• List of Greek Artists

    Ancient Greece Painters Agatharchus Antiphilus Apelles Apollodorus (painter) Aristides of Thebes Cimon of Cleonae Echion (painter) Euphranor Eupompus Melanthius Panaenus Parrhasius Pausias Polyeidos (poet) Polygnotus Protogenes Theon of Samos Zeuxis Potters Andokides…

  • Biography: Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro

    Biography: Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro

    Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857–1929) was a prominent Portuguese painter and realist artist. He was a leading figure in the Portuguese artistic scene during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and played…

  • Biography: Antonio Mancini

    Biography: Antonio Mancini

    Antonio Mancini, born on November 14, 1852, in Rome, Italy, was a prominent Italian artist known for his exceptional contributions to realist painting and portraiture. His life and career spanned a crucial…

  • Biography: Howard Chandler Christy

    Biography: Howard Chandler Christy

    Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952) was an American artist known for his illustrations and paintings, particularly for his patriotic and romanticized portrayals of American life and history. He gained widespread popularity during the…

  • Biography: Eugen Von Blaas

    Biography: Eugen Von Blaas

    Eugen von Blaas, also known as Eugenio Blaas or Eugenio de Blaas (1843–1931), was an Italian-Austrian painter known for his genre paintings, particularly those depicting scenes of everyday life in Italy. He…

  • Biography: Isaac Israëls

    Biography: Isaac Israëls

    Isaac Israëls, a prominent Dutch painter, was born on February 3, 1865, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He hailed from a family deeply immersed in the arts; his father, Jozef Israëls, was a well-known…

  • Jugendstil: The German Art Nouveau Movement

    Jugendstil: The German Art Nouveau Movement

    Jugendstil was Germany’s unique take on the Art Nouveau movement, emerging in the late 19th century and flourishing into the early 20th century. It was characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and…

  • Inspiration: “Engaged,” by Elin Danielson Gabogi

    Inspiration: “Engaged,” by Elin Danielson Gabogi

    Elin Danielson was born in the small village of Noormarkku, near the city of Pori in Western Finland. At the age of fifteen she moved to Helsinki and started studying in the Academy of Fine Arts where her teachers included Carl…

  • Biography: Elioth Gruner

    Biography: Elioth Gruner

    Elioth Gruner (1882–1939) was an Australian landscape painter known for his contributions to Australian art during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is regarded as one of the country’s leading…