biography
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Calvaert, Denis
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known as Il Fiammingo
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pronunciation:
[kalvairt]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1540–1619)
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| biography:
| Flemish Mannerist painter. He studied in Antwerp and then in Bologna under Prospero Fontana, and while a student he worked on frescoes in the Vatican. Later, he set up a school in Bologna where his pupils included Guido Reni and Domenichino. Much of his work is in the churches and national museum of Bologna. |
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