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Fausto Zonaro
Fausto Zonaro (Father: Maurizio Zonaro, a mason; Mother: Elisabetta Bertoncin; Spouse: Elisabetta Pante, a photographer and painter) Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929) was an Italian painter who earned international acclaim as the last court painter to the
édouard debat-ponsan
Édouard Bernard Debat-Ponsan (Spouse: Marguerite-Juliette Herpin; Daughter: Marguerite, who married the founder of modern French pediatrics, Robert Debré; Son: Jacques Debat-Ponsan, an architect; Grandson: Michel Debré, former Prime Minister of France) (1847–1913) was a prominent
Charles Gleyre
Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre (Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his uncle in Lyon, France) was a Swiss-born French painter who, while a dedicated classical and academic artist himself, is best remembered
Carolus Duran
Charles Auguste Émile Durand (Spouse: Pauline Marie Croizette, a miniaturist and pastel artist) (1837–1917) was a highly celebrated French painter, widely recognized as one of the preeminent society portraitists of the French Third Republic. Known
Rudolf Ernst
Rudolf Ernst (Father: Leopold Ernst, a prominent Viennese architect) was a major figure in the 19th-century Orientalist art movement, renowned for his highly detailed, vibrantly colored paintings of Middle Eastern and North African life, architecture,
konstantin makovsky
Константин Егорович Маковский | Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (Father: Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky, a founder of the Moscow School of Painting; Brothers: Vladimir and Nikolay, also famous painters; Sister: Alexandra, a landscape painter) (1839–1915) was one of
Paul Delaroche
Hippolyte Delaroche (Father: Grégoire-Hippolyte Delaroche, an art expert and dealer; Brother: Jules-Hippolyte Delaroche; Spouse: Louise Vernet, daughter of the famous painter Horace Vernet) (1797–1856), born Hippolyte Delaroche, was one of the most commercially successful and
John Everett Millais
Sir John Everett Millais (Parents: John William Millais and Emily Mary Evamy; Spouse: Euphemia “Effie” Chalmers Gray) (1829–1896) was a towering figure of 19th-century British art, celebrated first as a brilliant rebel and later as
Kamal-ol-Molk
Mohammad Ghaffari (Father: Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari Kashani; Uncle: Abolhassan Ghaffari, known as Sani-ol-Molk) Mohammad Ghaffari (1848–1940), universally known by his honorific title Kamal-ol-Molk (“Perfection of the Realm”), is arguably the most famous and influential figure
Ernest Meissonier
ean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (Father: Charles Ernest Meissonier; Spouse: Marguerite-Joséphine Goujon; Son: Charles Meissonier, also a painter) Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891) was one of the most famous, successful, and highly compensated French painters of the 19th century, renowned
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture (Father: Jean-Baptiste Couture; Mother: Catherine-Joséphine) Thomas Couture (1815–1879) was an influential French painter and teacher who occupied a unique middle ground between the strict Neoclassicism of his era and the emerging Romantic and
Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel (Father: Pierre-Jean Cabanel; He remained closely tied to his academic circles in Paris throughout his life) Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) was a preeminent French painter and a pillar of the 19th-century academic tradition. He
Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (Parents: Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton and Augusta Susan Bryan) Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) was the preeminent figure of late Victorian art and the only British painter ever to be elevated to
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lourens Alma Tadema (Father: Pieter Jiltes Tadema, a notary; Mother: Hinke Dirks Brouwer; Spouses: Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin, Laura Theresa Epps; Children: Laurence and Anna) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) was one of the most successful and highly
Fausto Zonaro
Fausto Zonaro (Father: Maurizio Zonaro, a mason; Mother: Elisabetta Bertoncin; Spouse: Elisabetta Pante, a photographer and painter) Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929) was an Italian painter who earned international acclaim as the last court painter to the
édouard debat-ponsan
Édouard Bernard Debat-Ponsan (Spouse: Marguerite-Juliette Herpin; Daughter: Marguerite, who married the founder of modern French pediatrics, Robert Debré; Son: Jacques Debat-Ponsan, an architect; Grandson: Michel Debré, former Prime Minister of France) (1847–1913) was a prominent
Charles Gleyre
Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre (Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his uncle in Lyon, France) was a Swiss-born French painter who, while a dedicated classical and academic artist himself, is best remembered
Carolus Duran
Charles Auguste Émile Durand (Spouse: Pauline Marie Croizette, a miniaturist and pastel artist) (1837–1917) was a highly celebrated French painter, widely recognized as one of the preeminent society portraitists of the French Third Republic. Known
Rudolf Ernst
Rudolf Ernst (Father: Leopold Ernst, a prominent Viennese architect) was a major figure in the 19th-century Orientalist art movement, renowned for his highly detailed, vibrantly colored paintings of Middle Eastern and North African life, architecture,
konstantin makovsky
Константин Егорович Маковский | Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (Father: Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky, a founder of the Moscow School of Painting; Brothers: Vladimir and Nikolay, also famous painters; Sister: Alexandra, a landscape painter) (1839–1915) was one of
Paul Delaroche
Hippolyte Delaroche (Father: Grégoire-Hippolyte Delaroche, an art expert and dealer; Brother: Jules-Hippolyte Delaroche; Spouse: Louise Vernet, daughter of the famous painter Horace Vernet) (1797–1856), born Hippolyte Delaroche, was one of the most commercially successful and
John Everett Millais
Sir John Everett Millais (Parents: John William Millais and Emily Mary Evamy; Spouse: Euphemia “Effie” Chalmers Gray) (1829–1896) was a towering figure of 19th-century British art, celebrated first as a brilliant rebel and later as
Kamal-ol-Molk
Mohammad Ghaffari (Father: Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari Kashani; Uncle: Abolhassan Ghaffari, known as Sani-ol-Molk) Mohammad Ghaffari (1848–1940), universally known by his honorific title Kamal-ol-Molk (“Perfection of the Realm”), is arguably the most famous and influential figure
Ernest Meissonier
ean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (Father: Charles Ernest Meissonier; Spouse: Marguerite-Joséphine Goujon; Son: Charles Meissonier, also a painter) Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891) was one of the most famous, successful, and highly compensated French painters of the 19th century, renowned
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture (Father: Jean-Baptiste Couture; Mother: Catherine-Joséphine) Thomas Couture (1815–1879) was an influential French painter and teacher who occupied a unique middle ground between the strict Neoclassicism of his era and the emerging Romantic and
Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel (Father: Pierre-Jean Cabanel; He remained closely tied to his academic circles in Paris throughout his life) Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) was a preeminent French painter and a pillar of the 19th-century academic tradition. He
Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (Parents: Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton and Augusta Susan Bryan) Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) was the preeminent figure of late Victorian art and the only British painter ever to be elevated to
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lourens Alma Tadema (Father: Pieter Jiltes Tadema, a notary; Mother: Hinke Dirks Brouwer; Spouses: Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin, Laura Theresa Epps; Children: Laurence and Anna) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) was one of the most successful and highly
