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The Seven Liberal Arts

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi

1460

unspecified

From the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Early Renaissance Renaissance

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The Seven Liberal Arts is a 1460 unspecified by Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, a Early Renaissance work, held at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.

Who painted this?: Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi
When & what style?: 1460 · Early Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

About this work

This painting shows seven women and seven men sitting on steps. Each person is holding something, like a book or a musical instrument. The women are wearing long dresses and the men are wearing robes. The people are all looking different directions, like they're thinking about something. Some of them are holding things that look like tools, like a hammer or a saw. The painting is very detailed and colorful. You can see the textures of the clothes and the tools. It's like you're looking at a real scene. If you want to learn more about the artist who made this, look up Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi.

About the artist

Artist

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi

Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, (1406 – 1486) also known as Lo Scheggia, or "the Splinter" was an Italian Renaissance painter in Florence who was born in San Giovanni Valdarno and was the younger brother of the famous Masaccio.

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