Jan Matejko (1838 – 1893)
Jan Matejko was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events…
Adriaen van Ostade
Adriaen van Ostade was the eldest son of Jan Hendricx Ostade, a weaver from the hamlet of Ostade…
Diego Velazquez (1599 – 1650)
Diego de Velazquez (1599-1660) was among the many artists who visited Rome in the mid-seventeenth century, drawn, like…
Jan Steen (1626 – 1679)
It is often suggested that Jan Steen’s paintings are a realistic portrayal of Dutch 17th-century life. However, not…
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640)
No artist ever studied the works of the Italian masters more diligently and closely than Rubens – he copied…
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926)
Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to…