Monk, Painter (c. 1400–1455) Dominican friar and painter Fra Angelico lived in Florence during the early 1400s. He is considered […]

Illustrator, Painter, Scientist (1785–1851) John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, artist and naturalist known for his studies, drawings and […]

Painter (c. 1450–1516) Hieronymus Bosch was a European painter of the late Middle Ages. His two most famous works are […]

Painter (1445–1510) Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance-era. He contributed to the frescoes in the Sistine […]

Painter (1882–1963) Georges Braque was a 20th century French painter best known for inventing Cubism with Pablo Picasso. Synopsis Georges […]

Painter (1697–1768) Italian artist Canatello produced topographical paintings of Venice, London and the English countryside. He significantly influenced landscape painting. […]

Painter (c. 1571–1610) Caravaggio, or Michelangelo Merisi, was an Italian painter who is considered one of the fathers of modern […]

Journalist, Painter (1796–1872) American artist George Catlin recorded Native American culture in his sketches and portraits. The Smithsonian acquired most […]

Writer, Painter (1888–1978) Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico is best known for his enigmatic paintings of the 1910s and ’20s, […]

Painter (1738–1815) John Singleton Copley was an American painter of portraits and historical subjects. He is generally acclaimed as the […]