladio
•    Veronese
•    Caravaggio
•    Gentileschi
•    Bernini
•    Rubens
•    Velazquez
•    Vermeer
•    Rembrandt
•    Juan van der Hamen
•    Jules Hardouin-Mansart