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Sandro Botticelli

People; Artists

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) – "If Botticelli were alive now he would be working for Vogue", said actor Peter Ustinov. As well as Raphael, Botticelli had been equally loved or hated in different ...

John Constable (1776-1837) – John Constable (1776-1837) is, along with Turner, the great figure of English romanticism. But unlike his contemporary, he never left England, and he devoted all his time ...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

People; Artists

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) – One of the key figures of Impressionism, he soon left the movement to pursue a more personal, academic painting.

James Mcneill Whistler

People; Artists

James Mcneill Whistler (1856-1921) – Along with Winslow Homer, the great figure of American painting of his time. Whistler was an excellent portraitist, which is shown in the fabulous portrait of his ...

Ai Weiwei

People; Artists

Born in 1957 in Beijing, Weiwei is a controversial contemporary Chinese artist not shy about speaking out against the Chinese government's handling of democracy and human rights. In 2011 Weiwei was ...

Philippe Petit

People; Artists

French performer and high-wire artist, who gained international fame when he did a high-wire walk between the Twin Towers in New York in 1974, a stunt which took 6 years in planning. Two ...

Al Hirschfeld

People; Artists

An American caricaturist who possessed a distinctive style and was most famed for including the name of his daughter, Nina, into all of his drawings. As this gimmick became more and more popular and ...