Ilya Glazunov | Academic / Allegorical painter

Ilya Glazunov Илья Глазунов (10 June 1930 - 9 July 2017) was a Russian artist from Saint Petersburg.

He was the founder of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow - Российская академия живописи, ваяния и зодчества- where he also served as a rector up until his death. He held the title of People's Artist of Russia.

Al Hogue, 1959 | Fantasy Realism painter

John Al Hogue is an artist that paints Fantasy Realism, Fantasy Pet and people portraits.

Al Hogue was born in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia Canada, where he developed a profound appreciation for nature.

In his teens his family moved to Hawaii and his love of the outdoors exploded. Hawaii had a marvelous effect on his imagination.

He says, "It was heaven on earth!"

Jan Sluyters | Post-Impressionist painter

Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch - 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.

So when he won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1904, and the grant that came with it, he took off to the French capital as soon as he could.

Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was a leading pioneer of various post-impressionist movements in the Netherlands.

Claude Lorrain | Baroque Era painter | Part ²

Claude Lorrain (1600 - 23 November 1682) was a French painter ⎆, draughtsman and engraver of the Baroque era ⎆. He spent most of his life in Italy, and is one of the earliest important artists, apart from his contemporaries in Dutch Golden Age painting, to concentrate on landscape painting.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Lorraine see:

• Claude Lorrain | Baroque Era painter ⏭

Anton Einsle | Portrait painter

Anton Einsle (1801-1871), an Austrian ⎆ portrait painter, was born at Vienna in 1801.
He studied at the Academy of that city, and was largely patronized by the court and nobility. He died in 1871.

Anton Einsle (1801-1871) è sato un ritrattista Austriaco ⎆, nacque a Vienna nel 1801.

Studiò all'Accademia della stessa città, e fu in gran parte patrocinato dalla corte e dalla nobiltà. Morì nel 1871.

Claude Lorrain | Baroque Era painter

Claude Lorrain, byname of Claude Gellée, (born 1600, Chamagne, France - died Nov. 23, 1682, Rome [Italy]), French artist best known for, and one of the greatest masters of, ideal landscape painting, an art form that seeks to present a view of nature more beautiful and harmonious than nature itself.