Artists

Artists

For artists of all types, including but not limited to painters, sculptors, sketch artists, etc.

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Artists

Jan Van Eyck (1390-1441) – Van Eyck is the colossal pillar on which rests the whole Flemish paintings from later centuries, the genius of accuracy, thoroughness and perspective, well above any other ...

Ai Weiwei

People; Artists

Born in 1957 in Beijing, Weiwei is a controversial contemporary Chinese artist not shy about speaking out against the Chinese government's handling of democracy and human rights. In 2011 Weiwei was ...

Philippe Petit

People; Artists

French performer and high-wire artist, who gained international fame when he did a high-wire walk between the Twin Towers in New York in 1974, a stunt which took 6 years in planning. Two ...

John Constable

People; Artists

John Constable (1776-1837) – John Constable (1776-1837) is, along with Turner, the great figure of English romanticism. But unlike his contemporary, he never left England, and he devoted all his time ...

Sandro Botticelli

People; Artists

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) – "If Botticelli were alive now he would be working for Vogue", said actor Peter Ustinov. As well as Raphael, Botticelli had been equally loved or hated in different ...

James Mcneill Whistler

People; Artists

James Mcneill Whistler (1856-1921) – Along with Winslow Homer, the great figure of American painting of his time. Whistler was an excellent portraitist, which is shown in the fabulous portrait of his ...

Salvador Dali

People; Artists

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) – "I am Surrealism!" shouted Dalí when he was expelled from the surrealist movement by André Breton. Although the quote sounds presumptuous (which was not unusual in Dalí), ...