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His Early LifeVasily Vasilyevich Kandinsky, better known as Wassily Kandinsky, was a Russian painter and art theorist. He was born in Moscow, Russia on 16 December 1866. Kandinsky’s father was a wealt … read more

His Early LifeMelchior d’Hondecoeter (1636-1695) was the grandson of Gilles and the son of Gijsbrecht de Hondecoeter, all of whom were painters of animals and still lifes. Melchior d’Hondecoeter was b … read more

Her Early LifeMaria Anna Angelica Kauffman, better known as Angelica Kauffman, who was also famously known as ‘Miss Angel’, was Austrian. She was born in 1741 in Chur Switzerland. Her mother was Swiss … read more

His Early LifeLeonardo 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 upbring … read more

His Early LifeClaude le Lorrain, also known as Claude Gellee (1600-1682) or Claude, was born in a village in the Vosges region of northeastern France. Though the year of his birth is often recorded as … read more