Category: Art History

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1471 Died: 1528 Summary of Albrecht Dürer It’s safe to assume that printing as we know it…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1918 Died: 1989 Summary of Elaine de Kooning Elaine de Kooning was a vibrant and giving woman…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1841 Died: 1919 Summary of Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French Impressionist painter whose eye for…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1864 Died: 1901 Summary of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Toulouse-Lautrec was a nobleman, midget, and party animal who…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1748 Died: 1825 Summary of Jacques-Louis David The archetypal Neoclassical painter, David’s enormous paintings were possibly the…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1475 Died: 1564 Summary of Michelangelo Michelangelo is one of the first real “characters.” in art history.…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1839 Died: 1906 Summary of Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was one of the most famous Post-Impressionist French painter,…

Born: 1780 Died: 1867 Summary of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres reinterpreted Classical and Renaissance materials for 19th century sensibilities with a bold combination of conventional…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1853 Died: 1890 Summary of Vincent van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh, the famous tormented artist, tried to…

Born: 1607 Died: 1669 Summary of Rembrandt Rembrandt’s life and art were motivated by a rigorous psychological study of people, things, and their environment, as…