Emile Zola spoke of him as “one of the few true artists of the era.” Being an attentive and benevolent mentor for young painters, he earned from them the fri...

Ryabushkin was the son of a peasant icon painter. His latest paintings anticipate expressionism in Russian art.

Rousseau began painting only for his own pleasure. His life is full of myths. Being self-taught, he created the painting style of primitivism, to which all a...

He had an amazingly keen sense of the mood of the landscape and the role of landscape detail.

Ribera spent the most fruitful part of his life in Italy, where he earned the nickname "Spagnoletto". The last years of the artist were spent in obscurity an...

Memling was destined to complete an entire era of Dutch painting. He became the predecessor of Bosch and Bruegel.

Being a native of Switzerland, Kaufman spent most of her life in Italy. She was a member of almost all European Academies of Arts.

His landscapes are filled with admiration for the greatness of the universe.

Jordaens was one of the richest painters in the history of Flanders. At fifty-two, the artist converted to Calvinism, but even after that he continued to wor...

In Europe he was called "the only living old master." Having lived alone all his life, he painted portraits of children with special love.

The name of Raphael in the world history of art is associated with the idea of sublime beauty and harmony. His art is extremely harmonious, breathing inner p...

“The true role of painting is to spiritualize walls,” said Puvis de Chavannes. He saw the death of art in the technocratic process.