Aivazovsky amazed his contemporaries with his efficiency. “Your art is high,” the famous Turner wrote to him.

Giorgione became the first artist whose work belongs entirely to the High Renaissance. There are only eight original paintings by him; there is still controv...

He believed that an artist should not only master the brush perfectly, but also be a comprehensively educated person. “The Academy of those who have entered ...

Aldorfer began his creative career as an engraver. He was perhaps the first European artist to take the path of landscape painting.

The artist was very short, so people around the workshop called him by his diminutive name “Andreino”. Michelangelo admired his talent.

Baldung was friendly with Dürer. After the latter's death, he kept a lock of his hair as a most precious relic. The artist worked in a wide variety of genres...

Bassano's talent was greatly appreciated by the great Paolo Veronese. He lived almost his entire life in the province, not wanting to leave his hometown anyw...

Bakst was the son of a Jewish merchant from Grodno. According to contemporaries, in 1910 “Paris was drunk with Bakst.”

Vanessa Bell's talent was versatile - in addition to easel painting, the artist was involved in interior design and created designs for fabric. Her sister wa...

Böcklin became famous for his paintings of centaurs, fauns and nymphs. His painting is akin to Wagner's music.

A native of Siena, he sacredly respected old traditions. The importance of Duccio was fully appreciated only in the twentieth century.

Hodler was born into the family of a poor carpenter. Critics said about his work: “Hodler constantly puts his finger into the wound to make sure of its exist...