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Portrait Painting

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

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.
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.
Amedeo ModiglianiArtist · SculptureAmedeo Clemente Modigliani (12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France.
Anders ZornEngraver · PrintsAnders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist.
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.
Annibale CarracciArtist · PaintingsAnnibale Carracci (UKalso; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome.
Antonello da MessinaArtist · PaintingsAntonello da Messina (c. 1425–1430February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian…
Arshile GorkyArtist · SculptureArshile Gorky (born Vostanik Manoug Adoian; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-American painter.
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.
Carl LarssonEngraver · PrintsCarl Olof Larsson (Sv-Carl Larsson.ogg; 28 May 1853 – 22 January 1919) was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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 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.
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…
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.
Frans HalsEngraver · PrintsFrans Hals the Elder[1] (lang; c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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.
Frida KahloArtist · PaintingsMagdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (ˈfɾiða ˈkalo; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and…
Gilbert StuartArtist · PaintingsGilbert Stuart (Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists.
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…
Hans Holbein the YoungerEngraver · PrintsHans Holbein the Younger (Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German painter and printmaker active in Switzerland and England.
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.
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…
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 van EyckDesigner · DesignJan van Eyck[1] (lang; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as early Netherlandish…
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresArtist · PaintingsJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
Johann Rudolf HuberEngraver · PrintsJohann Rudolf Huber (21 April 1668 – 28 February 1748) was a Swiss portrait painter.
John LinnellEngraver · Prints
Jørgen RoedEngraver · PrintsJørgen Roed (13 January 1808 – 8 August 1888), Danish portrait and genre painter associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting, was born in Ringsted to Peder Jørgensen Roed and wife,…
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.
Lucas Cranach the ElderEngraver · PrintsLucas Cranach the Elder (Lucas Cranach der Ältere; c. 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
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.
Pierre-Auguste RenoirArtist · PaintingsPierre-Auguste Renoir (lang; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a leading French Impressionist artist.
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.
Samuel Finley Breese MorseArtist · SculptureSamuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter.
Sesshū TōyōArtist · Paintings1420 – August 26, 1506, also known simply as Sesshū, was a Japanese Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink painting.
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.
Thomas GainsboroughEngraver · PrintsThomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting.
TitianArtist · PaintingsTiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/149027 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian Renaissance painter.
William BeecheyArtist · PaintingsSir William Beechey (12 December 175328 January 1839) was a British portraitist during the golden age of British painting.
William DobsonArtist · PaintingsWilliam Dobson (disambiguation)

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