Modigliani belonged to the generation of artists who created the new art of the 20th century. He was distinguished by his beauty, numerous love affairs and c...

A native of a small Moravian town, Mucha became famous as the “Parisian artist.” The master was upset that the public considered him a “decorator” and did no...

Murillo became the first director of the Seville Academy of Arts. While working on the paintings of a monastery in Cadiz, he fell from the scaffolding and wa...

He was not only a painter, but also a mathematician. His works are distinguished by strict proportionality and perfect perspective. At the end of his life, t...

Perov has always been a truly “people's” artist. His last name became a nickname, received in childhood for his love of penmanship.

Petrov-Vodkin was the son of a shoemaker and received his education “with copper money.” His work was influenced by French symbolists and Russian icon painti...

His artistic images and forms are unique in their energy; his portraits are extremely emotional; his muse is defiantly sensual. Picasso became a master durin...

Kramskoy and Antokolsky were interested in his work. Munkácsy ended his days in a psychiatric hospital in Endenich near Bonn (Schumann died here several deca...

Pirosmani changed many occupations, staying the longest as a railway conductor. He painted his paintings on oilcloth.

Pisanello became famous primarily as a medalist. He was perhaps the most brilliant draftsman of his time.

He continued the traditions of lyrical landscape.

Pollock belonged to the American “angry” generation. He was called "Jack the Complementer."