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15 February 2026
Ambrogio Lorenzetti (c. 1290–1348) was an exceptionally original Italian painter of the Sienese school, active from approximately 1317 to 1348. Along with...
11 March 2026
Howard Terpning (His mother was an interior decorator and his father worked for the railroad)
Howard Terpning (born 1927), often celebrated as the “Storyteller...
10 December 2021
Paul Jackson Pollock /ˈpɒlək/ (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He...
28 July 2021
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important...
16 February 2026
Filippino Lippi (Father: Fra Filippo Lippi [Painter]; Mother: Lucrezia Buti [Nun])
Filippino Lippi (c. 1457–1504) was a celebrated painter of the Italian...
21 November 2022
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s.[1] His...
12 January 2022
Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941)[1][2] is a Peruvian-American painter[3] who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres.[3] His hyper-representational...
20 February 2026
Barnett Newman (Born to Abraham Newman and Anna Zalovska; Siblings: George, Gertrude, and Sarah; Spouse: Annalee Greenhouse)
Barnett Newman (1905–1970)...
31 July 2021
Édouard Manet 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a...
06 August 2021
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) is one of the most celebrated painters of the Dutch Golden Age, renowned for his masterly treatment of light and his quiet,...
20 November 2022
Piero della Francesca (/ˌpjɛəroʊ ˌdɛlə frænˈtʃɛskə/,[2] also US: /- frɑːnˈ-/,[3][4] Italian: [ˈpjɛːro della franˈtʃeska] (listen); c. 1415[1] – 12 October...
17 February 2026
Giorgio Vasari (Father: Antonio Vasari, a potter; Spouse: Niccolosa Bacci)
iorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian,...
28 July 2021
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ˈruːbənz/;[1] Dutch: [ˈrybə(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern...
06 December 2021
Gustave Moreau (French: [mɔʁo]; 6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called...
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Jørn Oberg Utzon (Father: Aage Utzon, a naval architect; Mother: Estrid Haliaa; Spouse: Lis Fenger; Children: Jan, Kim, and Lin Utzon, who also pursued architecture and art) Jørn Oberg Utzon (1918–2008) was a visionary …
Albert (Bertel) Thorvaldsen (Father: Gotskalk Thorvaldsen, an Icelandic woodcarver; Mother: Karen Dagnes; Though unmarried, he had a long-term companion, Anna Maria Magnani, and two children, Carlo and Elisa) Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844) was a Danish …
Anders Leonard Zorn (Father: Leonhard Zorn, a German brewer; Mother: Grudd Anna Andersdotter; Spouse: Emma Lamm)Im Anders Leonard Zorn (1860–1920) was one of Sweden’s foremost artists, achieving international fame as a painter, sculptor, and …
Hilma af Klint (Father: Captain Victor af Klint, a Swedish naval commander; Mother: Mathilda af Klint, née Sonntag) Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose groundbreaking works are now recognized …
Osman Hamdi (Father: Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, an Ottoman Grand Vizier; Brothers: Halil Edhem Eldem and İsmail Galib Bey; Spouses: Marie/Fatma, Marie/Naile) Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) was a pioneering Ottoman intellectual, administrator, and painter. He …
Exact birth name uncertain (often cited as Joseph or Yusuf); born to a Christian family (Greek or Armenian) before being conscripted into the Ottoman system. Mimar Sinan (c. 1488–1588), also known as Koca Sinan …
Aydin Aghdashloo (Father: Mohammad-Beik Aghdashloo; Mother: Nahid Nakhjevan; Children: Takin and Tara) Born : October 30, 1940 (Rasht, Iran) Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940) is a towering figure in Iranian modern and contemporary art, recognized …
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (Orphaned at a young age; raised and trained by the prominent painter and court official Mirak Naqqash) Kamal-ud-din Behzad (c. 1450–1535), often referred to simply as Behzad, is widely considered the …
Courtesy name: Changkang (Father: Gu Yuezhi, an Eastern Jin government official) Gu Kaizhi (c. 344–406 CE) was a celebrated painter, poet, and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He is widely recognized as one …
André Derain (Father: Louis-Charles Derain; Mother: Angèle-Marguerite-Amélie; Spouse: Alice Princet) André Derain (1880–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, and co-founder of Fauvism alongside Henri Matisse. His work played a pivotal role in the development …
Oda Tōyō (Born into the Oda samurai family; “Sesshū” is a chosen artistic pseudonym) Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1506) was a Zen Buddhist monk and a master of suibokuga (ink wash painting). He is widely considered …
Andō Tokutarō (Father: Andō Gen’emon, a samurai and official fire warden; Mother died when he was 11; Spouses: Okabe Yayoi, Oyasu) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, widely considered one of the …
Born Tokitarō. Adopted into the Nakajima family (Father: Nakajima Ise, a mirror-maker). He used over 30 pseudonyms throughout his career. His daughter, Katsushika Ōi (Eijo), was also a highly skilled artist who worked closely …
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (Father: Mikhail Vasilievich Vasnetsov, a village priest; Brother: Apollinary Vasnetsov, also a renowned painter) Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (1848–1926) was a pioneering Russian artist who played a crucial role in the evolution …
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Parents: Severin Antonovich Malevich and Ludwika Aleksandrovna Galinovskaya; Spouses: Kazimira Zgleits, Sofia Rafalovich, Natalya Manchenko)Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935) was a pioneering avant-garde artist and art theorist whose invention of Suprematism profoundly altered …