Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922) | Pre-Raphaelite painter

Although his name is not commonly known, Edmund Blair Leighton's most famous works are among the most widely recognized paintings of the period.

His works of Godspeed (1900) and the Accolade (1901), can be seen in almost every poster shop around the world and are used as the epitome of medieval iconography.

If one looks at the visual elements in Godspeed for example, it becomes evident that very few paintings encapsulate with such a strong a sense, the sensibilities of this genre.

The beautiful maiden on the steps of a stone castle, the knight in shining armor, the white steed, and the sense of immediate peril which threatens the subjects contentment almost define our modern day conception of Medieval legend and romantic sentiment.

Henry Tonks | Impressionist painter

Henry Tonks, FRCS (9 April 1862 - 8 January 1937) was a British surgeon and later draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a caricaturist.

He became an influential art teacher.

He was one of the first British artists to be influenced by the French Impressionists; he exhibited with the New English Art Club, and was an associate of many of the more progressive artists of late Victorian Britain, including James McNeill Whistler, Walter Sickert, John Singer Sargent and George Clausen.

Howard Pyle (1853-1911)

Pyle viene considerato uno degli illustratori ed artisti più importanti.

Vincent van Gogh scrisse una lettera a suo fratello Theo, affermando che i lavori di Pyle "lo avevano stupito"

Howard Pyle (Wilmington, 5 marzo 1853 - Firenze, 9 novembre 1911) è stato un illustratore e scrittore statunitense, autore di romanzi per giovani.

Howard Pyle nacque a Wilmington, in Delaware, figlio di William Pyle e Margaret Churchman Painter.

Da bambino, frequentò scuole private e si interessò sin dalla tenera età al disegno e alla scrittura.

Gerolamo Induno (1825-1890) | History / Genre painter

Gerolamo Induno (13 December 1825 - 18 December 1890) was an Italian painter and soldier, best known for his military scenes. His older brother, Domenico, was also a well-known artist and they often worked together.

He was born in Milan, where his father was a chef and butler at the Milanese court.

He took his first formal art lessons at the Brera Academy, where he studied with Luigi Sabatelli from 1839-1846.

His first exhibit was in 1845; composed of portraits and a scene from The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni (now lost).

Der Blaue Reiter / Il Cavaliere Azzurro (1911-1914)

Formata nel 1911 a Monaco come associazione di pittori ed una società espositrice guidata da Wassily Kandinsky e Franz Marc.

Usando un vocabolario visivo di forme astratte e colori prismatici, gli artisti di Blaue Reiter hanno esplorato i valori spirituali dell'arte in contrasto con [ciò che vedevano come] la corruzione e il materialismo della loro epoca.

Il nome, che significa "cavaliere blu", si riferisce a un motivo chiave nel lavoro di Kandinsky: il cavallo e il cavaliere.

Il gruppo, che pubblicò un influente almanacco con lo stesso nome, si dissolse con l'inizio della prima guerra mondiale. | © The Museum of Modern Art

Wassily Kandinsky | Composition IV, 1911

Ricardo Sanz, 1957

Spanish painter Ricardo Sanz is a figurative contemporary artist. His artistic vocation was forged thanks to his grandfather, who owned the gallery of art La Perfecta, where he met the great artists of painting: Sorolla, Zuloaga, Vázquez Díaz, etc.

At the age of 14 he started his education as a painter with the master José Camps, combining this with his studies in History of Art until he graduated from the University of Deusto in Madrid. He continues studying with important contemporary artists in France and Italy.

Carl von Stetten (1857-1942) | Genre painter

Carl Ernst von Stetten was a German-French🎨 portrait and genre painter🎨 who worked in France and joined the Parisian atelier of Jean-Léon Gérôme🎨 in the 1880s.

He went to Paris in the 1870s for training, and there met Courtois and Dagnan-Bouveret🎨 at the studio of Gérôme; it was for Courtois and Stetten the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

The young Stetten posed for several portraits and was a model for works by his friend (and probable lover).

Albert Bloch (1882-1961) | Expressionist painter

Albert Bloch was the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter - The Blue Rider, a group of early 20th-century European modernists.

He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He first studied art at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. In 1901-03 he produced comic strips and cartoons for the St. Louis Star newspaper.