MOST OUTSTANDING

ARTISTS OF EUROPE

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Romanian Artists

Nicolae Grigorescu

• Grigorescu in 1860• BornNicolae Grigorescu

15 May 1838Pitaru, Dâmbovița County, RomaniaDied21 July 1907 (aged 69)Câmpina, RomaniaEducationÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-ArtsKnown forPainting, drawingNotable workȚărancă din Muscel, Car cu boi, Atacul de la Smârdan, Fata cu basmaua galbenăMovementBarbizon school, Impressionism

Ștefan Luchian

• Born1 February 1868ȘtefăneștiDied28 June 1916 (aged 48)BucharestNationalityRomanianEducationWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau, Nicolae GrigorescuKnown forPainting, and modernismMovementImpressionism, Post-impressionism, SymbolismPatron(s)Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești, Take Ionescu

Constantin Brâncuși

• BornFebruary 19, 1876Hobița, Romanian United PrincipalitiesDiedMarch 16, 1957 (aged 81)Paris, FranceResting placeCimetière du Montparnasse, ParisNationalityRomanianEducationÉcole des Beaux-ArtsKnown forSculptureNotable workThe Endless Column (1938)

• Bird in Space (1919)• Torso of a Young Man (1917–22)• The Newborn (1915)• Mademoiselle Pogany (1913)• Prometheus (1911)• Sleeping Muse (1910)• The Kiss (1908)• MovementModernismAwardsElection to Romanian AcademyPatron(s)John Quinn

POLISH ARTISTS

Jan Matejko

• Born June 24, 1838Free City of Kraków

• DiedNovember 1, 1893 (aged 55)Kraków, Austria–HungaryNationalityPolishEducationSchool of Fine Arts, KrakówKnown forPainting, drawingNotable workBattle of GrunwaldStańczykThe Prussian HomageMovementHistory painting

Józef Chełmoński

• BornJózef Marian Chełmoński7 November 1849Łowicz, Congress PolandDiedApril 6, 1914 (aged 64)Kuklówka, Grodzisk MazowieckiNationalityPolishKnown forPainting, drawingMovementPolish Patriotic Painting

Wojciech Kossak

• BornWojciech Horacy Kossak31 December 1856Paris, FranceDied29 July 1942 (aged 85)Kraków, PolandNationalityPolishKnown forPaintingNotable workThe Racławice PanoramaPanorama BerezynaOlszynka GrochowskaWyjazd na polowanie w GödöllöKrwawa niedziela w Petersburgu 22 stycznia 1905 

WIT STWOSZ• Born before 1450

Horb am NeckarDiedSeptember 20, 1533NurembergResting placeSt. Johannis cemetery, NurembergKnown forSculptureMovementLate Gothic, Northern Renaissance

SPANISH ARTISTS

Alonzo Cano

• (19 March 1601 – 3 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada.

Diego Velázquez

• Born Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquezbaptized June 6, 1599Seville, Spain

• Died August 6, 1660 (aged 61)Madrid, SpainNationalitySpanishKnown forPaintingNotable workLas Meninas, 1656Rokeby Venus, 1644–1648The Surrender of Breda, 1634–1635List of worksMovementBaroque

Pablo Picasso

• BornPablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso[1]

25 October 1881Málaga, SpainDied8 April 1973 (aged 91)Mougins, FranceResting placeChâteau of Vauvenargues43.554142°N 5.604438°ENationalitySpanishEducationJosé Ruiz y Blasco (father)Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San FernandoKnown forPainting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, stage design, writingNotable workLes Demoiselles d'Avignon(1907)Guernica (1937)The Weeping Woman (1937)MovementCubism, SurrealismSpouse(s)Olga Khokhlova(m. 1918; d. 1955)Jacqueline Roque(m. 1961)

Salvador Dalí

• Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech11 May 1904Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

• Died 23 January 1989 (aged 84)Figueres, Catalonia, SpainResting placeCrypt at Dalí Theatre and Museum, FigueresNationalitySpanishEducationSan Fernando School of Fine Arts, Madrid, SpainKnown forPainting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Writing, FilmNotable workThe Persistence of Memory(1931)

• Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment(1935)• Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) (1936)• Swans Reflecting Elephants(1937)• Ballerina in a Death's Head(1939)• Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening(1944)• The Temptation of St. Anthony(1946)• The Elephants (1948)• Galatea of the Spheres (1952)• Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) (1954)• MovementCubism, Dada, SurrealismSpouse(s)Gala Dalí (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova) (1934-1982; her

death)

TURKISH ARTISTS

OSMAN HAMDI BEY

• Born Osman Hamdi30 December 1842ISTANBUL

• Died 24 February 1910 (Aged 68)KonstantiniyyeNationalityOttoman TurkKnown forPainting, archaeologyNotable workThe Tortoise Trainer

ABİDİN DİNO

• Born Abidin Dino23 March 1913İstanbul, Ottoman Empire

• Died 7 December 1993 (aged 80)Paris, FranceNationalityTurkishKnown forPainting

ALİ HADİ BARA

• Born September 9, 1906Tehran, Iran

• Died August 30, 1971Instanbul, TurkeyNationalityTurkishEducation Fine Arts Academy in IstanbulKnown forSculpture

Ali Teoman Germaner• Born 1934  İstanbul• He studied at IDGSA ( Department of Sculpture) between 1949-

1954

ITALIAN ARTISTS

Leonardo da Vinci

• Born Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci15 April 1452Vinci, Republic of Florence(present-day Italy)

• Died 2 May 1519 (aged 67)Amboise, Kingdom of France

• Known forArt, scienceWorksMona Lisa• The Last Supper• The Vitruvian Man• Lady with an Ermine• MovementHigh Renaissance

Sandro Botticelli

• Born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepic. 1445[1]

Florence, Republic of Florence, (now Italy)• Died May 17, 1510 (aged c. 64)

Florence, Republic of FlorenceNationalityItalianEducationFilippo LippiAndrea del Verrocchio

• Known forPaintingNotable workPrimaveraThe Birth of VenusThe Adoration of the MagiOther worksMovementItalian Renaissance

Michelangelo

• Born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni6 March 1475Caprese near Arezzo, Republic of Florence (present-day Tuscany, Italy)

• Died 18 February 1564 (aged 88)Rome, Papal States (present-day Italy)

• Known forSculpture, painting, architecture, and poetryNotable workDavid

• Pietà• The Last Judgment• Sistine Chapel ceiling• MovementHigh Renaissance

PORTUGUESE ARTISTS

JOAN MIRO

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro

• Born March 21, 1846Lisbon, Portugal

• Died January 23, 1905 (aged 58)Lisbon, PortugalNationalityPortugueseNotable works

• Zé Povinho

HUNGARIAN ARTISTS