Atul Basu (22 February 1898 – 10 July 1977) was an Indian painter. [1] He was an expert in portraying realistic landscapes, portraits and village scenery. He used oil colors for painting. [2] [3] Early life and education Atul was born in 1898 at Mymensingh in the then Bengal Presidency . He spent his childhood in Mymensingh town. He started his primary education in the National Council of Education, Mymensingh branch. Then he studied in Jubilee Art Academy of Kolkata. The

Anton von Maron (8 January 1733 – 3 March 1808, Rome) was an Austrian painter who specialized in portraits. Life and work Maron was born on 8 January 1733, in Vienna, to painter Johann Leopold Maron (1696–1770) and his wife Anna Catharina (née Schuster). From 1741 to 1744, he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he trained under Karl Aigen. He also studied with Daniel Gran.[1] In 1755, Maron moved to Rome. In 1754, Anton Raphael Mengs became director

Antoni Caba i Casamitjana (1838 – 25 January 1907) was a Spanish painter who worked in the Realistic style and is best known for his portraits. Biography Antoni Caba was born in Barcelona. He attended the Escola de la Llotja during the 1850s, where he studied with Pau Milà i Fontanals and Claudi Lorenzale. Supported by a stipend from the school board, he later attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where his primary instructor was Federico de

August Christian Valdemar Hassel (9 February 1864 – 30 May 1942) was a Danish sculptor. Early life and education Hassel was born in Copenhagen, the son of captain and mechanic Johan Fridolin Hassel and Doris Henriette Eickhoff. He apprenticed under stucco artist and carver H.C. Berg from August 1879 and graduated from Copenhagen Technical College in January 1882. He graduated from the School of Decorative Arts on 25 May 1886. He later continued his training at the Royal Dan

Anton Stevens (ca. 1608 – perhaps 1675)[1] was a Bohemian painter active in the second third of the 17th century. Besides Karel Škréta he was another important promoter of early Baroque painting in the country. Life Anton Stevens, born in Prague, mastered the basics of the painting craft with his father, the Rudolfine landscape painter Pieter Stevens (perhaps 1567 – after 1626), who had settled in the city by 1590. In 1629–1635, the young Stevens made a study trip abroad (p

Antonio Brugada (1804 – 1863) was a Spanish painter. Brugada is best known for his dramatic seascapes. He studied in the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando de Madrid between 1818 and 1821. Between 1820 and 1823 he was part of the National Military of Madrid. He sought asylum in France in 1823, and he established himself in Bordeaux, where he met Francisco Goya.[1] Brugada was instrumental in cataloging and identifying some of the mythological figures in Goya's c. 1823 Black

Antonio Cabral Bejarano (31 October 1798 – 1 August 1861) was a Spanish painter, considered to be an adherent of both the Europe-wide Romantic painting and the specifically Hispanic painting school of Costumbrismo. His ancestors for several earlier generations were painters, and he was initially trained by his father. He was mainly active in his native city of Seville, getting many commissions from its municipal government. He was the first Director of the Museum of Fine Arts

Bernardo Germán de Llórente[1] (1685 – 1757) was a Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period. He was active in Seville where he was one of the followers of Murillo and made a name with his devotional paintings of the Virgin Mary. He also painted portraits and still lifes with trompe-l'œil effects. Life Bernardo Germán de Llórente was born and died in Seville. He likely first studied with his father and was then a pupil of Cristóbal López, a modest 'market painter' who was

Count August Zamoyski (28 June 1893 – 19 May 1970) was a Polish sculptor, member of groups Bunt and Formiści. Zamoyski was an author of stone compositions in simplified and geometrised form. His first works were influenced by French cubism and Italian futurism. In 1920s he developed his own, monumental style in which he referred to Classicism. In his last period, Zamoyski was an author of expressive religious works. Selected works Ich dwoje (c. 1917) Leopold Zborows

Artúr Lajos Halmi (1866–December 3, 1939) was a Hungarian painter who has several works on display in the Hungarian National Gallery.[1][2] A student of Mihály Munkácsy,[3] he was internationally famed for his portraits. His portraits of opera singers led a 1979 history of the Metropolitan Opera House to note that "What Van Dyck was to the Stuart kings, Artur Halmi was to the sopranos of the first third of this century. He was the prima donna's best friend".[4] He received me

Arturo García Bustos (August 8, 1926 – April 7, 2017) was a Mexican painter and print maker. He is known as one of “Los Fridos” students who studied under Frida Kahlo at her home in Coyoacán.[1] Arturo García Bustos was born in Mexico City, near the Zócalo. He grew up during the time when Mexican muralism was dominant, which drew him to art. After attending high school at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria Núm 1, specializing in architecture, he entered the Escuela Nacional de

Antonio Carnicero (1748–1814) was a Spanish painter of the Neoclassical style. In addition to his paintings, over the course of his career he also produced prints and engravings as well as creating theatrical decorations. Carnicero was born in Salamanca on 10 January 1748. His father, the sculptor Alejandro Carnicero, went to the court of Madrid in 1749 to fulfill a commission for a series of sculptures in the royal palace. Antonio's brothers Gregorio and Isidro were also art

Anton Stefanov Mitov (Bulgarian: Антон Стефанов Митов; 1 April 1862, in Stara Zagora – 20 August 1930, in Sofia) was a Bulgarian painter, art critic, art historian, social activist and corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Biography When he was fifteen, Ottoman troops burned his hometown and massacred over 14,000 people. His family fled to Svishtov, where they lived in poverty. He took a job as a clerk in Romania and remained there until Bulgaria was li

Anton Dominik Ritter von Fernkorn (March 17, 1813 in Erfurt – November 16, 1878 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian sculptor. Career Fernkorn studied sculpture under the sculptors Johann Baptist Stiglmaier [de] and Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler in Munich, 1836–40. His first sculptural project, “Saint George and the Dragon” for the courtyard of the Montenuovo palace, attracted attention, and the Austrian government appointed him director of the imperial bronze foundry at Vien

Anton Cebej, or Zebey (23 May 1722, Ajdovščina – after 1774) was a Slovenian painter, in the Baroque style. Biography Very little is known about his life. The information that is available is derived entirely from a history of his works, the first of which appeared in 1750, and the last in 1774. He lived in Ljubljana for the bulk of his career, but he was apparently not part of the artistic community there. His paintings show an obvious Venetian influence, but certain styl

Anton Karinger (1829-1870) was a Slovene painter and poet. Portrait of a Boy with a Dog, 1861 View of Lake Bohinj, 1862 His painting View of Mt. Triglav from Bohinj, along with other paintings of Triglav, became a symbol of the Carinthian Slovene people and is part of the core collection of the National Gallery of Slovenia. He was a pupil of Steinfeld in Vienna and is known for landscapes and seascapes, mostly views of Carinthia and the Adriatic coast.[1]

Antoni Reichenberg (7 June 1825, Gorlice, Austrian Empire – 23 January 1903, Ternopil, Austria-Hungary) was a Polish priest, Jesuit, and artist. He took care of orphans and the poor in Ternopil.[1] Biography In 1848, he participated in the Hungarian Revolution.[2] Reichenberg studied painting in Budapest and the Munich Academy of Arts, graduating in 1862. During his studies, he was friends with Jan Matejko.[2][3][4] He studied theology in Munich and Przemyśl, where he was

Anton Gvajc ( 21 August 1865 - August 3 1935) was a Slovene painter.[1] The majority of his work is genre and landscape painting. He also worked as a teacher in Gorica, Trieste and Maribor.

Andrzej Bemer[1] (German: Andreas Bemer; died ca. 1626) was a 17th-century sculptor and architect, active in Poland and in Silesia, probably of German or Czech ancestry. Born in Breslau, early in his career he moved to Lesser Poland. There he authored or co-authored numerous churches and chapels. Among them are the Bernardine Church, the Chapel of Boim family (attributed) and the town hall's tower, all located in Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine).

Andrés de la Calleja (6 December 1705 – 2 January 1785) was a Spanish painter, born at Rioja. He was a pupil of G. A. Ezquerra, and was so successful in his early efforts that he was soon appointed by King Philip V to a post of honour. Ferdinand VI in 1752 made him the first Director of the newly founded Academy at Madrid, and he established a school of some repute. But we are told that the principal occupation of his latter years was that of restoring the ancient pictures be