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Found: 1776
AI interpretation06.06.1599–06.08.1660
Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born on June 6, 1599, in Seville. He became one of the most outstanding painters of the Spanish Golden Age and the leading figure of the Madrid school. Velázquez was the court painter to King Philip IV and exerted significant influence on Spanish art. He worked in various genres, including portraiture, mythological…
AI interpretation19.07.1834–27.09.1917
Edgar Degas
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, better known as Edgar Degas, was born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, where he also died on September 27, 1917. He was a French artist whose talents spanned painting, sculpture, drawing, lithography, photography, engraving, graphic arts, poetry, and public activity in the field of art. Degas is considered one of the leading…
AI interpretation23.04.1775–19.12.1851
J. M. W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner, known as William Turner, was born on April 23, 1775, in Covent Garden, London. He was an English painter, watercolorist, and engraver, celebrated as a master of Romantic landscape painting. Throughout his life, Turner created more than 550 oil paintings, approximately 2,000 watercolors, and around 30,000 works on paper. His…
AI interpretation12.12.1799–11.06.1852
Karl Bryullov
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799–1852) was a Russian painter and draughtsman from Saint Petersburg, a representative of Romanticism in painting and creator of the painting "The Last Day of Pompeii." He worked in historical painting, portraiture, genre scenes, monumental murals, and also taught art.
AI interpretation23.02.1878–28.05.1927
Boris Kustodiev
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878–1927) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, sculptor, and theater designer who worked in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). He created works in portraiture, genre scenes, book illustration, and erotic art, representing both Russia and the USSR.
AI interpretation21.04.1870–09.02.1960
Alexandre Benois
Alexandre Benois (1870–1960) was a Russian artist, writer, art historian, theatrical decorator, director, art critic, and museum worker. Born in Saint Petersburg and died in Paris, he was a key organizer of the World of Art circle, an influential Silver Age artistic association.
AI interpretation21.12.1833–29.05.1882
Vasily Perov
Vasily Grigorievich Perov was born on December 21, 1833, in Tobolsk. He was a Russian artist associated with the Realism movement and one of the leading figures of the Moscow school of art during the post-reform period. Perov was a consistent advocate of democratic realism in painting. In addition to his artistic work, he was engaged in teaching and…16.05.1898–18.03.1980
Tamara de Lempicka
Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980) was a Polish artist known for her elegant Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and wealthy patrons, as well as stylized nudes. Born in Warsaw, she worked mainly in France and the USA and died in Cuernavaca.
AI interpretation16.12.1885–31.05.1953
Vladimir Tatlin
Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (1885–1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, graphic artist, designer, and stage designer. Born in Kharkov and died in Moscow, he was a leading figure of the Russian avant-garde and a founder of constructivism.
21.06.1881–17.10.1962
Natalia Goncharova
Natalia Goncharova (1881–1962) was a Russian painter and graphic artist, a figure of the Russian avant-garde, and a leading representative of rayonism and futurism. Born in Arkhangelskoye, she maintained a long creative and personal relationship with Mikhail Larionov, and died in Paris.
AI interpretation13.01.1893–09.08.1943
Chaïm Soutine
Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) was a Russian-French artist and art figure, known as an expressionist painter. Born in Smilovichi, he worked primarily in landscapes and portrait painting. Soutine is recognized as a key master of the Paris School. He died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
AI interpretation19.05.1862–18.10.1942
Mikhail Nesterov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862–1942) was a Russian painter of the Silver Age and 'Counter-Reform' period, affiliated with Russian Symbolism. An academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts, he worked in landscape, portrait, historical, and religious painting. He was honored as an Art Worker of the RSFSR in 1942 and received the Stalin Prize in 1941.
05.09.1933–09.11.2025
Erik Bulatov
Erik Vladimirovich Bulatov (1933–2025) was a Soviet and French artist, sculptor, photographer, and conceptual artist. Born in Yekaterinburg, he became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts in 2008 and a corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Arts in 1997. He died in Paris’s 18th arrondissement.
AI interpretation05.12.1861–11.09.1939
Konstantin Korovin
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin (1861–1939) was a Russian painter and a leading figure of Russian Impressionism. Born in Moscow and died in Paris, he was an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts, a principal decorator and artist of Moscow theaters, as well as a theater designer and scenographer.
AI interpretation15.02.1831–01.06.1894
Nikolai Ge
Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (1831–1894) was a Russian painter, draftsman, sculptor, and writer during the era of the Great Reforms and counter-reforms. He was a theorist of democratic realism and a founding member of the Peredvizhniki society.
23.11.1891–03.12.1956
Alexander Rodchenko
Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956) was a Russian and Soviet artist, photographer, and sculptor. He was a founder of Constructivism and a pioneer of design and advertising in the USSR, also notable as a representative of New Vision photography.
AI interpretation01.06.1844–18.07.1927
Vasily Polenov
Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844–1927) was a Russian painter and representative of realism, known for historical, landscape, and genre paintings. He was an academician, professor of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and a member of the Peredvizhniki movement.
AI interpretation12.05.1830–26.09.1897
Alexei Savrasov
Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov was born on May 12, 1830, in Moscow. He was a Russian landscape painter and art figure, working primarily within the landscape genre and adhering to Realism as an artistic movement. Savrasov was a founding member of the Peredvizhniki Society and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. His most famous work is the…
AI interpretation30.11.1869–06.05.1939
Konstantin Somov
Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869–1939) was a Russian painter and graphic artist of the Silver Age, a representative of modernism, and a leader of the "Russian Retrospectivists." Born in Saint Petersburg, he later emigrated to France and worked in various media including watercolor and illustration.
AI interpretation10.11.1890–30.12.1941
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky (1890–1941) was a Soviet artist, architect, and graphic designer known for his work in constructivism and suprematism. He also practiced typography, photography, and sculpture.
AI interpretation16.07.1806–03.07.1858
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858) was a Russian neoclassical painter and graphic artist of the Russian Empire, known for his historical scenes. Born and died in Saint Petersburg, he was the eldest son and student of Andreyev Ivanov and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
AI interpretation13.03.1871–16.05.1960
Igor Grabar
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar (1871–1960) was a Russian painter and graphic artist of the Silver Age and early Soviet period. Working in St. Petersburg and Moscow, he was a leading figure among Russian Impressionists and also an art historian and public figure.
AI interpretation10.02.1850–24.09.1873