Artists
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Henry Bacon
Biography Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866 – February 16, 1924) was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, which was his final project before his 1924 death. Bacon was born in Watseka, Illinois. He studied briefly at the University of… Continue reading
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Frank Dicksee
Biography Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee KCVO PRA (November 27, 1853 – October 17, 1928) was an English painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time. Dicksee’s father,… Continue reading
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Edward John Poynter
Biography Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet GCVO, PRA ( March 20, 1836 – July 26, 1919) was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman, who served as President of the Royal Academy. Poynter was the son of architect Ambrose Poynter. He was born in Paris, France, though his parents returned to Britain soon after his… Continue reading
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Caspar David Friedrich
Biography Caspar David Friedrich was born on 5 September 1774, in Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania, on the Baltic coast of Germany. The sixth of ten children, he was raised in the strict Lutheran creed of his father Adolf Gottlieb Friedrich, a candle-maker and soap boiler. Records of the family’s financial circumstances are contradictory; while some sources… Continue reading
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Francesco Hayez
Biography Francesco Hayez (February 10, 1791 – February 12, 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and portraits. Hayez was from a relatively poor family from Venice. His father, Giovanni, was of French origin… Continue reading
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Irving Ramsey Wiles
Biography Irving Ramsey Wiles (April 8, 1861 – July 29, 1948) was an American artist, born in Utica, New York. In the early 20th century, Wiles was a popular exponent of American grand manner portraiture as redefined by the work of John Singer Sargent, Giovanni Boldini, and James Whistler in late 19th century Europe. During… Continue reading
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Martín Rico y Ortega
Biography Martín Rico y Ortega (November 12, 1833 – April 13, 1908) was a Spanish painter of landscapes and cityscapes. Rico was one of the most important artists of the second half of the nineteenth century in his native country, and enjoyed wide international recognition as well, especially in France and the United States. From… Continue reading
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Ilya Repin
Biography Ilya Yefimovich Repin (August 5, 1844 – September 29, 1930) was a Ukrainian-born Russian painter. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russia in the 19th century. His major works include Barge Haulers on the Volga (1873), Religious Procession in Kursk Province (1880–1883), Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (1885); and… Continue reading
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Anders Zorn
Biography Anders Leonard Zorn (February 18, 1860 – August 22, 1920) was a Swedish artist. He attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. Zorn was born and raised on his grandparents’ farm in Yvraden, a hamlet near the village of Utmeland in the parish of Mora, Dalarna. He studied until the age… Continue reading
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Dante Gabriel Rosetti
Biography Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (May 12, 1828 – April 9, 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers,… Continue reading
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