Born 1452, Vinci, Republic of Florence, Died May 2, 1519
Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer.
Whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figuer,
epitomized the Renaissance humanist idea.
Born October 25 1881, Malaga, Spain, Died April 8 1973
Was probally the most famous artist of the twentieth century. During his artisitic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he creatated thousands of works, not only paintings but also sculpures, prints, and ceramics, using all kinds of materials.
Born February 25 ,1841, Limoges, France, Died Decemeber 3, 1919
French painter originally associated with the Impressionist movement. His early works were typically Impressionist snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light. By the mid-1880s, however, he had broken with the movement to apply a more disaplined, formal techinique to portraits and figure paintings, particularly of women.
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Born 1853 Died 1890
Is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rebrandt; he powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art. His work, all of it produced during a period of 10 yrs, hauntingly conveys through it's striking colour, coarse brushwork, and contoured form the anquish of a mental illness that eventually resulted in suicide. Among his masterpieces are numerous self-portraits.
