Germany
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Biography: Walter Richard Sickert
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942) was a British painter and influential figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on…
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Biography: Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), a German artist, printmaker, and sculptor, stands as one of the most powerful and compassionate voices in the…
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Biography: Max Nonnenbruch
Max Nonnenbruch (1857–1922) was a German painter associated with the Munich School, a group of artists who were active in the…
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Biography: Louis Welden Hawkins
Louis Welden Hawkins (1849-1910) was a British-born painter who spent the majority of his career in France, becoming a notable figure…
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Frauenkirche, Nürnberg
The Frauenkirche (“Church of Our Lady”) is a church in Nuremberg, Germany. It stands on the eastern side of the main market. An example of brick…
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Biography: Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) was a seminal figure in 19th-century German Romanticism, a movement that sought to emphasize emotion and individualism,…
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Biography: Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth (1858–1925) was a German painter and printmaker associated with the Impressionist and Expressionist movements. He was known for his…
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Biography: Franz Von Stuck
Franz von Stuck was a prominent German painter, sculptor, and designer who lived from February 23, 1863, to August 30, 1928.…
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Biography: Louise-Catherine Breslau
Louise-Catherine Breslau, born on December 6, 1856, in Munich, Germany, emerged as a prominent Swiss-born portrait painter, celebrated for her ability…
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Biography: Lucas Cranach The Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a renowned German Renaissance painter and printmaker, born on October 4, 1472, in Kronach, Franconia (modern-day…
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Inspiration: “Artist’s Wife in a Blue Hat,” by August Macke
August Robert Ludwig Macke was born in Germany on 3 January 1887, in Meschede, Westphalia. He was the only son of…