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AI interpretation22.05.1858–12.06.1935
Belmiro de Almeida
Belmiro de Almeida (1858–1935) was a Brazilian artist, illustrator, draftsman, caricaturist, and sculptor. His work reflects a wide range of artistic skills and maintains a cultural connection to Brazil throughout his career.
AI interpretation07.03.1905–27.10.1924
Abraham Ángel
Abraham Ángel Card Valdés (born March 7, 1905, in El Oro, Mexico) was a Mexican artist and cultural figure. At age 16, after being expelled from his family home by his brother Adolfo, he adopted the name Abraham Ángel. He died in Mexico City in 1924.12.05.1921–23.01.1986
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys (1921–1986) was a German artist and one of the leading theorists of postmodernism. A representative of the Fluxus movement and a creator of conceptual art, he worked as a sculptor, performer, illustrator, and educator.1563–19.03.1589
Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn
Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn (1563–1589) was a Korean artist, poet, and writer of the mid-Joseon period. Born in Kangneung and died in Hansonbu, she authored around two hundred poems in classical Chinese and two in Hangul. She was the elder sister of writer Hŏ Kyun and younger sister of politician Hŏ Bon.1932–1981
Gebre Kristos Desta
Gebre Kristos Desta (1932–1981) was an Ethiopian painter and poet born in Harar. He is considered a pioneer of modern art in Ethiopia. His innovative works sparked debate among compatriots. Desta died in Oklahoma City, USA, while living as a refugee.
AI interpretation1548–1610
Bernardo Bitti
Bernardo Bitti (1548–1610) was an Italian artist, sculptor, and Jesuit born in Camerino. He was active in South America during the 16th century and died in Lima. Bitti is known for his contribution to colonial Latin American art.31.05.1924–30.07.2005
Olga Albizu
Olga Albizu (1924-2005) was an abstract expressionist artist from Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was the first woman on the island to fully dedicate herself to abstract art. Albizu lived and worked in the United States and died in New York City.
AI interpretation1340–1410
Theophanes the Greek
Theophanes the Greek (1340–1410) was a Byzantine and Russian painter, iconographer, miniaturist, and master of monumental frescoes. Born in Constantinople and died in Moscow. He is known for works such as the Don and Tolga Icons of the Mother of God.
AI interpretation1510–1572
Mir Sayyid Ali
Mir Sayyid Ali (1510–1572) was a Persian artist, manuscript illuminator, and writer. Born in Tabriz and deceased in Agra, he specialized in manuscript creation and decoration, contributing notably to Persian cultural and artistic heritage.
AI interpretation22.10.1813–07.04.1882
Charles Davidson Bell
Charles Davidson Bell (1813–1882) was a Scottish-born artist who spent much of his life in the Cape of Good Hope colony. He also served as the colony's Surveyor-General and was a heraldist who designed several medals and stamps for the colony.
AI interpretation10.05.1823–14.05.1869
Francisco Laso
Francisco Laso (1823–1869) was a Peruvian painter and politician born in Tacna, known for his portraits and early Indigenism in Peruvian art. His notable work includes 'The Three Races or Equality before the Law.' He died in the San Mateo area.18.02.1925–02.01.2016
Marcel Barbeau
Marcel Barbeau (1925–2016) was a Canadian artist and sculptor from Montreal known for his involvement with the Automatistes movement. His work encompassed abstraction, graphics, performance, and public art, expressing his unique artistic vision through diverse techniques.
AI interpretation04.10.1814–20.01.1875
Jean-François Millet
Jean-François Millet was born on October 4, 1814, in Gréville-Hague, France. He was a French artist, engraver, pastel illustrator, and figure in the visual arts. Millet is considered one of the founders of the "peasant genre" and the Barbizon school of landscape painting, having a significant influence on the development of realism in French art. His works…
AI interpretation1560–1600
Basawan
Basawan (1560–1600) was an Indian artist from Uttar Pradesh, recognized as a leading master of Mughal miniature painting. He specialized in portraiture, manuscript illumination, and miniatures, contributing significantly to Indian art in the late 16th century.09.09.1967–present
Emmanuel Eni
Emmanuel Eni is a Nigerian artist and poet born in 1967 in Igbanke. He works across various art forms including painting, sculpture, installation, and performance, reflecting a diverse range of media and genres.
AI interpretation22.04.1846–18.12.1887
Georg Grimm
Georg Grimm (Johann Georg Jorge) was a landscape painter, designer, decorator, draftsman, and educator from the Kingdom of Bavaria. Born on April 22, 1846, in Immenstadt im Allgäu, he died on December 18, 1887, in Palermo.26.02.1923–13.01.2006
Raúl Anguiano
Raúl Anguiano (1923–2006) was a Mexican painter, engraver, lithographer, and university professor. Part of the second generation of Mexican muralists, he combined traditional themes with artistic experimentation, creating over 50 murals and participating in more than 100 exhibitions.
AI interpretation30.10.1839–29.01.1899
Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley was born on October 30, 1839, in the former 4th arrondissement of Paris. Though French by nationality, he was of English descent, thereby blending cultural traditions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland with those of France. Sisley became a notable figure within Impressionism, an art movement focused on capturing light and…
AI interpretation1414–1463
Tenshō Shūbun
Tenshō Shūbun was born in 1414 and died in 1463 in Kyoto. He was a Japanese artist and Buddhist monk active during the Muromachi period. His most prolific years as an artist were between the 1420s and the 1450s. Shūbun was known both as a Zen monk (gaso) and as a sculptor. Among his most recognized works are the paintings “Hue of the Water, Light on the…
29.12.1969–present
Kelechi Amadi-Obi
Kelechi Amadi-Obi, born December 29, 1969 in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian photographer, artist, and publisher of Mania magazine. He is recognized as a leading Nigerian portrait photographer and has exhibited internationally.
AI interpretation30.01.1817–17.03.1876
Ignacio Merino
Ignacio Merino Muñoz (1817–1876) was a Peruvian artist born in Piura. He specialized in genre painting and costumbrismo. He spent most of his life in Paris, where he died in 1876 in the city's 9th arrondissement.
AI interpretation1802–22.12.1874
Agustín Arrieta
Agustín Arrieta (1802–1874) was a Mexican artist known for realism. Born in Santa Ana Chiautempan, he spent most of his life in Puebla de Zaragoza. He specialized in genre scenes and still lifes, especially depicting typical Mexican subjects.06.04.1917–25.05.2011