Legendary Artists
Explore the works of history's most celebrated painters
Leonardo da Vinci
1452-1519
Italian
Italian polymath of the Renaissance, painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Dutch
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
Pablo Picasso
1881-1973
Spanish
Spanish painter, sculptor, and co-founder of Cubism, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Claude Monet
1840-1926
French
French painter and founder of Impressionist painting, known for his landscape paintings and studies of light.
Frida Kahlo
1907-1954
Mexican
Mexican painter known for her portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by Mexican culture.

Johannes Vermeer
1632-1675
Dutch
Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Known for his masterful treatment of light in his work.
Gustav Klimt
1862-1918
Austrian
Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art.
Henri Matisse
1869-1954
French
French artist known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. A leader of the Fauvism movement.
Katsushika Hokusai
1760-1849
Japanese
Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. Best known for his iconic woodblock print series.
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669
Dutch
Dutch Golden Age painter, known for his portraits and use of light and shadow.