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Looking at the Renaissance

Artistic identities

Artistic fame (or notoriety!) is a commonplace in our modern culture. The names of artists or architects are often familiar to the public because of the high-profile work for which they have been responsible. The same principal applied in the Renaissance. The preservation of an artist's name for posterity could depend on the production of a particularly admired, high-profile work of art for which the artist was lauded in his own day.

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