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His Early LifeJan Havickszoon Steen (1626-1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was born in Leiden. The Netherlands in 1626. He was the eldest son of Havick Steen. Besides being a brewer and grain … read more

Albertus Gerardus Bilders, also known as Gerard Bilders, was born in Utrecht in 1838. His father, Johannes Warnardus Bilders was a landscape painter. Gerard received his first art lessons from his fat … read more

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo was the illegitimate son of Messer Piero Fruosino da Vinci, a wealthy and powerful local lawyer and Caterina. He was born in a Tuscan village town of Vinci and his rural upbr … read more

His Early LifeHis father, Ernst Klimt, was a gold engraver and his mother, Anna Fenster, was an aspiring musical performer. He was the second of his parents’ seven children, two brothers, and four sis … read more

His Early LifeRaphael was born Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, in 1483 in the Duchy of Urbino, not far from the modern-day city of Florence. He was born into a family of artists, as his father was court p … read more