7th Apr 2020
Albert Lebourg was a French Impressionist painter. He was born in Montfort-sur-Risle on February 1, 1848. When studying architecture in Rouen, his interest in the art of painting grew when he made…
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3rd Apr 2020
The Finnish painter, graphic designer and photographer Axel Gallen, who was later known as Akseli Gallen-Kallela, was born in Pori on April 26, 1865. His father died suddenly in 1879 when Axel was att…
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21st Mar 2020
Adolph von Menzel was a realist painter and graphic artist. He was born in Breslau in Germany on December 8, 1815. At the age of 14 Adolph was working for his father, a former head teacher who in 1…
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21st Mar 2020
Born on November 30, 1825, William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French artist and painter responsible for many famous works such as "The Birth of Venus" and "The Goose Girl". These pieces, and the vast ma…
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21st Mar 2020
Jean-Honore Fragonard captured the rare exuberance and intelligent curiosities that were the highlights of the French Enlightenment while depicting his paintings, drafts, and prints in a fluid mann…
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20th Mar 2020
Nicollo dell'Abate was born in 1509 in Modena, Italy. Signore dell'Abate was most well known for his frescos and oil paintings, mostly done in a Mannerist style. Signore dell'Abate was trained under A…
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17th Mar 2020
Romanticism was a powerful cultural force throughout the world. In French art, Romanticism reigned supreme for a large portion of the nineteenth century. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson was one o…
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17th Mar 2020
Andreas Achenbach lived a very long and distinguished life as an artist. He was born in 1815 and died in 1910, which was a particularly impressive lifespan for someone born in the nineteenth centur…
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18th Feb 2020
Arthur Hacker was born in 1858, so he witnessed quite a few exciting changes in the art world and beyond. He was a British artist, and many newspapers in the United Kingdom continue to publish tribute…
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18th Feb 2020
Antoine Coypel II was a French painter born in 1661. He died in 1722 at the age of sixty-one. Antoine Coypel II was indeed an artist that defied many of the popular stereotypes about the famous artist…
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18th Feb 2020
Annibale Carracci helped develop the Baroque style of painting, which is one of the most important and influential styles of painting in all of art history. He was born in the year 1560 and died in…
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11th Jan 2020
Unlike many artists whose careers start in impoverished conditions William Morris Hunt came from one of the most eminent families in Vermont. They owned a lot of land there and co-founded the place. H…
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