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  European painting to 1900 in London's National Gallery
 Tintoretto attracts attention in Venice c. 1548 Tintoretto Christ washing the Feet of his Disciples (detail) c.1556
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 Veronese arrives in Venice 1553 Veronese The Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1573
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 Moroni surpasses his master, Il Moretto, in the skills of portraiture c. 1555 Moroni Chastity (detail) c.1560
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 Titian develops dark impressionistic style c. 1560 Titian An Allegory of Prudence (detail) c.1570
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 Barocci makes much of the soft-edged, seductive style of Correggio c. 1563
 
 Brueghel sets Bible scenes in Netherlands c. 1565 Pieter Brueghel the Elder Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1564
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 El Greco moves from Crete to Italy 1568
 
Veronese paints four allegories of love, probably for a ceiling c. 1575 Veronese Allegories of Love: Unfaithfulness (detail)
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 El Greco moves to Spain, and works in Toledo for the rest of his life 1577 El Greco Adoration of the Name of Jesus (detail) c.1578
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 Carracci family founds academy in Bologna c. 1582 Carracci, Ludovico The Marriage of the Virgin (detail) c.1589
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 Annibale Carracci moves to Rome 1595 Carracci, Annibale 'The Three Maries' (detail) c.1604
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 Jan Brueghel earns the nickname 'Velvet' c. 1595 Jan Brueghel the Elder Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1598
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 New realism and drama in Caravaggio c. 1597 Caravaggio Salome receives Head of John the Baptist (detail) c.1610
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 Elsheimer moves to Italy 1598 Elsheimer The Baptism of Christ (detail) c.1599
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 Rubens joins painters' guild in Antwerp 1598
 
 Guido Reni joins painters' guild in Bologna 1599 Reni The Adoration of the Shepherds (detail) c.1640
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 Rubens travels to Italy 1600
 
 Domenichino moves to Rome, initially as an assistant to Annibale Carracci 1602