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Reference John Constable (1776–1837)
English landscape painter known for his everyday countryside scenes.
His famous paintings include The Hay Wain and The Cornfield.

In this section you’ll find a useful Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)
French painter of the Romantic period, when art, writing, and music
collection of lists and diagrams packed focused on emotions. He chose dramatic subjects, deliberately painting
so that his individual brushstrokes could be seen.
with helpful information. Paul Cézanne (1839–1906)
French painter, sometimes called the father of modern art. He mainly
painted landscapes and still lifes (objects like flowers and fruits), building
Artists up his pictures with large blocks of color.
An artist is someone who creates art by painting, Claude Monet (1840–1926)
sculpting, or making. Even early humans made cave French landscape painter who invented the Impressionist style of art,
which tried to paint the overall effect of a moment in time.
paintings. Many artists are famous for inventing new Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
styles of art and ways of painting. Dutch painter who developed a unique style featuring bright colors and
dramatic brushstrokes. He was not well known until after he died.
Giotto (around 1266–1337)
Italian painter who started painting in a more lifelike way. His pictures Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
mark the start of the Renaissance style of painting, which was more Norwegian painter who had a tragic childhood and painted many works
realistic than what had been before. expressing fear and anxiety. His most famous painting is The Scream.
Jan van Eyck (around 1390–1441) Qi Baishi (1864–1957)
The first great painter to develop the use of oil paints. He came from Popular Chinese artist whose many works include a variety of subjects
what is now Belgium. such as paintings of individual animals and plants.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Italian painter, inventor, and thinker who painted people with natural French painter. His brightly colored, usually cheerful works are
expressions. His most famous works are the Mona Lisa and the wall sometimes abstract, but usually he painted recognizable objects in a
painting The Last Supper. simplified style.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951)
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet, often called simply Indian painter and author who helped develop Indian art that was less
”Michelangelo.” His large religious paintings on the ceiling and walls of dependent on British influence (Britain ruled India at the time). His uncle
the Sistine Chapel in Rome are among the most famous of all artworks. was the poet Rabindranath Tagore (see “Writers” list).
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483–1520) Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Italian painter of religious works and portraits. He used Leonardo’s and Spanish artist, probably the most famous painter of the 20th century.
Michelangelo’s techniques to make paintings that influenced art for He painted in a variety of modern art styles and helped invent Cubism,
hundreds of years. which includes lots of geometric shapes such as squares and triangles.
Titian (around 1488–1576) Edward Hopper (1882–1967)
Painter from Venice, Italy, whose works include mythological scenes and American painter of realistic scenes, often city streets or buildings,
realistic portraits of people, and are well known for their bright colors. either deserted or with lonely-looking people in them.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Artist and diplomat who lived in what is now Belgium. He was the most Mexican painter best known for his colorful, action-packed wall
famous painter of the Baroque style, which came after the Renaissance paintings which often have a political message. Husband of Frida Kahlo.
and features dramatic situations and emotions. Mark Rothko (1903–1970)
Claude Lorrain (around 1600–1682) American abstract artist whose work features rectangular blocks of
French landscape painter who mainly worked in Italy. His landscapes color painted without sharp edges.
often include ancient ruins, and inspired the fashion for landscape Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
gardening, where people tried to make their land look like his paintings. Spanish painter and sculptor who belonged to the art movement called
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606–1669) Surrealism, which created made-up subjects. His work features
Dutch painter whose great skill as an artist helped him paint people’s dreamlike impossible scenes, painted in a highly realistic way.
emotions. Many of his best paintings are self-portraits. Frida Kahlo (1907–1954)
Francisco Goya (1746–1828) Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. She had a complex life,
Spanish artist who became official painter to the King of Spain, but affected by an accident and illness as a child. Wife of Diego Rivera.
whose works also include nightmare scenes and paintings of the Jackson Pollock (1912–1956)
horrors of war. American painter best known for his “action paintings”—abstract works
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) created by dribbling swirls of paint on a canvas.
Japanese artist who excelled in painting scenes from everyday life and Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
landscapes. Many of his works feature the snow-capped Japanese American founder of Pop Art, which takes everyday images such as soup
volcano, Mount Fuji. cans or celebrities’ faces and uses them as the basis for artworks.
J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) Antony Gormley (born 1950)
English landscape painter whose works show his interests in travel, British sculptor whose works include the huge outdoor winged figure
the sea, history, and literature. In his later paintings the scenes are the Angel of the North near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
sometimes almost completely hidden by mist, rain, or snow.
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