England
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Biography: John Maler Collier
John Maler Collier (1850–1934) was a prominent British artist known for his distinctive contributions to the Pre-Raphaelite movement and for his…
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Biography: William Arthur Breakspeare
William Arthur Breakspeare (1855-1914) was an English painter known for his contributions to the world of Victorian art, particularly in the…
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Biography: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, born on May 12, 1828, in London, England, was a pivotal figure in the 19th-century art world, renowned…
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Biography: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) was an English painter whose work is celebrated for its pioneering approach to landscape painting and…
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Biography: John Constable
John Constable, born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, is one of the most celebrated British landscape painters,…
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Biography: Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) was a pioneering British photographer known for her powerful and emotive portraits and for her innovative approach…
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Inspiration: “A Woodland Nymph,” by Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Calderon was born in Poitiers, France. His father, the Reverend Juan Calderón ( 19 April 1791 in Villafranca de los Caballeros;…
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Biography: William Morris
William Morris, born on March 24, 1834, in Walthamstow, England, emerged as a multifaceted force in the 19th-century arts and crafts…
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Inspiration: “Idleness,” by John William Godward
Godward was a Victorian Neo-Classicist, and therefore, in theory, a follower of Frederic Leighton. However, he is more closely allied stylistically to…
