Was not Raphael also reckoned as excellent an architect as he was a painter?
He was not only esteemed the best painter in the world, but also the best architect; he was at least so admired for skill and taste in architecture, that Leo the Tenth charged him with the building of St. Peter's Church at Rome.
Who was Leo the Tenth?
A great Pope, who was an ardent lover and patron of learning and the arts. He was born at Florence, in 1475, and died in 1521.
Give me a list of some of the most celebrated painters besides those already mentioned.
The great painters of the German school were Albert Durer, Holbein, Kneller and Mengs, with several others.
Of the Dutch school, were Rembrandt, Gerard Dow, Mieris, Ostade, Polemberg, Berghem, and Wouvermans.
Of the Flemish, Rubens, Teniers, Jordaens, and Vandyck.
The admired painters of the French school, were Claude, Poussin, Le Brun, and many others.
The Spaniards also have had their Murillo, Velasquez, &c.