illustre

famous

illustrious

renowned

celebrated

noted

glorious

well-known

be prominent

be renowned

be well-known

famed

far-famed

notable

shining

distinguished

eminent

notorious

couth

known

larger-than-life

From Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”).

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The most illustrious painter of this school is Stefan Lochner.