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(än´tôn rä´fä l m ngs) (KEY) , 1728–79, German historical and portrait painter, b. Bohemia. He was the pupil of his father, Ismael Mengs (c.16...
(both: d m ´n k g rländä´y ) (KEY) , 1449–94, Florentine painter, whose family name was Bigordi. He may have studied painting and mosaics under...
(v l´h lm l m´br k) (KEY) , 1881–1919, German sculptor. He studied at Düsseldorf and went to Paris in 1910. Influenced at first by Rodin, Brancus...
1648–1721, English wood carver and sculptor, b. Rotterdam. From the reign of Charles II to that of George I he was master wood carver to the crown. ...
(b nôt´ts gôt´ts l ) (KEY) , 1420–97, Florentine painter, whose real name was Benozzo di Lese. He was apprenticed to Fra Angelico, first in Flo...
(güstäv´ dôr ´) (KEY) , 1832–83, French illustrator, engraver, painter, and sculptor. He is best known for his highly imaginative and dramatic ...