Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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…
Category: Artists
Vincent van Gogh
(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…
Rembrandt van Rijn
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…
Johannes Vermeer
Born: 1632 Died: 1675 Summary of Johannes Vermeer With his Girl with a Pearl Earring painting, Vermeer is now synonymous with what has been dubbed…
Pablo Picasso
Born: 1881 Died: 1973 Summary of Pablo Picasso The first half of the 20th century saw Pablo Picasso’s rise to the most powerful and important…
The First Known Artworks of 10 World Famous Artists
Everyone starts small, yet early efforts frequently hint to enormous potential. Here are the earliest known artworks by some of the world’s most famous painters,…
Gustave Courbet
Born: 1819 Died: 1877 Summary of Gustave Courbet Gustave Courbet played a key role in the development of realism in the mid-19th century. In contrast…
John Singer Sargent
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1856 Died: 1925 Summary of John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent was the most famous portraitist of…
Jeff Koons
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1955 Summary of Jeff Koons Koons appropriates advertising campaigns and consumer products alike, drawing inspiration from ordinary…
François Boucher
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1703 Died: 1770 Summary of François Boucher King Louis XV and his lover, Madame de Pompadour, ardently…