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  • Jacopo Tintoretto late September or early October 1518

    8th Nov 2019

    Jacopo Tintoretto late September or early October 1518

    Born in 1594 as Jacopo Robusti in Venice, Italy, Tintoretto is considered a master of 16th century Venetian painting. He apprenticed with Titian and studied the styles of many of Italy’s most promin…

    Published by Therese Myles

  • Francis Campbell Bolleau Cadell

    29th Oct 2019

    Francis Campbell Bolleau Cadell

    Francis Campbell Bolleau Cadell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 12, 1883. As an artist he was known as F. C. B. Cadell. Between 1899 and 1902 he studied art at the Academie Julien in Paris…

    Published by Therese Myles

  • Atkinson Grimshaw

    11th Jul 2019

    Atkinson Grimshaw

    When he was 24 years of age, Atkinson Grimshaw (born John Atkinson Grimshaw) decided to follow his heart, and left his job as a clerk in order to become a painter. Born in 1836, this English man wa…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman

  • Jean-Léon Gerome

    11th Jul 2019

    Jean-Léon Gerome

    Born in 1824, the French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme was and is still able to captivate numerous of individuals with his works.At the age of 18, he decided to marry Marie Goupil, the daug…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900)

    11th Jul 2019

    Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900)

    Jasper Francis Cropsey Rossville was born in Staten Island in New York on February 18th 1883. He was the eldest of the siblings of eight children. As a growing up lad, he never had a good health. T…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman