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Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) was an American landscape painter. He was a leading member of Hudson River School artists, of which Thomas Cole was one of the founding members. He was known for h … read more

His Early LifeJoseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was an English Romantic painter and watercolourist. He is famous for imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He le … read more

His Early LifeFrans Hals the Elder (1582-1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was born in 1582 in Antwerp, Flanders, Spanish Netherlands, present Belgium. Hals was the son of a cloth merchant, Fra … read more

His Early LifeCaravaggio’s early Christian name was Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610). He was born on Sept 29, 1571, in Milan, Italy, a few years after the death of the famous sculptor Michelangelo Buon … read more

Her Early LifeSofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter. She was born in Cremona Diuchy of Milan in 1532. Sofonisba’s father was a nobleman from a wealthy family. In 1546, bo … read more