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51 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aaron DouglasIllustrator · IllustrationAaron Douglas (May 26, 1899 – February 2, 1979) was an American painter, illustrator, and visual arts educator. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Alessandro AlloriDesigner · Modern designAlessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (Florence, 31 May 1535 – 22 September 1607) was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school.
Alphonse LegrosArtist · SculptureAlphonse Legros (8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. He moved to London in 1863 and later was naturalized as British.
Andrea MantegnaEngraver · PrintsAndrea Mantegna (lang; c. 1431September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.
Anne Vallayer-CosterArtist · PaintingsAnne Vallayer-Coster (21 December 1744 – 28 February 1818) was a French painter best known for still lifes.
Anthony van DyckArtist · PaintingsSir Anthony van Dyck (Antoon van Dijck; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641)[2][3] was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish…
Antonio CanovaArtist · PaintingsAntonio Canova (1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures.
Auguste RodinArtist · PaintingsFrançois Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture.
Cornelis BloemaertEngraver · PrintsCornelis Bloemaert II (1603 – 28 September 1692), was a Dutch painter and engraver, who after training in the Dutch Republic worked most of his career in Rome.
Crispijn van de Passe the YoungerEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Backgammon players, first half of the 17th century. Amsterdam University Library
Daniel Chester FrenchArtist · SculptureDaniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist · PaintingsGabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
Elisabetta SiraniEngraver · PrintsElisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27.
Fernando BoteroIllustrator · IllustrationFernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian painter and sculptor.
François BoucherEngraver · PrintsFrançois Boucher (lang; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
Frank Cadogan CowperIllustrator · IllustrationFrank Cadogan Cowper (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary scenes, also described as "The Last Pre-Raphaelite".
Frans SnydersArtist · PaintingsFrans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11November 157919August 1657) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes.
Frederic LeightonArtist · SculptureFrederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.
George RomneyArtist · PaintingsGeorge Romney (disambiguation)George Romney
GiottoArtist · SculptureGiotto di Bondone (lang; c. 1267 – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages.
Giovanni Battista TiepoloEngraver · PrintsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo (5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted…
Giovanni BelliniArtist · PaintingsGiovanni Bellini (Zuane Belin; c. 1430 – 29 December 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters.
Giuseppe ArcimboldoDesigner · Modern designGiuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (lang; 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portraits in the shapes of human…
Guido ReniIllustrator · IllustrationGuido Reni (4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de…
Gustave DoréEngraver · PrintsPaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6January 1832 – 23January 1883) was a French artist.
Heinrich AldegreverArtist · PaintingsHeinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf (1502–1555, 1558 or 1561) was a German painter and engraver.
Hendrik van LimborchEngraver · PrintsHendrik van Limborch (9 March 1681 – 3 February 1759) was a painter and an engraver from the Dutch Republic.
Hieronymus BoschArtist · PaintingsHieronymus Bosch (born Jheronimus van Aken; c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch painter from Brabant.
Jacob MathamEngraver · PrintsJacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of Haarlem, was an engraver and pen-draftsman.
Jacopo TintorettoArtist · PaintingsJacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto (lang), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.
Jacques-Louis DavidArtist · PaintingsJacques-Louis David (30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.
Johann Heinrich SchönfeldEngraver · PrintsJohann Heinrich Schönfeld (23 March 1609 – 1684) was a German painter in the Baroque style.
John Everett MillaisPhotographer · PhotographySir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet (8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Joshua ReynoldsArtist · PaintingsSir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.
Lucas Vorsterman the ElderEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg; engraving by Lucas Vorsterman the Elder after a portrait by
Maarten van HeemskerckEngraver · PrintsMaarten van HeemskerckÉgalement graphié « Maerten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen », et le prénom pouvant aussi être « Marten » ou « Martin », né en 1498 à Heemskerk et mort le à Haarlem, est…
Mark TanseyArtist · Paintings
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
Nicolas PoussinArtist · PaintingsNicolas Poussin (lang; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
Paolo VeroneseArtist · PaintingsPaolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese (USalso), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and…
Paulus MoreelseArtist · PaintingsPaulus Moreelse (1571 – 6 March 1638) was a Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.
Piet MondrianIllustrator · IllustrationPieter Cornelis Mondriaan (7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (USalso), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician, who is regarded as one of the greatest…
Pieter van der HeydenEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Autumn, after Hans Bol
RaphaelArtist · SculptureRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino (March 28 or 6 April 14836 April 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
Sandro BotticelliArtist · PaintingsAlessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445 – May 17, 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.
Thomas CrawfordArtist · SculptureThomas Gibson Crawford (March 22, 1814 – October 10, 1857) was an American sculptor who is best known for his numerous artistic contributions to the United States Capitol, including the…

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