Painters
A British painter who specialized in painting scenes from British military campaigns and battles. Her famous painting, Roll Call, was bough by Queen Elizabeth to be hung in the Royal Palace.
Elizabeth Thompson (1846-1933)
Rembrandt (1606-1669)
This Mexican artist was a master of canvas and paint. She is also one of the most iconic symbols of the feminist movement.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
Most famous for subjects such as Campbell's Soup, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley and known as the Pope of Pop.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
An American painter and illustrator. Most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. He illustrated for more than 40 books including: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He also painted portraits of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
A Renaissance artist who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
This French painter was one of the founders of the French Impressionist movement. His famous works include Waterlilies, Women in Garden and Impression Sunrise.
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Arguable the greatest French painter of the 18th century and a transitional figure between Baroque art and the Roccoco style that followed.
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1648-1721)
This artist was born in Spain and was considered a painter of the Court and a painter of the people. He was the creator of the Third of May, 1808.
Francisco De Goya (1746-1828)
The first to use wire to create three dimensional linear sculptures.
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
The painter of the Sistine Chapel. He also sculpted David and Pieta, the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the famous carving of Moses on the tomb for Pope Julian II.
Michaelangelo (1465-1564)
This Expressionist is best known for his painting, The Scream.
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
A towering figure of 19th century art and a leader of Romanticism.
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
The most important and famous member of the "graffiti movement" that appeared in the New York scene in the 80s.
Jean-Michael Basquiat (1960-1988)
A pioneering Italian artist of the 20th century who made haunting, atmospheric paintings resembling dreams or nightmares
Georgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
A dutch impressionist painter most famously known for Starry Night.
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
This artist was known for his extraordinary imagination, signature mustache and flamboyant personality. His artwork explored the realm of the subconscious and challenged the conventional notions of reality.
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
This artist is mostly known as the inventor of pointillism.
George Seurat (1859-1891)
The main figure of the American painting of his era. The artist that painted "Hudson River School"
Winslor Homer (1836-1910)
An American artist most famously known for the work, Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1
James Mcneill Whistler (1834-1903)
This Spanish artist changed the definition of classic art by introducing concepts of collage and cubism. Some of his famous works include Geurnica, Bird of Peace and Woman with Fan.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
This Dutch painter is considered one of the most important figure in the history of arts. His famous works include: Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Milkmaid and View of Delft.
Johanne Vermeer (1632-1675)
This painter was known for a brief period between 1947-1950 when he produced drip abstractions where he would lay his easel flat on the floor and drip and fling paint straight from the can.
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
One of the key figures of the impressionist movement. His work is characterized by a richness of feeling and warmth of response to the world.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
A Japanese artist of the Edo period. Mostly known for the woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)