Correggio, see Allegri, Antonio.
Jacques Courtois (1621-1676).
Called Il Borgognone; was born at St. Hippolyte, in Franche Conté, and died at Rome. He was the son of an obscure artist, who taught him the elements of design.
Nicholas Coustou (1658-1733).
French sculptor, born at Lyons and died at Paris. He studied at Paris under his uncle, Coysevox, and later at Rome. At the age of twenty-three he won the grand prize of the Royal Academy, which entitled him to the royal pension.
Lucas Cranach (1472-1553).
A German painter and engraver, born at Cranach, whose family name it is believed was Sunder. He was burgomaster of Wittenberg and was a friend of Luther and Melanchthon. Was a pupil of his father, and died at Weimar.
Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892).
Born in Alexandria, Va.; entered the ministry in 1835, from which he retired in 1842 to study art. He studied in France and Italy, returning to New York. Was also an author. He died at Cambridge, Mass.
Thomas Crawford (1814-1857).