Classical Art by Artist

Classical Art Index By Artist
Media Decor offers The Old Masters Collections. They are catalogued by Artist and by Genre or Category
Aivazovsky		The artist's greatest achievements are pictures showing the nature of the sea, eternally alive, always in motion
botticelli		"Il Botticello" (little barrel, so named by his brother) was born in Florence around 1444. He went on to paint, amongst others, the fresco that adorns the Sistine Chapel and “The Temptation of Christ”
boudin		Boudin is mostly known for his paintings of sea and sky. Although often described as 'the painter of beaches'
bouguereau		An admirer of traditional art, he had no time for anything resembling innovation or the avant-garde. His sense of idealism was his guiding principle, regarding the ugly as worthless for representation. His views angered many.
canaletto		Many of his works were bought by private patrons, particularly the English, who regarded visiting the famous sites of Italy an important part of every well-bred young man’s education
cassatt		At the age of 32, Cassatt met Edgar Degas who was evidently taken with her and her work. He was so impressed, that he invited the artist to exhibit with the Impressionists.
Cezanne		Color, construction and integration are the three words that best sum up a Cézanne painting
constable		To a greater degree than any other artist before him, Constable based his paintings on precisely drawn sketches made directly from nature.
degas		Son of an aristocratic banking family, Degas quit his law studies to pursue art in 1853. He would later distance himself from the movement as he wished to experiment in a wider variety of styles.
Fragonard		A French painter whose scenes of frivolity and gallantry are the embodiment of the Rococo spirit.
Gauguin		He quit his job in 1883, and went on to spend time with Van Gogh (whose work he disliked) before going to Tahiti in 1891, where many of his most famous works were created.
Grimshaw		John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Leeds painter of landscapes, town views and dockyards, especially at sunset or by moonlight.
Klimt		Klimt's style drew upon an enormous range of sources: classical Greek, Byzantine, Egyptian, and Minoan art; late-medieval painting and the woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer
Macke		His early Impressionist style developed into a use of strong, sunlit color applied in painterly facets of light. His preferred subject matter remained urban scenes of shopping and leisure.
manet		Edouard Manet was a French Impressionist painter who had a great deal to do with "Art for Art's Sake". He studied art at Ecole des Beaux-Arts and later reacted strongly against the academic history painting he was learning.
Pissarro		Pissarro, the Impressionist painter who endured prolonged financial hardship in keeping faith with the aims of Impressionism.
Redon		French painter and graphic artist, one of the outstanding figures of Symbolism.
Renoir		Renoir was a painter who created fantastic images that were beautiful, warm and inviting.
Rousseau		It was the innocence and charm of his work that won him the admiration of the avant-garde: in 1908 Picasso gave a banquet, half serious half burlesque, in his honor.
Seurat		Seurat was a painter who was interested in shape and pattern, but he approached these things in a very unusual way. He was the developer of a very scientific way of painting known as pointillism.
Schiele		Austrian expressionist artist Egon Leo Adolf Schiele, was at odds with art critics and society for most of his brief life...
tissot		Early in his career he painted historical costume pieces, but in about 1864 he turned with great success to scenes of contemporary life, usually involving fashionable women.
turner		Joseph Turner studied the science of light and color, the theory in particular that yellow was closest color to the production of white light in painting. Amongst his contemporaries he was a unique artist.
vangogh		It was during the months approaching his death that Van Gogh created some of the most vibrant, expressive paintings known to man. In all, he produced an enormous volume of work.