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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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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: Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) was a Dutch-born British painter known for his lavish depictions of classical antiquity, blending meticulous historical research…
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Biography: Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough, one of the leading portrait and landscape painters of 18th-century England, was born on May 14, 1727, in Sudbury,…
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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…
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Inspiration: “Edith Villiers,” by George Frederic Watts
EDITH VILLIERSGeorge Frederic Watts23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904English Edith Villiers was born on 15 Sep 1841 into the aristocratic…
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Biography: Thomas Kennington
Thomas Benjamin Kennington, a prominent English painter, was born on April 7, 1856, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. His artistic career unfolded during…
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Inspiration: “Lamia,” by John William Waterhouse
Lamia was a woman who became a child-eating monster after her children were destroyed by Hera, who learned of her husband…
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Inspiration: “Elizabeth and Carmen Pinschof,” by Tom Roberts
ELIZABETH AND CARMEN PINSCHOFTom Roberts (8 March 1856 – 14 September 1931)Australian/Englishc. 1900 Tom Roberts was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England,…
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Biography: Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley, born on August 21, 1872, in Brighton, England, was a highly influential and controversial figure in the world of…
