1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452)

Painter

Renaissance artist, inventor, polymath, musician, and architect who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and drew the iconic Vitruvian Man. He also devised such futuristic technology as tanks,...

2. Albrecht Durer (1471)

Painter

Northern Renaissance painter and printmaker best known for his "Meisterstiche" or woodcuts.

3. Raphael (1483)

Painter

Remembered best for his famous fresco The School of Athens, this important Italian artist of the High Renaissance also created numerous portraits, religious paintings, drawings, and prints. Also an architect,...

4. Hans Holbein (1497)

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German artist and printmaker who was known for his Northern Renaissance style and became one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century.

5. Cigoli (1559)

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Italian artist of the Mannerist and Baroque periods whose paintings included "The Sacrifice of Isaac" and "Venus and Satyr." His "St. Peter Healing the Lame Man" was regarded as one...

6. Caravaggio (1571)

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Italian Baroque, realist painter whose works were known for their religious themes and dramatic use of light. He was called the most famous painter in Rome during the early 1600s....

7. William Dobson (1611)

Painter

British portraitist known for being one of England's first premiere painters.

8. Eden Tijerina (1995)

Painter

Visual artist, traveling model, set designer and director whose visually-striking Instagram feed, edensheaven, has attracted more than 80,000 followers. She has released two fine art, print-only publications, including one called The Stages of...

9. Aaron Nagel (1980)

Painter

Painter who started and ran Two Twenty Two Design Studio. He played trumpet the punk and ska band Link 80. He later joined the band DESA.

10. Jana Brike (1980)

Painter

Painter and visual artist who is known for her figure paintings in oil on canvas. She has also delved into drawing, animation, mixed media sculpture, and installation work. She shares...

11. Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745)

Painter

Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter who influenced the development of modern Lithuanian art. He was considered to be one of the spiritual fathers of Jan Matejko's school of painting.

12. Francisco de Goya (1746)

Painter

Romantic artist best known for his "Disasters of War" prints and for his painting, "The Third of May 1808." His "Charles IV of Spain and His Family" portrait was representative...

13. Jose Mertz (1970)

Painter

Painter who has put his focus on graphic and product design. He took part in the RAW Project exhibition at Jose Diego Middle School in Miami in 2014. He has over 40,000 followers...

14. Nicholas Gentry (1970)

Painter

Painter and visual artist who is known for making collages out of recycled and obsolete materials. Often within the medium of expired technologies, his artwork is both visually stunning and...

15. Peter Von Cornelius (1784)

Painter

Remembered primarily for his grand frescoes, this German-born painter achieved a degree of fame during his lifetime that few artists can hope to enjoy. In his later years, he became...

16. William Turner (1789)

Painter

Became known for his watercolor landscapes of the countryside near Oxford; his work was often compared to his contemporary J.M.W. Turner.

17. Nicolas Liez (1970)

Painter

Painter, sculptor, and architect whose best-known work was his oil painting "View of Luxembourg from the Fetschenhof" from 1870. He was also known for his collection of lithographs "Voyage pittoresque...

18. Severin Roesen (1816)

Painter

One of the greatest American still-life painters of the 19th century. He specialized in fruit and flower still-lifes.

19. James McNeill Whistler (1834)

Painter

American Gilded Age artist who was associated with the Tonalism movement and was best known for his painting "Whistler's Mother" from 1871.

20. Henri Rousseau (1844)

Painter

Post-Impressionist painter known for his lush, exotic jungle scenes. Known for his embrace of the Naïve or Primitive styles. His final painting was "The Dream" from 1910.

21. Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852)

Painter

Notable for his satirical prints and engravings, this late 19th-century Mexican artist is best known for a series featuring images of calaveras (the skulls typically associated with The Day of...

22. John Macallan Swan (1846)

Painter

English painter and sculptor best known for his work in the oil paint, watercolor, and pastel mediums.

23. Colin Campbell Cooper (1856)

Painter

Remembered best for his paintings of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia skyscrapers, this American Impressionist artist also painted Asian and European city scenes, as well as portraits, landscapes, and Renoir-like...

24. Pedro Figari (1861)

Painter

Painter and writer who was most remembered for his American Impressionist artwork. He was focused on everyday life in his work, and he was able to paint mostly from memory....

25. Frank Weston Benson (1862)

Painter

Popular early 20th-century American artist known for his portraits, watercolors, etchings, and Impressionist paintings. His work included "Eleanor," which was part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, collection, and...

26. Allan Stewart (1865)

Painter

Scottish artist best known for his military, historical, and romantic paintings. Acclaimed for his illustrations of the Boer War in South Africa for the Illustrated London News.

27. Henry Keller (1869)

Painter

American watercolor painter and art teacher known for his association with the Cleveland School of Art.

28. John French Sloan (1871)

Painter

Painter associated with the Ashcan School and The Eight. Known for his urban images and for effectively capturing neighborhood life in New York City.

29. John F. Carlson (1875)

Painter

Impressionist painter whose works were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Academy of Design. His instructional book "Elementary Principles of Landscape Paintings" was printed several times...

30. Antanas Zmuidzinavicius (1970)

Painter

Painter and art collector who occasionally worked under the pseudonym of Antanas Zemaitis.

31. Hans Heysen (1877)

Painter

Australian artist best known for his watercolor paintings of Australian gum trees and landscapes.

32. Everett Warner (1877)

Painter

Impressionist artist who designed U.S. Navy camouflage gear during World War I and World War II.

33. Kazimir Malevich (1879)

Painter

Abstract painter associated with Suprematism and known for "Black Square," "White on White," and other geometric works. He was hired by Vladimir Mayakovskiy and Vsevolod Meyerhold to decorate "Mystery Bouffe,"...

34. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880)

Painter

Expressionist painter who was inspired by African and Polynesian art. He helped found the artists group Die Brücke or The Bridge that pioneered Expressionism early on.

35. Alexander Bogomazov (1880)

Painter

Avant-garde painter associated with Cubo-Futurism and Spectralism and known for works such as "Tram" from 1914 and "Fire in Kiev" from 1916.

36. George Bellows (1882)

Painter

Acclaimed realist painter known for "Cliff Dwellers," "Steaming Streets," and other striking depictions of urban life.

37. Max Beckmann (1884)

Painter

German artist associated with both the Expressionism and New Objectivity movements. He was prolific in the area of self-portraits, painting nearly as many as Rembrandt and Picasso.

38. John Pescoran (1970)

Painter

Famous for his hypermodernist, surrealist, cartoon, pop art, and neo-expressionist works, Pescoran created paintings, sculptures, and music and video-based pieces. His best known works include Dance of the Dead, Mind's...

39. Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)

Painter

Modernist artist who was best known for her paintings of flowers and Western landscapes, including "Summer Days." She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 by President Gerald...

40. Pedro Paulo Bruno (1970)

Painter

Brazilian poet and painter who is known for his 1918 painting A Patria, which showcases a Brazilian flag being embroidered by a family.

41. Christopher Rw Nevinson (1970)

Painter

English, World War I-era artist known for his landscape paintings, lithographs, and etchings. His famous war-themed paintings include Paths of Glory and The Road from Arras to Bapaume.

42. Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891)

Painter

African-American Expressionist painter who exhibited her works at major American museums and universities. Known for "Sky Light," "The Eclipse," and many others.

43. Charles E. Burchfield (1970)

Painter

Painter known for "Lightning and Thunder at Night," "February Thaw," and other visionary watercolor images.

44. Varvara Stepanova (1894)

Painter

Twentieth-century Russian abstract artist associated with the Constructivist movement. She and her fellow Constructivist artists rejected traditional art in favor of posters, photographs, propaganda, and graphic design.

45. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895)

Painter

Painter and photographer associated with constructivism and known for integrating technology into the arts. He developed the photogram process.

46. Ben Nicholson (1894)

Painter

English artist best known for his abstract paintings, landscapes, and still life work. Some of his works include White Relief and the Nicholson Wall.

47. Ignjat Job (1970)

Painter

Croatian artist who became known for his landscape paintings and for his vibrant use of color. His work was produced during the 1920s and 1930s.

48. Otto Nagel (1970)

Painter

Painter who co-founded the Cultural Association of the German Democratic Republic in 1945. He published and edited satirical magazine Eulenspiegel.

49. Duro Tiljak (1895)

Painter

Croatian artist and teacher who painted in the abstract style of magical realism. He served as editor of both Culture and Writer during the 1930s.

50. John Steuart Curry (1897)

Painter

Regionalist painter who became known for "Baptism in Kansas," "Tornado Over Kansas," and other spectacular oil paintings. His most famous work was a decorative mural he created for the Kansas...