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Greaves, Derrick (1927- ) British painter and graphic artist, born in Sheffield. After an apprenticeship with a sign-writer, he studied at the *Royal College of Art, 1948-52. While living and working in Italy from 1952 to 1953 he was ...
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Most 15th- and 16th - century paintings included elaborate frames that the artists themselves helped design and construct . ... The altarpiece celebrates the whole Christian cycle from the fall of man to the redemption , presenting the ...
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