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What are the world famous painters

1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) The first painter of the Italian Renaissance, one of the most outstanding representatives of the Renaissance throughout Europe. Representative works include "The Last Supper", "Mona Lisa", "Madonna in the Grotto" and so on.

2. Michelangelo Bonarotti (1475-1564) Italian Renaissance great painters, sculptors and architects, but also a representative of the highest peak of Renaissance sculpture. He is also the representative of the highest peak of Renaissance sculpture. He is known as the "Three Masters" of the Italian Renaissance together with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. The marble sculpture "Mourning Christ" is his famous work, and the most familiar sculpture is "David" and so on. His most important paintings are the Genesis, a zenith painting in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, and the Last Judgment, a fresco on the Sistine altar.

3. Rubens (1577-1640) German, a representative painter of the Baroque style. He specialized in painting religion, deification, history, customs, portraits as well as landscapes, and was one of the most accomplished painters in the West in the 17th century. His major works include Erecting the Cross, The Painter and Lady Isabella, The Hijacking, The Battle of the Amazon, and Adam and Eve.

4. Rembrandt (1606-1669) 17th century Dutch painting golden age of the most emblematic master of art. He was a versatile artist who painted portraits, groups of figures, landscapes, and some extremely fine copperplate engravings. In the Netherlands and even the whole of Europe's position in the history of painting, and the Italian Renaissance giants are on a par with. His most famous work is "Dr. Tilp's Anatomy Class", and his last painting is "The Prodigal Son Returns Home". According to statistics, his life has survived 600 oil paintings, 350 etchings, 1500 drawings

5. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Angerer (1780-1867) 19th century, France's outstanding classical painter, representative of the Portrait of Louis-Fran?ois Bertin, Madame Rivière Portrait of Louis-Fran?ois Bertin, Madame Rivière, Oedipus Solving the Mystery of the Sphinx, The Bathers of Vaupinsson, The Courtesan, and The Springs.

6. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) French. He was a representative figure of late impressionism, and an innovator of painting after impressionism. Together with Van Gogh and Gauguin, he was later known as a post-impressionist painter. Cézanne's lifelong pursuit of expression, the use of color, modeling, new creation, known as "the father of modern painting". Important works include Abduction, Picnic, The Card Player, Basket of Fruit, Victor Shokai, and The Great Bather.

7. Claude Monet (1840-1926) born in Paris, is a representative of the Impressionist school of painting, focusing on human feelings and impressions of life, advocating to go into nature, respect for nature and human feeling impressions, and its influence is extremely far-reaching. Monet's paintings depict the fleeting momentary impressions from nature. Scattered brushstrokes rush onto the canvas, bringing color to even the darkest shaded areas of the surface. Monet was the first artist to explore this visual phenomenon in depth with his paintings. His major masterpieces include "On the banks of the Seine", "Woman in Green", "Impression - Sunrise", "St. Lazare Railway Station" and "Water Lilies".

8. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch, he is the 19th century great art giants, the representative of the late impressionist painting. His creations are of profound significance in the development of art, promoting bold innovations in color and enhancing the expressive power of composite forms. Van Gogh's style of work has been the attention of the Fauvists and Expressionists. He left behind a rich body of work that was not recognized until after his death. In these works, the painter prominently pursued the expression of self-spirit, and all forms jumped and twisted under the domination of a fierce spirit. Such art had a profound influence on 20th century Expressionism, and German Expressionist painters, in particular, drew a number of important principles from his works. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the greatest Dutch painter with worldwide influence after Rembrandt. His representative works include "People Eating Potatoes", "The Weaver", "Cornfield with Cypress Trees", "Sunflowers", and "Open Air Cafe at Night".

9. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish. As the most influential modernist painter of the 20th century, his painting method and style iterated throughout his life. His early paintings approximated Expressionist themes, then focused on simplified images of primitive art; from 1915 to 1920, his style shifted to realism for a time, and in 1930, he was clearly inclined to Surrealism. In the late period, he produced a large number of sculptures and pottery, etc., and also had outstanding achievements. Picasso's father was a drawing instructor, and he had received strict training in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, with strong modeling ability. Picasso had extraordinary artistic talent since childhood. His representative works include "Avignon Maiden", "Three Dancers", "Franco's Dreams and Lies", "Guernica" and so on.

10. Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish surrealist painter and printmaker, known for exploring the imagery of the subconscious mind, together with Picasso and Matisse, is considered to be the three most representative painters of the 20th century. He made great contributions to Surrealism and 20th century art in turning the subjective world of dreams into objective and exciting images. Dalí's life was full of legends. In addition to his paintings, he impressed people with his writing, his eloquence, his movements, his looks, and his beard. His most famous works are probably The Eternity of Memory, Christ on the Cross, The Dogs of Andalou, The Golden Age, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí, and The Harbinger of Civil War.