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The Soldier and his Wife by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536), a German artist believed to have been the first to apply the technique to printmaking.

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Fra Angelico

The Annunciation: 1439-44, Early Renaissance fresco in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy; commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici to decorate the walls with intricate frescos, to include the altarpiece, inside of the monk’s cells, the friar’s cloister, the chapter house, and inside the corridors; around 50 pieces in total.