Biography : 26 Articles

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Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Famous artist • 26 minutes read
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, born on 6th March 1475 and passing away on 18th February 1564, was an Italian artist renowned as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance period...
Alfons Mucha

Alfons Mucha

Biography • 18 minutes read
Alphonse Mucha, born Alfons Maria Mucha, was a renowned Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who resided in Paris during the Art Nouveau era. He gained international recognition for his unique and ornamental theatrical posters, particularly those featuring the actress Sarah Bernhardt. 
Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Art history • 14 minutes read
Paul Cézanne was a French artist and painter who lived from 1839 to 1906. He was known as a Post-Impressionist artist whose work introduced new forms of representation and influenced the artistic movements of the early 20th century...
Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet • 14 minutes read
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realism movement in French painting during the 19th century...
Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

Art history • 14 minutes read
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French post-impressionist painter who is well-known for his use of bold colors, simplified forms, and his incorporation of themes from indigenous cultures in his work. He was born in Paris and worked as a stockbroker before devoting himself to painting...
Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens • 14 minutes read
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, and diplomat. He is considered one of the most important artists of his time and one of the most influential in European art history...
Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez • 9 minutes read
"Las Meninas" is a famous painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Completed in 1656, it depicts a scene in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, with the king and queen reflected in a mirror in the background...
Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez

Art history • 9 minutes read
Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter who lived from 1599 to 1660. He is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art and is best known for his portraits of the Spanish royal family...
Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi • 13 minutes read
Caravaggio, whose full name was Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610), was an Italian Baroque painter. He is known for his use of dramatic lighting and intense realism in his paintings, as well as for his tumultuous life and controversial personality...
Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya

Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya

Saturn Devouring His Son • 12 minutes read
"Saturn Devouring His Son" is a painting by Francisco Goya that is part of his series of murals known as the Black Paintings...

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