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(Encyclopedia) Geertgen tot Sint JansGeertgen tot Sint Jansgārtˈgən tôt sĭnt yäns [key], fl. latter half of 15th cent., Dutch painter. Geertgen is the earliest painter of record in Haarlem. He may…
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