Britannica Quiz Artists, Painters, & Architects 1 of 2 Pierre-Auguste Renoir: La GrenouillèreLa Grenouillère, oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1869; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.(more) 2 of 2 What happened when two Impressionist artists painted the same scenePicture this: It's ...
Earned renown as the presenter of the BBC television quiz programme Mastermind, which he hosted for 25 years. Literature Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Born and studied in Edinburgh. Scottish physician and writer, particularly renowned for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. ...
Influenced by European painters, he developed a strong American sensibility in his work. Cole primarily focused on oil on canvas, creating allegoric paintings with small figures set against dramatic natural landscapes. His works often critiqued industrialism, urbanism, and westward expansion, offering ...