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Adam de Coster was born in 1586 in Mechelen and died on 4 May 1643 in Antwerp. Very little is known about this gifted artist. He was a Baroque era genre painter. Check out some of his masterpieces which are full of emotions.

Sofonisba Anguissola was a pioneering Italian Renaissance painter whose remarkable talent and determination carved a path for women in the arts during the 16th century. Born around 1532 in Cremona, Italy, she emerged as one of the first female artists to gain international acclaim. Her journey …

Albert Durar was a very versatile and well known German Artist and belonged to the Renaissance period. Her was born in 1471 in the Franconian City of Nuremberg which was a flourishing center of arts in the Europe during 15 th and 16 th century. He was very talented and a great painter, writ…

Contents   About the Artist Jan Gossart (1487-1532) was also known as Jan Gossaert or Jan Mabuse. He was a Netherlandish painter and he was famous and noted for introducing the styes of Italian Renaissance into the Low Counturies.

Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder by Rubens Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) was born in Brussels and he was a draughtsman and a Flemish painter . His father was a well known Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. His mother was the daughter of well known Flemish Renaissance a…

Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) rose to prominence as a leading figure in the Baroque art movement , significantly contributing to the evolution of Italian painting alongside his cousin Ludovico (1555-1619) and older brother Agostino (1557-1602), both accomplished artists in their own right. Dist…

Hans von Aachen was born in 1552 and was a German painter who was one of the greatest and leading representatives of Northern Mannerism . He has worked on numerous genre paintings in which most of his art works have been shown from chest upwards seen in a light mood, full of laughter. He an…

The Magdalen Reading , 1535 Ambrosius Benson was was a well known Italian painter who later became a part of Northern Renaissance . Most of his art works have been attributed not much is known about him. He did not used to sign his paintings. He painted religious art works and also painted …