Roza’s parents intended him to be “spiritually inclined,” but he preferred the life of a free artist. During the master's lifetime, his landscapes were most ...

Sapunov’s favorite genre was still life. He drowned in the Gulf of Finland very young.

After Vermeer's death, he was almost forgotten, and his fame was revived only in the 19th century. He achieved perfection in conveying the finest shades of l...

The artist's life was short and tragic. His work is dreams of the “other.”

Sandro Botticelli was one of the most famous masters of his time, but his work was truly appreciated at the end of the 19th century.

He was one of the first to understand the meaning of the landscape in the picture.

Bonnaro's fame came from a poster advertising champagne. “He who sings is not always happy,” he said before his death.

Brouwer became the father of the “tavern genre” in Flemish painting. He died very young - either from the plague, or from a dissolute life and drunkenness.

Bronzino was not only a magnificent painter, but also a poet. His works in many ways anticipated the Baroque style.

He likened his life to “a candle that was burned at both ends.” His contemporaries called him “The Great Charles.”

The artist was patronized by the king's mistress, the all-powerful Madame Pompadour. Denis Diderot said that Boucher “possesses everything except conscience ...

Daubigny began his artistic life by painting boxes, helping his father feed his family. In his mature years, the master was very sympathetic to the quest of ...