Whether they're known for fiction, non-fiction, poetry or even technical writing, the famous Dutch authors on this list have kept that tradition alive by writing renowned works that have been praised around the world. You can find useful information below about these notable Dutch writers, such...
Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous painters in the world. His painting, titled Guernica, is number 6 on the top 10 list. The Spanish civil war is depicted in the painting. The painting shows the sufferings and tragedies of war when the German bombers bombed the Basque town of Guerni...
Pre-Raphaelite Painters Ford Madox Brown(1821-93) Fringe member, socially conscientious painter, muralist, stained glass artist. William Holman Hunt(1827-1910) Co-founder of PRB. Famous paintings includeThe Lady of Shalott. Dante Gabriel Rossetti(1828-82) ...
See also: Famous Landscape Paintings. • Top Genre Paintings For the most beautiful genre works, see: Greatest Genre Paintings. See also: Best Genre Painters. • Top Still Life Paintings For the finest still lifes, see: Best Still Life Painters.•...
From Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, to the leading styles of Post-Impressionists such as Henri Rousseau and Paul Cézanne, here’s our list of famous French artists you should know.
Peter Doig ( DOYG; born 17 April 1959) is a Scottish painter. One of the most renowned living figurative painters, he has settled in Trinidad since 2002. In 2007, his painting White Canoe sold at Sotheby's for $11.3 million, then an auction record for a living European artist...
This is why he is one of the most celebrated and famous portrait painters of all time. In his pursuit of truth and realism, Rembrandt used light to highlight the texture and skin and reveal emotion through expression. Photography literally means ‘drawing with light” – so what better ‘men...
Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist born in 1898 who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. He was also a draftsman, book illustrator, tapestry designer, and muralist, but his main work was as a printmaker. He became known for his detailed realisti...
Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, and theorist. He is widely regarded as being one of the greatest painters of all time, and is also credited with having founded the High Renaissance. His ‘Mona Lisa’ artwork is generally thought of as being the world’s most famous pain...
toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through baptism that John the Baptist represents. The work is often quoted by later painters, especially those in the late Renaissance and Mannerist schools. The inclusion of a gesture similar to John's would increase the importance of a ...