Artists Flashcards
Don't feel culturally or artistically literate? This deck will certainly help. Know your major artists.
1
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Who is:
Rembrandt
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- Dutch painter and etcher of the 17th century
- Prominent member of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement in the Netherlands
- Best known for his portraits, self-portraits, and illustrations of scenes from the Bible
- His major works include Danaë and Night Watch
2
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Who is:
Édouard Manet
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- French painter of the 19th century
- Important figure in the genesis of modern art
- Major contributor to the transition from Realism to Impressionism
- His major works include The Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, and Fifer
3
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Who is:
Claude Monet
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- French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Best known as a founder of Impressionism
- His major works include Impression, Sunrise and Water Lilies
4
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Who is:
Leonardo Da Vinci
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- Italian Renaissance polymath of the 15th and 16th centuries
- Famed for his diverse talents and interests in the arts and sciences
- Considered the archetypical Renaissance man
- His major works include the paintings The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and the drawing The Vetruvian Man
5
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Who is:
Pablo Picasso
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- Spanish painter and sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Best known as a co-founder of the Cubist movement and for the diverse styles he explored throughout his prolific career
- He lived most of his adult life in France, as a staunch opponent of the Fascist Franco regime in his native Spain
- His major works include Guernica, an anti-war mural, and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
6
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Who is:
Michelangelo
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- Italian sculptor, painter, and architect of the 15th and 16th centuries
- Considered a Renaissance man rivalled only by Leonardo da Vinci, he excelled in a variety of artistic disciplines
- Best known for the sculptures David and Pièta, the fresco painting The Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and for redesigning Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican
7
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Who is:
Salvador Dalí
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- Spanish painter of the 20th century
- Best known for the bizarre and confounding images in his surrealist work
- His major works include The Persistence of Memory, famously depicting melting clocks, and Swans Reflecting Elephants
8
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Who is:
Sandro Boticelli
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- Italian painter of the 15th and 16th centuries
- He was an Early Renaissance student of the Florentine School, often commissioned by the Medici family
- His major works include The Birth of Venus and Primavera
9
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Who is:
Andy Warhol
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- American artist of the 20th century
- Best known as a founder of and leading figure in the Pop Art movement
- His studio, The Factory, was emblematic of the Swinging Sixties lifestyle
- His major works include the film Chelsea Girls and the painting Campbell’s Soup Cans
10
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Who is:
Marcel Duchamp
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- French artist of the 20th century
- Associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements
- He challenged conventional thought on the nature of art and thus helped shape the development of modern art in the 20th century
- He famously dubbed a urinal, The Fountain, art among other “Readymades”, found objects that he considered art
- His major works include Nude Descending Staircase and The Large Glass
11
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Who is:
Georgia O’Keeffe
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- American painter of the 20th century
- Best known for her large-scale close-up paintings of blossoms and New York City buildings
- She moved to New Mexico later in life and focused most of her work on regional subjects
- Her major works include Blue and Green Music, Pineapple Bud, and Ram’s Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills
12
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Who is:
Frida Kahlo
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- Mexican painter of the 20th century
- Best known for her self-portraits
- Famously married to fellow Mexican artist Diego Rivera
- Her work is praised for its nationalistic and feminist undertones
13
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Who is:
Ansel Adams
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- American photographer of the 20th century
- Famous for his large-scale black-and-white photographs of the American wilderness, especially Yosemite National Park
- He helped develop the Zone System as a photographic technique to determine contrast and exposure
14
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Who is:
Annie Leibovitz
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- American photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
- Best known for her portrait photographs of celebrities
- Her work has adorned the covers of Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair magazines
15
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Who is:
Dorothea Lange
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- American photographer of the 20th century
- Best known for her work documenting Depression-era workers for the Farm Security Administration
- Her most famous picture, Migrant Mother, has become synonymous with the Great Depression
16
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Who is:
Richard Avedon
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- American photographer of the 20th century
- Best known as a portrait and fashion photographer
- He captured portraits of rock and roll bands such as the Beatles
- Later in life, he worked as the staff photographer of The New Yorker magazine
17
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Who is:
Diane Arbus
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- American photographer of the 20th century
- Best known for her black-and-white photogrpahs of people on the margins of society
18
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Who is:
Helmut Newton
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- German-Australian photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
- Best known as a fashion photographer who produced provocative black-and-white photos for Vogue among other publications
19
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Who is:
Andreas Gursky
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- German photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
- Known for his large-scale landscape and architecture photographs
- His photographs are, as of 2012, the most expensive ever sold
20
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Who is:
Walker Evans
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- American photographer of the 20th century
- Best known for his work documenting the effects of the Great Depression for the Farm Security Administration
- He famously said he wanted his pictures to be “literate, authoritative, transcendent”
21
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Name the artist:
- Dutch painter and etcher of the 17th century
- Prominent member of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement in the Netherlands
- Best known for his portraits, self-portraits, and illustrations of scenes from the Bible
- His major works include Danaë and Night Watch
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Rembrandt
22
Q
Name the artist:
- French painter of the 19th century
- Important figure in the genesis of modern art
- Major contributor to the transition from Realism to Impressionism
- His major works include The Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, and Fifer
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Édouard Manet
23
Q
Name the artist:
- French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Best known as a founder of Impressionism
- His major works include Impression, Sunrise and Water Lilies
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Claude Monet
24
Q
Name the artist:
- Italian Renaissance polymath of the 15th and 16th centuries
- Famed for his diverse talents and interests in the arts and sciences
- Considered the archetypical Renaissance man
- His major works include the paintings The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and the drawing The Vetruvian Man
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Leonardo Da Vinci
25
# Name the artist:
* Spanish painter and sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known as a co-founder of the Cubist movement and for the diverse styles he explored throughout his prolific career
* He lived most of his adult life in France, as a staunch opponent of the Fascist Franco regime in his native Spain
* His major works include *Guernica*, an anti-war mural, and *Les Demoiselles d'Avignon*
Pablo Picasso
26
# Name the artist:
* Italian sculptor, painter, and architect of the 15th and 16th centuries
* Considered a Renaissance man rivalled only by Leonardo da Vinci, he excelled in a variety of artistic disciplines
* Best known for the sculptures *David* and *Pièta*, the fresco painting *The Creation of Adam* on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and for redesigning Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican
Michelangelo
27
# Name the artist:
* Spanish painter of the 20th century
* Best known for the bizarre and confounding images in his surrealist work
* His major works include *The Persistence of Memory*, famously depicting melting clocks, and *Swans Reflecting Elephants*
Salvador Dalí
28
# Name the artist:
* Italian painter of the 15th and 16th centuries
* He was an Early Renaissance student of the Florentine School, often commissioned by the Medici family
* His major works include *The Birth of Venus* and *Primavera*
Sandro Boticelli
29
# Name the artist:
* American artist of the 20th century
* Best known as a founder of and leading figure in the Pop Art movement
* His studio, The Factory, was emblematic of the Swinging Sixties lifestyle
* His major works include the film *Chelsea Girls* and the painting *Campbell's Soup Cans*
Andy Warhol
30
# Name the artist:
* French artist of the 20th century
* Associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements
* He challenged conventional thought on the nature of art and thus helped shape the development of modern art in the 20th century
* He famously dubbed a urinal, *The Fountain*, art among other "Readymades", found objects that he considered art
* His major works include *Nude Descending Staircase* and *The Large Glass*
Marcel Duchamp
31
# Name the artist:
* American painter of the 20th century
* Best known for her large-scale close-up paintings of blossoms and New York City buildings
* She moved to New Mexico later in life and focused most of her work on regional subjects
* Her major works include *Blue and Green Music*, *Pineapple Bud*, and *Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills*
Georgia O'Keeffe
32
# Name the artist:
* Mexican painter of the 20th century
* Best known for her self-portraits
* Famously married to fellow Mexican artist Diego Rivera
* Her work is praised for its nationalistic and feminist undertones
Frida Kahlo
33
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* Famous for his large-scale black-and-white photographs of the American wilderness, especially Yosemite National Park
* He helped develop the Zone System as a photographic technique to determine contrast and exposure
Ansel Adams
34
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for her portrait photographs of celebrities
* Her work has adorned the covers of *Rolling Stone* and *Vanity Fair* magazines
Annie Leibovitz
35
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* Best known for her work documenting Depression-era workers for the Farm Security Administration
* Her most famous picture, *Migrant Mother*, has become synonymous with the Great Depression
Dorothea Lange
36
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* Best known as a portrait and fashion photographer
* He captured portraits of rock and roll bands such as the Beatles
* Later in life, he worked as the staff photographer of *The New Yorker* magazine
Richard Avedon
37
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* Best known for her black-and-white photogrpahs of people on the margins of society
Diane Arbus
38
# Name the artist:
* German-Australian photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known as a fashion photographer who produced provocative black-and-white photos for *Vogue* among other publications
Helmut Newton
39
# Name the artist:
* German photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Known for his large-scale landscape and architecture photographs
* His photographs are, as of 2012, the most expensive ever sold
Andreas Gursky
40
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* Best known for his work documenting the effects of the Great Depression for the Farm Security Administration
* He famously said he wanted his pictures to be "literate, authoritative, transcendent"
Walker Evans
41
# Who is:
Man Ray
* American photographer and painter of the 20th century
* Important player in the Dada and Surrealist movements
* Best known for his photography, he spent most of his career in Paris
42
# Who is:
Herb Ritts
* American photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his fashion and portrait photographs of celebrities
* His photos were mainly in black-and-white and mimicked the style of Greek sculpture
43
# Who is:
George Brassaï
* Hungarian photographer of the 20th century
* Best known for his photographs portraying Parisian life, both high society and the seedier underbelly of the city
44
# Who is:
Robert Frank
* American photographer of the 20th century
* His most celebrated work, the photography book *The Americans*, became associated with the Beat Generation because of the way it depicted American life in the 1950s
45
# Who is:
Vincent van Gogh
* Dutch painter of the 19th century
* Considered a post-Impressionist, his work was only appreciated posthumously after his early death, thought to be a suicide
* His paintings are notable for their bold use of color and emotional honesty
* His major works include *Starry Night*, *Sunflowers*, and *Bedroom in Arles*
46
# Who is:
Raphael
* Italian painter and architect of the 16th and 15th centuries
* Considered part of the traditional trilogy of Renaissance masters with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
* His most famous work is *The School of Athens*
47
# Who is:
Diego Velázquez
* Spanish painter of the 17th century
* A key figure of the Baroque movement, he is best known for his portraits
* His major works include *Las Meninas*, *Rokeby Venus*, and *The Surrender of Breda*
48
# Who is:
Caravaggio
* Italian painter of the 16th and 17th centuries
* He is considered a founder of the Baroque movement
* His major works include *The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew* and *Calling of Saint Matthew*
49
# Who is:
Henri Matisse
* French painter and sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for his mastery of expressive color, he helped define modernism in the 20th century
* His major works include *Woman with a Hat* and *The Dance*
50
# Who is:
Edgar Degas
* French artist of the 19th and 20th centuries known for his paintings, sculpture, and drawings
* Best known as a father of Impressionism, he is usually associated with the depiction of dancers and movement in general
* His major works include *The Bellelli Family* and *Woman with Chrysanthemums*
51
# Who is:
Francisco Goya
* Spanish painter and printmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries
* He was considered an Old Master of the Romantic movement, and his subjects were often darker than those of his contemporaries
* His major works include *La maja desnuda*, *The Third of May 1808*, and *Black Paintings*
52
# Who is:
J.M.W. Turner
* English painter of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known as the preeminent Romantic painter of landscapes
53
# Who is:
Giotto
* Italian painter and architect of the 13th and 14th centuries
* Best known as the first of the great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance
* His two major works are the fresco decorations of the Arena Chapel and the design of the campanile of the Florence Cathedral
54
# Who is:
Paul Cézanne
* French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* A post-Impressionist, he was described by Picasso as "the father of us all" because he formed the bridge between impressionism and modern styles like cubism
* He is known for his small, repetitive brushstrokes that build up to form a larger image
* His major works include *Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue*, *The Card Players*, and *The Bathers*
55
# Who is:
Wassily Kandinsky
* Russian painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He is credited as the first painter of purely abstract forms as well as being affiliated with the Expressionist movement
* His major works include *On White II* and *Der Blaue Reiter*
56
# Who is:
Paul Gauguin
* French artist of the 19th and 20th centuries known for his paintings, sculpture, and engravings
* Considered a Post-Impressionist and Primitivist, he became known after his death for his experimental use of colors and synthetist style
* His major works include *Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?* and *Tahitian Women on the Beach*
57
# Who is:
Jackson Pollock
* American painter of the 20th century
* Best known as a major figure in the Abstract Expressionst movement
* He is renowned for his unique painting style where he would fling the paint from his brush in controlled splashes while his canvas lay on the floor of his studio
58
# Who is:
Mark Rothko
* Russian-American painter of the 20th century
* Best known as an Abstract Expressionist, his "multiforms", blurred blocks of various colors, have come to define him
59
# Who is:
Titian
* Italian painter of the 16th century
* He is considered the most important member of the Venetian school
* Renowned for his use of color and loose brushwork
* His major works include *Assumption of the Virgin*, *Pesaro Madonna*, and *Venus of Urbino*
60
# Who is:
Peter Paul Rubens
* Flemish painter of the 16th and 17th centuries
* Noted for his extravagant Baroque style, he is famous for his counter-Reformation pieces depicting mythological and religious subjects
* His major works include *Elevation of the Cross*, *Prometheus Bound*, and *The Fall of Man*
61
# Name the artist:
* American photographer and painter of the 20th century
* Important player in the Dada and Surrealist movements
* Best known for his photography, he spent most of his career in Paris
Man Ray
62
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his fashion and portrait photographs of celebrities
* His photos were mainly in black-and-white and mimicked the style of Greek sculpture
Herb Ritts
63
# Name the artist:
* Hungarian photographer of the 20th century
* Best known for his photographs portraying Parisian life, both high society and the seedier underbelly of the city
George Brassaï
64
# Name the artist:
* American photographer of the 20th century
* His most celebrated work, the photography book *The Americans*, became associated with the Beat Generation because of the way it depicted American life in the 1950s
Robert Frank
65
# Name the artist:
* Dutch painter of the 19th century
* Considered a post-Impressionist, his work was only appreciated posthumously after his early death, thought to be a suicide
* His paintings are notable for their bold use of color and emotional honesty
* His major works include *Starry Night*, *Sunflowers*, and *Bedroom in Arles*
Vincent van Gogh
66
# Name the artist:
* Italian painter and architect of the 16th and 15th centuries
* Considered part of the traditional trilogy of Renaissance masters with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
* His most famous work is *The School of Athens*
Raphael
67
# Name the artist:
* Spanish painter of the 17th century
* A key figure of the Baroque movement, he is best known for his portraits
* His major works include *Las Meninas*, *Rokeby Venus*, and *The Surrender of Breda*
Diego Velázquez
68
# Name the artist:
* Italian painter of the 16th and 17th centuries
* He is considered a founder of the Baroque movement
* His major works include *The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew* and *Calling of Saint Matthew*
Caravaggio
69
# Name the artist:
* French painter and sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for his mastery of expressive color, he helped define modernism in the 20th century
* His major works include *Woman with a Hat* and *The Dance*
Henri Matisse
70
# Name the artist:
* French artist of the 19th and 20th centuries known for his paintings, sculpture, and drawings
* Best known as a father of Impressionism, he is usually associated with the depiction of dancers and movement in general
* His major works include *The Bellelli Family* and *Woman with Chrysanthemums*
Edgar Degas
71
# Name the artist:
* Spanish painter and printmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries
* He was considered an Old Master of the Romantic movement, and his subjects were often darker than those of his contemporaries
* His major works include *La maja desnuda*, *The Third of May 1808*, and *Black Paintings*
Francisco Goya
72
# Name the artist:
* English painter of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known as the preeminent Romantic painter of landscapes
J.M.W. Turner
73
# Name the artist:
* Italian painter and architect of the 13th and 14th centuries
* Best known as the first of the great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance
* His two major works are the fresco decorations of the Arena Chapel and the design of the campanile of the Florence Cathedral
Giotto
74
# Name the artist:
* French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* A post-Impressionist, he was described by Picasso as "the father of us all" because he formed the bridge between impressionism and modern styles like cubism
* He is known for his small, repetitive brushstrokes that build up to form a larger image
* His major works include *Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue*, *The Card Players*, and *The Bathers*
Paul Cézanne
75
# Name the artist:
* Russian painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He is credited as the first painter of purely abstract forms as well as being affiliated with the Expressionist movement
* His major works include *On White II* and *Der Blaue Reiter*
Wassily Kandinsky
76
# Name the artist:
* French artist of the 19th and 20th centuries known for his paintings, sculpture, and engravings
* Considered a Post-Impressionist and Primitivist, he became known after his death for his experimental use of colors and synthetist style
* His major works include *Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?* and *Tahitian Women on the Beach*
Paul Gauguin
77
# Name the artist:
* American painter of the 20th century
* Best known as a major figure in the Abstract Expressionst movement
* He is renowned for his unique painting style where he would fling the paint from his brush in controlled splashes while his canvas lay on the floor of his studio
Jackson Pollock
78
# Name the artist:
* Russian-American painter of the 20th century
* Best known as an Abstract Expressionist, his "multiforms", blurred blocks of various colors, have come to define him
Mark Rothko
79
# Name the artist:
* Italian painter of the 16th century
* He is considered the most important member of the Venetian school
* Renowned for his use of color and loose brushwork
* His major works include *Assumption of the Virgin*, *Pesaro Madonna*, and *Venus of Urbino*
Titian
80
# Name the artist:
* Flemish painter of the 16th and 17th centuries
* Noted for his extravagant Baroque style, he is famous for his counter-Reformation pieces depicting mythological and religious subjects
* His major works include *Elevation of the Cross*, *Prometheus Bound*, and *The Fall of Man*
Peter Paul Rubens
81
# Who is:
Francis Bacon (artist)
* Irish-born British painter of the 20th century
* He typically depicted figures trapped in geometrical cages set against flat backgrounds
* His major works include *Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion* and *Study for a Self-Portrait - Triptych*
82
# Who is:
Paul Klee
* German and Swiss painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He had a highly individual style that was influenced by expressionism, cubism, and surrealism
* His major works include *Twittering Machine*, *Fish Magic*, and *Viaducts Break Ranks*
83
# Who is:
Nicolas Poussin
* French painter of the 17th century
* A classicist who emphasized logic, order, and line over color, his work was one of the principal alternatives to the dominant Baroque style of the period
* His major works include *Et in Arcadia ego* and *Death of Germanicus*
84
# Who is:
Eugène Delacroix
* French painter and lithographer of the 19th century
* Best known as the leader of the Romantic movement, he emphasized color and movement
* His most celebrated piece is *Liberty Leading the People*
85
# Who is:
Edvard Munch
* Norwegian painter and printmaker of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He dealt with psychological themes and is considered a Symbolist
* His most celebrated piece is *The Scream*
86
# Who is:
Jan van Eyck
* Flemish painter of the 15th century
* Celebrated for his innovative use of oil paint
* His major works include *Portrait of a Man in a Turban* and *Annunciation*
87
# Who is:
Georges Seurat
* French painter and draftsman of the 19th century
* Best known as the developer of the pointillism technique of painting, he is considered a Post-Impressionist
* His major works include *Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte* and *Parade de Cirque*
88
# Who is:
David Hockney
* English artist of the 20th and 21st centuries known for his paintings, prints, photography, and stage design
* Best known as a major figure in the Pop Art movement
* He is also known for creating photography collages known as "joiners"
* His major works include *A Bigger Splash* and *We Two Boys Together Clinging*
89
# Who is:
John Constable
* English painter of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known as a Romantic painter of the landscapes of Dedham Vale where he grew up
* His major works include *Dedhum Vale* and *The Hay Wain*
90
# Who is:
Edward Hopper
* American painter and printmaker of the 20th century
* Considered a realist, he was equally adept at capturing rural and urban scenes of modern American life
* His major works include *Automat*, *Chop Suey*, and *Nighthawks*
91
# Who is:
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
* French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He helped lead the development of the Impressionist movement, and often portrayed feminine sensuality in his paintings
* His major works include *Bal du moulin de la Galette*, *Nude*, and *Luncheon of the Boating Party*
92
# Who is:
William Hogarth
* English painter, engraver, and satirist of the 18th century
* He pioneered sequential art, series of pictures similar to comic strips
93
# Who is:
René Magritte
* Belgian painter of the 20th century
* Best known as a surrealist who challenged traditional interpretation of art
* His major works include *The Treachery of Images*, *On the Threshold of Liberty*, and *The Son of Man*
94
# Who is:
Georges Braque
* French painter and sculptor of the 20th century
* Best known for developing Cubism along with Picasso
* His major works include *Violin and Candlestick* and *Fruitdish and Glass*
95
# Who is:
Roy Lichtenstein
* American painter and sculptor of the 20th century
* Famed as a Pop artist who incorporated advertising and comic book stylings in his art
* His major works include *Drowning Girl*, *Whaam!*, and his interpretation of van Gogh's *Bedroom at Arles*
96
# Who is:
Frank Lloyd Wright
* American architect of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Widely considered the greatest American architect of all time, he popularized the notion of organic architecture: designing buildings that are in harmony with their environments
* His major works include the Robie House, Falling Water, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
97
# Who is:
Le Corbusier
* Swiss-born French architect and writer of the 20th century
* Best known as a pioneer of modern architecture
* His major works include Villa Savoye and Notre Dame du Haut as well as the book *Towards a New Architecture*
98
# Who is:
I.M. Pei
* Chinese-born American architect of the 20th and 21st centuries
* He is one of the most famous living architects, and a master of modern architecture
* His major works include the Louvre Pyramid, the Bank of China Tower, and the John F. Kennedy Library
99
# Who is:
Filippo Brunelleschi
* Italian architect and engineer of the 15th century
* In the arts, he is credited with the discovery of perspective
* His most celebrated work is the engineering of the Duomo in Florence
100
# Who is:
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
* Italian sculptor of the 17th century
* Known as the greatest Baroque sculptor and a pioneer of the style
* His major works include *Apollo and Daphne*, *The Rape of Proserpina*, and *Ecstasy of Saint Theresa*
101
# Name the artist:
* Irish-born British painter of the 20th century
* He typically depicted figures trapped in geometrical cages set against flat backgrounds
* His major works include *Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion* and *Study for a Self-Portrait - Triptych*
Francis Bacon (artist)
102
# Name the artist:
* German and Swiss painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He had a highly individual style that was influenced by expressionism, cubism, and surrealism
* His major works include *Twittering Machine*, *Fish Magic*, and *Viaducts Break Ranks*
Paul Klee
103
# Name the artist:
* French painter of the 17th century
* A classicist who emphasized logic, order, and line over color, his work was one of the principal alternatives to the dominant Baroque style of the period
* His major works include *Et in Arcadia ego* and *Death of Germanicus*
Nicolas Poussin
104
# Name the artist:
* French painter and lithographer of the 19th century
* Best known as the leader of the Romantic movement, he emphasized color and movement
* His most celebrated piece is *Liberty Leading the People*
Eugène Delacroix
105
# Name the artist:
* Norwegian painter and printmaker of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He dealt with psychological themes and is considered a Symbolist
* His most celebrated piece is *The Scream*
Edvard Munch
106
# Name the artist:
* Flemish painter of the 15th century
* Celebrated for his innovative use of oil paint
* His major works include *Portrait of a Man in a Turban* and *Annunciation*
Jan van Eyck
107
# Name the artist:
* French painter and draftsman of the 19th century
* Best known as the developer of the pointillism technique of painting, he is considered a Post-Impressionist
* His major works include *Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte* and *Parade de Cirque*
Georges Seurat
108
# Name the artist:
* English artist of the 20th and 21st centuries known for his paintings, prints, photography, and stage design
* Best known as a major figure in the Pop Art movement
* He is also known for creating photography collages known as "joiners"
* His major works include *A Bigger Splash* and *We Two Boys Together Clinging*
David Hockney
109
# Name the artist:
* English painter of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known as a Romantic painter of the landscapes of Dedham Vale where he grew up
* His major works include *Dedhum Vale* and *The Hay Wain*
John Constable
110
# Name the artist:
* American painter and printmaker of the 20th century
* Considered a realist, he was equally adept at capturing rural and urban scenes of modern American life
* His major works include *Automat*, *Chop Suey*, and *Nighthawks*
Edward Hopper
111
# Name the artist:
* French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries
* He helped lead the development of the Impressionist movement, and often portrayed feminine sensuality in his paintings
* His major works include *Bal du moulin de la Galette*, *Nude*, and *Luncheon of the Boating Party*
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
112
# Name the artist:
* English painter, engraver, and satirist of the 18th century
* He pioneered sequential art, series of pictures similar to comic strips
William Hogarth
113
# Name the artist:
* Belgian painter of the 20th century
* Best known as a surrealist who challenged traditional interpretation of art
* His major works include *The Treachery of Images*, *On the Threshold of Liberty*, and *The Son of Man*
René Magritte
114
# Name the artist:
* French painter and sculptor of the 20th century
* Best known for developing Cubism along with Picasso
* His major works include *Violin and Candlestick* and *Fruitdish and Glass*
Georges Braque
115
# Name the artist:
* American painter and sculptor of the 20th century
* Famed as a Pop artist who incorporated advertising and comic book stylings in his art
* His major works include *Drowning Girl*, *Whaam!*, and his interpretation of van Gogh's *Bedroom at Arles*
Roy Lichtenstein
116
# Name the artist:
* American architect of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Widely considered the greatest American architect of all time, he popularized the notion of organic architecture: designing buildings that are in harmony with their environments
* His major works include the Robie House, Falling Water, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright
117
# Name the artist:
* Swiss-born French architect and writer of the 20th century
* Best known as a pioneer of modern architecture
* His major works include Villa Savoye and Notre Dame du Haut as well as the book *Towards a New Architecture*
Le Corbusier
118
# Name the artist:
* Chinese-born American architect of the 20th and 21st centuries
* He is one of the most famous living architects, and a master of modern architecture
* His major works include the Louvre Pyramid, the Bank of China Tower, and the John F. Kennedy Library
I.M. Pei
119
# Name the artist:
* Italian architect and engineer of the 15th century
* In the arts, he is credited with the discovery of perspective
* His most celebrated work is the engineering of the Duomo in Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi
120
# Name the artist:
* Italian sculptor of the 17th century
* Known as the greatest Baroque sculptor and a pioneer of the style
* His major works include *Apollo and Daphne*, *The Rape of Proserpina*, and *Ecstasy of Saint Theresa*
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
121
# Who is:
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
* French civic designer of the 19th century
* Best known for his renovation of Paris, introducing the wide boulevards and uniform building facades for which the city is so famous today
122
# Who is:
Frederick Law Olmsted
* American landscape architect of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for designing urban parks including Central and Prospect Parks in New York City
123
# Who is:
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
* French architect of the 19th century
* Best known for his restorations of medieval buildings, he is considered a Gothic Revival architect
* He also designed the interior of the Statue of Liberty
124
# Who is:
Hokusai
* Japanese painter and printmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known for his woodblock prints, especially his series *Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji*
* His major works include *The Great Wave off Kanagawa* and *Fuji in Clear Weather*
125
# Who is:
Matt Groenig
* American cartoonist and producer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known as the creator of the TV show *The Simpsons*
126
# Who is:
Charles Schulz
* American cartoonist of the 20th century
* Best known as the creator of the *Peanuts* comic strip
127
# Who is:
Hergé
* Belgian comic book writer and artist of the 20th century
* Best known as the creator of the popular *The Adventures of Tintin* series
128
# Who is:
René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
* French comic book writer and illustrator of the 20th century
* Best known as the creators of the popular *Astérix* series of comic books
129
# Who is:
Tex Avery
* American animator, cartoonist, and director of the 20th century
* Best known for creating the *Looney Toons* characters during the Golden Age of Hollywood Animation
* He created Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, two of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time
130
# Who is:
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
* American animation directors of the 20th century
* Best known for directing and producing popular animated shows such as *The Flintstones*, *The Jetsons*, and *Scooby-Doo, Where are you!*
131
# Who is:
Andrea Palladio
* Italian architect and writer of the 16th century
* Best known for influencing all subsequent Western architecture with the teachings from his *Four Books of Architecture*
* Many of his buildings still stand in what was the republic of Venice
132
# Who is:
Hieronymus Bosch
* Dutch painter of the 15th and 16th centuries
* A Renaissance artist, he used fantastical imagery to teach religious concepts in his paintings
* His major works include *The Garden of Earthly Delights* and *The Temptation of Saint Anthony*
133
# Who is:
Alexander Calder
* American sculptor of the 20th century
* Best known for developing mobile sculptures
* He famously produced a miniature circus out of wire sculptures
134
# Who is:
Marc Chagall
* Russian-French artist of the 20th century known for his pieces in a variety of styles
* He was a pioneer of modernist art, considered surrealist and expressionist, and noted as a major Jewish artist
* His major works include *The Fiddler* and *Parents*
135
# Who is:
Diego Rivera
* Mexican painter of the 20th century
* Best known for his murals which established the Mexican Mural Movement
* Famously married to fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
* His major works include *Man, Controller of the Universe* and *Detroit Industry*
136
# Who is:
Walt Disney
* American film producer and director of the 20th century
* Best known for co-founding Walt Disney Productions and for creating the character Mickey Mouse
137
# Who is:
El Greco
* Crete-born Spanish sculptor, painter, and architect of the 16th and 17th centuries
* Sometimes considered a Mannerist, he married Byzantine and Western styles in his works
* His major works include *El Expolio*, *View of Toledo*, and *Opening of the Fifth Seal*
138
# Who is:
Lucian Freud
* German-born British painter of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his figure and portrait paintings, he is considered a realist whose work is often psychologically jarring
* His major works include *Girl with a White Dog* and *Benefits Supervisor Sleeping*
139
# Who is:
Christopher Wren
* English architect of the 17th and 18th centuries
* Best known for designing many churches in London, especially after the Great Fire in 1666
* His masterwork is St. Paul's Cathedral
140
# Who is:
Auguste Rodin
* French sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known as the founder of modern sculpture
* His major works include *The Walking Man*, *The Burghers of Calais*, and *The Thinker*
141
# Who is:
Norman Rockwell
* American painter and illustrator of the 20th century
* Best known for his cover illustrations of *The Saturday Evening Post* magazine depicting scenes of everyday life
* His major works include the *Willie Gillis* series, *The Problem We All Live With*, and the *Four Freedoms* series
142
# Who is:
Frédéric Bartholdi
* French sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for designing the Statue of Liberty
143
# Who is:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
* French painter, printmaker, and illustrator of the 19th century
* Best known as a Post-Impressionist, he was celebrated for his depictions of Parisian life at the end of the 19th century
* His major works include *The Laundress*, *Jane Avril*, and *At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing*
144
# Who is:
Jan Vermeer
* Dutch painter of the 17th century
* A member of the Dutch Golden Age, he is considered a Baroque painter who specialized in quotidian interior scenes
* His major works include *The Milkmaid*, *The Astronomer*, and *Girl with a Pearl Earring*
145
# Who is:
Oscar Niemeyer
* Brazilian architect of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his designs of the civic builidngs in Brasilia, which was a planned city created for the purpose of becoming Brazil's capital
146
# Name the artist:
* French civic designer of the 19th century
* Best known for his renovation of Paris, introducing the wide boulevards and uniform building facades for which the city is so famous today
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
147
# Name the artist:
* American landscape architect of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for designing urban parks including Central and Prospect Parks in New York City
Frederick Law Olmsted
148
# Name the artist:
* French architect of the 19th century
* Best known for his restorations of medieval buildings, he is considered a Gothic Revival architect
* He also designed the interior of the Statue of Liberty
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
149
# Name the artist:
* Japanese painter and printmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries
* Best known for his woodblock prints, especially his series *Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji*
* His major works include *The Great Wave off Kanagawa* and *Fuji in Clear Weather*
Hokusai
150
# Name the artist:
* American cartoonist and producer of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known as the creator of the TV show *The Simpsons*
Matt Groenig
151
# Name the artist:
* American cartoonist of the 20th century
* Best known as the creator of the *Peanuts* comic strip
Charles Schulz
152
# Name the artist:
* Belgian comic book writer and artist of the 20th century
* Best known as the creator of the popular *The Adventures of Tintin* series
Hergé
153
# Name the artist:
* French comic book writer and illustrator of the 20th century
* Best known as the creators of the popular *Astérix* series of comic books
René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
154
# Name the artist:
* American animator, cartoonist, and director of the 20th century
* Best known for creating the *Looney Toons* characters during the Golden Age of Hollywood Animation
* He created Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, two of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time
Tex Avery
155
# Name the artist:
* American animation directors of the 20th century
* Best known for directing and producing popular animated shows such as *The Flintstones*, *The Jetsons*, and *Scooby-Doo, Where are you!*
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
156
# Name the artist:
* Italian architect and writer of the 16th century
* Best known for influencing all subsequent Western architecture with the teachings from his *Four Books of Architecture*
* Many of his buildings still stand in what was the republic of Venice
Andrea Palladio
157
# Name the artist:
* Dutch painter of the 15th and 16th centuries
* A Renaissance artist, he used fantastical imagery to teach religious concepts in his paintings
* His major works include *The Garden of Earthly Delights* and *The Temptation of Saint Anthony*
Hieronymus Bosch
158
# Name the artist:
* American sculptor of the 20th century
* Best known for developing mobile sculptures
* He famously produced a miniature circus out of wire sculptures
Alexander Calder
159
# Name the artist:
* Russian-French artist of the 20th century known for his pieces in a variety of styles
* He was a pioneer of modernist art, considered surrealist and expressionist, and noted as a major Jewish artist
* His major works include *The Fiddler* and *Parents*
Marc Chagall
160
# Name the artist:
* Mexican painter of the 20th century
* Best known for his murals which established the Mexican Mural Movement
* Famously married to fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
* His major works include *Man, Controller of the Universe* and *Detroit Industry*
Diego Rivera
161
# Name the artist:
* American film producer and director of the 20th century
* Best known for co-founding Walt Disney Productions and for creating the character Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
162
# Name the artist:
* Crete-born Spanish sculptor, painter, and architect of the 16th and 17th centuries
* Sometimes considered a Mannerist, he married Byzantine and Western styles in his works
* His major works include *El Expolio*, *View of Toledo*, and *Opening of the Fifth Seal*
El Greco
163
# Name the artist:
* German-born British painter of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his figure and portrait paintings, he is considered a realist whose work is often psychologically jarring
* His major works include *Girl with a White Dog* and *Benefits Supervisor Sleeping*
Lucian Freud
164
# Name the artist:
* English architect of the 17th and 18th centuries
* Best known for designing many churches in London, especially after the Great Fire in 1666
* His masterwork is St. Paul's Cathedral
Christopher Wren
165
# Name the artist:
* French sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known as the founder of modern sculpture
* His major works include *The Walking Man*, *The Burghers of Calais*, and *The Thinker*
Auguste Rodin
166
# Name the artist:
* American painter and illustrator of the 20th century
* Best known for his cover illustrations of *The Saturday Evening Post* magazine depicting scenes of everyday life
* His major works include the *Willie Gillis* series, *The Problem We All Live With*, and the *Four Freedoms* series
Norman Rockwell
167
# Name the artist:
* French sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries
* Best known for designing the Statue of Liberty
Frédéric Bartholdi
168
# Name the artist:
* French painter, printmaker, and illustrator of the 19th century
* Best known as a Post-Impressionist, he was celebrated for his depictions of Parisian life at the end of the 19th century
* His major works include *The Laundress*, *Jane Avril*, and *At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing*
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
169
# Name the artist:
* Dutch painter of the 17th century
* A member of the Dutch Golden Age, he is considered a Baroque painter who specialized in quotidian interior scenes
* His major works include *The Milkmaid*, *The Astronomer*, and *Girl with a Pearl Earring*
Jan Vermeer
170
# Name the artist:
* Brazilian architect of the 20th and 21st centuries
* Best known for his designs of the civic builidngs in Brasilia, which was a planned city created for the purpose of becoming Brazil's capital
Oscar Niemeyer
