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Many of Frederic Leighton's early paintings took their inspiration from the Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari's text The Lives of the Artists. It includes <image 1> that shows the death of which famous figure? (A) Cimabue (B) Donatello (C) Giotto (D) Brunelleschi Answer with the option's letter from the given choices directly. No punctuation. | (C) Difficulty: Easy Subfield: Drawing and Painting Explanation: Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the dome of Florence Cathedral, which can be seen through the window in Leighton's painting. This was one of the last paintings Leighton produced as a student in Frankfurt, and he gave it to his tutor Eduard von Steinle as a parting gift. Several members of Leighton's family appear in the work including his father, as the artist Donatello - who stands behind Brunelleschi in the centre of the canvas. Image: The Death of Brunelleschi, 1852, Frederick Leighton (1830-96). Credit: Leighton House Museum |