Artist Biography
Born: Jheronimus van Aken c. 1450 Died: Buried on 9 August 1516 (aged 65–66) Native name: Jheronimus Bosch Periods: The Renaissance Known for: Painting Short Biography of Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch was a Flemish artist from the 15th and 16th century. He had a fantastic ability to create illustrative pieces that depict the modern world in …
Birth name: Giotto di Bondone Born: 1267, near Florence, Italy Died: January 8, 1337 (Aged about 70) Florence, Italy Nationality: Italian Field: Painting, Fresco Movement: Gothic Works: Scrovegni Chapel frescoes, Campanile Short Biography of Giotto di Bondone To begin with, When you are going to remember an Italian painter, you will remember Giotto at first. …
Born: 29 September 1571, Milan, Dutch of Milan, Spanish Empire. Died: 18 July 1610 (aged 38), Porto Ercole, State of the Presidi, Spanish. Full Name: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Periods: Baroque, Italian Baroque , Renaissance ,Baroque painting. Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio is a famous Baroque artist. And he is also …
Filippo Brunelleschi Born: 1377, Florence, Italy Died: April 15, 1446, Florence, Italy Full Name: Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi Periods:The Renaissance Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi is commonly famous as one of the earliest leading architect and engineer of the Renaissance period. He is honored as the first modern engineer. He was born on 1377, …
Giorgio Vasari Born: July 13, 1511, Arezzo, Italy Died: June 27, 1574, Florence, Italy Period: Renaissance Parents: Antonio Vasari, Maddelena Tacci Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was a famous polymath of the Renaissance period. Giorgio Vasari was a painter, architect, historian and writer. He was born on July 13, 1511, in Arezzo, Italy. His father …
Donatello Born: 1386, Florence, Italy Died: December 13, 1466, Florence, Italy Full Name: Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi Periods: Italian Renaissance, Renaissance Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, commonly known as Donatello was an early Renaissance sculptor. He was famous for his work in bas-relief(a form of shallow relief sculpture). He was also …
Titian Born: 1485, Pieve di Cadore, Italy Died: August 27, 1576, Venice, Italy Series: Danaë Periods: Italian Renaissance, High Renaissance, Renaissance Titian Titian was one of the leading painters of the high renaissance of the 16th century. His full name was Tiziano Vecellio. He was called Titian in English. There has been some confusion about …
Raphael Born: 1483, Urbino, Italy Died: April 6, 1520, Rome, Italy Full name: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino Periods: Italian Renaissance, High Renaissance, Renaissance Raphael Raphael was a famous Italian High Renaissance painter, architect, and sculptor. Raphael was born on April 6, 1483, in Urbino, Italy. During that period Urbino was a central place for Arts …
Sandro Botticelli Born: 1445, Florance, Italy Died: May 17, 1510, Florance, Italy Full Name: Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli Periods: Italian Renaissance, Early Renaissance, Renaissance Sandro Botticelli Sandro Botticelli a famous Italian painter, who born in 1445, in the city of Florence. His full name is Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi which means …
Vincent van Gogh Born: March 30, 1853, Zundert, Netherlands Died: July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise, France Full name: Vincent Willem van Gogh Period: Post-Impressionism Parents: Theodorus van Gogh, Anna Cornelia Carbentus Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853. His Father was a Protestant minister named Theodorus van Gogh …