Biography Category
(kr stôf´ r v l´h lm k´ rsb rkh) (KEY) , 1783–1853, Danish painter. He studied with J. L. David in Paris and in Rome became a friend of Thorval...
(äl´ärt vän ´f rd ng n) (KEY) , 1621–75, Dutch painter and etcher. Although he worked primarily in Haarlem and Amsterdam, the scenery of Swede...
1787–1849, English painter. He studied with Sir Thomas Lawrence and later in Italy, where Venetian painting made a lasting impression on him. Etty i...
(Maurits Cornelis Escher) (môr´ ts kôrn ´l s sh´ r, Du. s´kh r) (KEY) , 1898–1972, Dutch artist. Primarily a graphic artist, Escher composed...
(y fr ´n s) (KEY) , c.520–470 B.C., Greek potter and painter. He spent his early career as a painter, working mainly in the red-figure style. In h...
(y fr ´n r) (KEY) , fl. 364 B.C., Greek painter and sculptor from Corinth. His most famous paintings were in the Stoa of Zeus at Athens—A Cavalry C...