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

Abraham BloemaertEngraver · PrintsAbraham Bloemaert (25 December 1566 – 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who used etching and engraving.
Abraham BlootelingEngraver · PrintsAbraham Blooteling (or Bloteling) (1634–1690) was a Dutch designer and engraver.
Abraham Janssens IDesigner · Modern designAbraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (1575–1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show…
Adélaïde Labille-GuiardArtist · PaintingsAdélaïde Labille-Guiard (Labille; 11 April 1749 – 24 April 1803), also known as Adélaïde Labille-Guiard des Vertus, was a French miniaturist and portrait painter.
Adriaen van der WerffDesigner · DesignAdriaen van der Werff (21 January 1659 – 12 November 1722) was a Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. He painted several works for the Medicis.
Akseli Gallen-KallelaEngraver · PrintsAkseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter and a leading figure of Finnish romantic nationalism around the turn of the 20th…
Albert EdelfeltIllustrator · IllustrationAlbert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 – 18 August 1905) was a Finnish painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realist approach to art.
Alfred DehodencqArtist · PaintingsAlfred Dehodencq (23 April 1822 – 2 January 1882; born Edmé-Alexis-Alfred Dehodencq) was a French Orientalist painter known for his vivid oil paintings of Andalusian and North African…
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.
Angelica KauffmannEngraver · PrintsMaria Anna Angelika Kauffmann (30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss painter who had a successful career in London and Rome.
Anne-Louis GirodetIllustrator · IllustrationAnne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (an lwi ʒiʁɔdɛ də ʁusi tʁijozɔ̃; or de Roucy), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824), was a French…
Annibale CarracciArtist · PaintingsAnnibale Carracci (UKalso; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome.
Arnold BöcklinArtist · SculptureArnold Böcklin (ˈaʁnɔlt ˈbœklin; 16 October 182716 January 1901) was a Swiss Symbolist painter. His five versions of the Isle of the Dead inspired works by several late Romantic composers.
Benjamin WestArtist · PaintingsBenjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General…
BronzinoAuthor · BooksAgnolo di Cosimo (17 November 150323 November 1572), usually known as Bronzino (Il Bronzino il bronˈdziːno) or Agnolo Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence.
Carel FabritiusArtist · PaintingsCarel Pieterszoon (abbr. Abbreviated patronymic surname Pietersz.) Fabritius (ˈkaːrəl ˈpitərs faːˈbritsijʏs; bapt.
Carl Gustaf HellqvistArtist · PaintingsCarl Gustaf Hellqvist (15 December 1851 – 19 November 1890) was one of Sweden's most popular historical painters in the 19th century.
Carl SteffeckArtist · PaintingsCarl Constantin Heinrich Steffeck (4 April 1818 – 11 July 1890) was a German painter and graphic artist. He was especially well known for his paintings of horses and dogs.
Caspar NetscherArtist · PaintingsCaspar (or Gaspar) Netscher (1639 – January 15, 1684) was a Dutch painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern…
Charles GleyreArtist · PaintingsMarc Gabriel Charles Gleyre (2 May 1806 – 5 May 1874), was a Swiss artist who was a resident in France from an early age.
Charles Hamilton SmithIllustrator · IllustrationLieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith, KH, KW, FRS, FLS (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was a British Army officer, artist, naturalist, antiquary and spy.
Charles Le BrunEngraver · PrintsCharles Le Brun (baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was a French painter, physiognomist, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time.
David WilkieArtist · PaintingsSir David Wilkie (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes.
Diego VelázquezArtist · PaintingsDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 15996 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the…
Edward Burne-JonesIllustrator · IllustrationSir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet (28 August 183317 June 1898), was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
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.
Eugène DevériaArtist · SculptureEugène François Marie Joseph Devéria (22 April 1805, in Paris – 3 February 1865, in Pau) was a French Romantic history painter, portraitist and muralist.
Évariste-Vital LuminaisDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Luminais
Ferdinand KellerIllustrator · IllustrationFerdinand Keller, or von Keller (5 August 1842 – 8 July 1922) was a German genre and history painter.
Ferdinand PauwelsArtist · PaintingsWilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels ([ˈpʌu̯əls]; 13 April 1830, Ekeren – 26 March 1904, Dresden) was a Belgian history painter who lived and worked in Germany.
Fernand CormonArtist · PaintingsFernand Cormon (24 December 1845 – 20 March 1924) was a French painter born in Paris.
François BoucherEngraver · PrintsFrançois Boucher (lang; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
François FlamengIllustrator · IllustrationFrançois Léopold Flameng (6 December 1856 – 28 February 1923) was a French painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the son of printmaker Léopold Flameng who educated him.
François GérardIllustrator · IllustrationFrançois Pascal Simon Gérard (fʁɑ̃swa paskal simɔ̃ ʒeʁaʁ, 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a French painter.
François-Édouard PicotArtist · PaintingsFrançois-Édouard Picot (10 October 1786 – 15 March 1868) was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects.
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 Caleb BinghamArtist · PaintingsGeorge Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) is recognized as one of the most important American artists of the 19th century.
Gerard van HonthorstEngraver · PrintsGerard "Gerrit" van Honthorst (4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the…
Gerbrand van den EeckhoutEngraver · PrintsGerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt.
Giorgio VasariDesigner · DesignGiorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer known for his work Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors,…
GiorgioneArtist · PaintingsGiorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco (1470s – 17 September 1510), known as Giorgione, was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties.
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.
Giovanni FattoriEngraver · PrintsGiovanni Fattori (6 September 182530 August 1908) was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli.
Girolamo MuzianoDesigner · Modern designGirolamo Muziano or Mutiani (c. 1532 – 1592), was an Italian painter, one of the most prominent artists active in Rome in the mid-to-late sixteenth century.
Giuseppe CastiglioneEngraver · PrintsGiuseppe Castiglione S.J. (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors –…
Gustav KlimtArtist · PaintingsGustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement.
Gustave DoréEngraver · PrintsPaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6January 1832 – 23January 1883) was a French artist.
Hendrik GoltziusEngraver · PrintsHendrick Goltzius (né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
Henry FuseliIllustrator · IllustrationHenry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
Hermann WislicenusDesigner · Modern designHermann Wislicenus (20 September 1825 – 25 April 1899) was a German historical painter. He is chiefly known for his mural paintings in the Imperial Palace of Goslar.
Howard Chandler ChristyIllustrator · IllustrationHoward Chandler Christy (January 10, 1872 – March 3, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator.
Hyacinthe RigaudArtist · PaintingsJacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pron), was a French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other…
Jacob JordaensEngraver · PrintsJacques "Jacob" Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and a designer of tapestries and prints.
Jacob MathamEngraver · PrintsJacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of Haarlem, was an engraver and pen-draftsman.
Jacques StellaEngraver · PrintsJacques Stella (1596 – 29 April 1657) was a French painter, a leading exponent of the neoclassical style of Parisian Atticism.
Jan Brueghel the ElderArtist · PaintingsJan Brueghel the Elder (usalso; 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman.
Jan LuykenEngraver · PrintsJohannes or Jan Luyken (16 April 1649 – 5 April 1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver.
Jan MatejkoArtist · PaintingsJan Alojzy Matejko (Pl-Jan Matejko.ogg; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for…
Jan MielEngraver · PrintsJan Miel (1599 – April 1664) was a Flemish painter and engraver who was active in Italy.
Jaroslav ČermákIllustrator · IllustrationJaroslav Čermák (1 August 1830 – 23 April 1878) was a Czech painter known primarily for his history paintings. Many of his paintings are in the collection of the National Gallery in Prague.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresArtist · PaintingsJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
Jean-Baptiste RegnaultArtist · PaintingsJean-Baptiste Regnault (ʒɑ̃ batist ʁəɲo; 9 October 1754 – 12 November 1829) was a French painter.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du NouÿArtist · SculptureJean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (10 June 1842 – 19 February 1923) was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor.
Jean-Paul LaurensArtist · SculptureJean-Paul Laurens (28 March 1838 – 23 March 1921) was a romanticist French painter and sculptor, and he is one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style.
Johann ZoffanyEngraver · PrintsJohan / Johann Joseph Zoffany (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij; 13 March 1733 – 11 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter who was active mainly in England, Italy, and India.
John CollierArtist · PaintingsJohn Maler Collier (27 January 1850 – 11 April 1934) was an English painter and writer.
Joshua ReynoldsArtist · PaintingsSir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.
Julius KronbergArtist · PaintingsJohan Julius Ferdinand Kronberg (11 December 1850 – 17 October 1921) was a Swedish artist and decorative painter.
Juliusz KossakIllustrator · IllustrationJuliusz Fortunat Kossak (15 December 1824 – 3 February 1899) was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses.
Karl BryullovArtist · PaintingsKarl Pavlovich Bryullov (né Brüllo; Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1799 – 23 June [O.S.
Karl von KügelgenArtist · PaintingsJohann Karl Ferdinand von Kügelgen (6 February 1772 –) also known as Carl Ferdinand von Kügelgen, was a landscape and history painter, a Russian court and cabinet painter in St.
Léon BonnatEngraver · PrintsLéon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, art collector and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Léon CognietEngraver · PrintsLéon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter.
Louis HersentEngraver · PrintsLouis Hersent (10 March 1777 – 2 October 1860) was a French painter.
Ludolf BakhuizenEngraver · PrintsLudolf Bakhuizen (28 December 1630 or 1632 – 7 November 1708) was a German-born Dutch painter, draughtsman, calligrapher and printmaker.
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…
Manuel de Araújo Porto-AlegreDesigner · DesignManuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre was a Brazilian painter, writer, architect, journalist, diplomat and politician (1806–1879). He was born in Rio Pardo and died in Lisbon.
Max BeckmannArtist · SculptureMax Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer.
Michiel Jansz. van MiereveltEngraver · PrintsMichiel Janszoon (abbr. Abbreviated Jansz.) van Mierevelt (also spelled Miereveld or Miereveldt; 1 May 1566 – 27 June 1641) was a Dutch painter and draftsman of the Dutch Golden Age.
Nicolas de LargillièreArtist · PaintingsNicolas de Largillière (lang; baptised 10 October 1656 – 20 March 1746) was a French painter and draughtsman.
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.
Nikolai GeArtist · PaintingsNikolai Nikolaevich Ge (–) was a Russian painter who was influential in the development of Russian symbolism. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects.
Paolo UccelloArtist · PaintingsPaolo Uccello (lang; 1397 – 10 December 1475), born Paolo di Dono, was an Italian Renaissance painter and mathematician from Florence who was notable for his pioneering work on visual…
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.
Paulus PotterEngraver · PrintsPaulus Potter (20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in landscapes featuring animals, often from a low vantage point.
Philippe de ChampaigneArtist · PaintingsPhilippe de Champaigne (French pronunciation: [filip də ʃɑ̃paɲ]; 26 May 1602 – 12 August 1674) was a Brabant-born French Baroque era painter, a major exponent of French Baroque painting.
Pierre Mignard IDesigner · Modern designPierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (17 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called "Mignard le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his…
Pieter LastmanArtist · PaintingsPieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens.
Pieter van LaerEngraver · PrintsPieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, in Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch painter and printmaker.
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.
Richard DaddIllustrator · IllustrationRichard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalist scenes, and…
Salomon de BrayIllustrator · IllustrationSalomon de Bray (1597 – 11 May 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect.
Salvator RosaEngraver · PrintsSalvator Rosa (1615 – 15 March 1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted…
Samuel Finley Breese MorseArtist · SculptureSamuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter.
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.
Sofonisba AnguissolaDesigner · Modern designSofonisba Anguissola (also Sophonisba Angussola or Anguisciola; c. 1532 – 16 November 1629) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family.
Solomon Joseph SolomonIllustrator · IllustrationSolomon Joseph Solomon (16 September 1860 – 27 July 1927) was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy.
Theodor AmanArtist · SculptureTheodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes.
Théodore ChassériauArtist · PaintingsThéodore Chassériau (Teodoro Chasseriau; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings,…
TitianArtist · PaintingsTiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/149027 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian Renaissance painter.
Uroš PredićArtist · Paintings"Siroče na majčinom grobu" ("Orphan on mother's grave") (1888)
Willem DrostArtist · PaintingsWillem Drost (baptized 19 April 1633 – buried 25 February 1659) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits.

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