Anton Mauve | The Barbizon school of painters

Anton Mauve, (born September 18, 1838, Zaandam, Netherlands - died February 5, 1888, Arnhem), Dutch Romantic painter who, like his friends Jozef Israëls and the three Maris brothers, was profoundly influenced by the French landscape painter Camille Corot and the Barbizon school.

Mauve settled at The Hague about 1870, painting in the neighbouring fishing village of Scheveningen.

Lucas Cranach the Elder | Northern Renaissance painter

German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder was born at Kronach in upper Franconia.

His exact date of birth is unknown.

He learned the art of drawing from his father Hans Maler (his surname meaning "painter" and denoting his profession, not his ancestry, after the manner of the time and class).

His mother, with surname Hübner, died in 1491.

Later, the name of his birthplace was used for his surname, another custom of the times.

Nicky Boehme, 1958 | Romantic painter

Nicky Boehme’s paintings of quaint, peaceful, scenes awash with dramatic light and vibrant color, draw the viewer into a romantic and memorable adventure of a special place and time. Ms. Boehme studied Technical art at the Oakland Art Institute in California and went on to become the Art Director of several national art agencies.

It was at this time that she received numerous awards as an illustrator and graphic designer. She has had many feature articles on her art in national magazines and trade publications. Her art has been published internationally in several books.

Nicky is an artist member of the National Society of Marine Artists and the Oil Painter of America.

Mariana Palova, 1990 | Fantasy surrealism painter

Mariana Palova is an Mexican artist🎨. When she was a child simple visions made incursion in her life, such visions she exaggerated or included in elements of living things through drawings.

At 16, counting with a low training in visual arts, as a result of her self-taught formation, she starts to feel an interest for digital photography, thanks to the fascination found in the experience of looking at herself as she really was, even in the most superfluous environment.

Djordje Prudnikov | VideoArt

Russo-Serbian painter Đorđe Prudnikov / Ђорђе Прудников / Djordje Prudnikov (1939-2017) was one of the most original contemporary artists to emerge from the former Yugoslavia.

Prudnikov was born in Užice, Serbia, the 19th of April 1939.

In 1946. the family moved to Belgrade. After completing his grammar school, Djordje was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts. Few months later he left it to enroll at the Academy of Applied Arts where he graduated in the class of Professor Mihailo Petrov.

During his studies Prudnikoff was rewarded several times for graphic design.

Graphic (industrial) design was his preoccupation while staying in Wienna, in 1967.