Born at Haerlem; died at The Hague. A Dutch portrait painter who, after receiving some instructions from an uncle named Piemans, was sent to Amsterdam to study under Jacob de Backer.
Born at Embden. A German painter, pupil of Albert van Everdingen and Henry Dubbels. He painted mostly marine subjects.
A native of New York; is highly esteemed for his portraiture of women and children. He was the pupil of his father, a miniature painter.
Sculptor; born in Charlestown, Mass. Died at Montclair, N. J. He was a singer and portrait painter and in 1852 he took up modelling and executed a number of busts and statues, having studied in Europe several years.
Born at Castelfranco, near Trevigi. An Italian portrait painter called Giorgione. Studied in the school of Giovanni Bellini, at Venice, where Titian became his fellow student.
FRA BARTOLOMEO (BACCIO DELLA PORTA) (1475-1517).
Born and died at Savignano, near Florence. Called also Il Frate, and Fra Bartolomeo di San Marco. While very young he became the disciple of Cosimo Rosselli, and acquired the name of Baccio della Porta, from his residence near the gate of St. Peter.
Born at Bassano, commonly called Il Bassano. He was the son of Francesco da Ponte, called also the Elder Bassano. He received his first instruction from his father, and then at Venice under Bonifazio Veneziano.
A Dutch landscape painter, who flourished about 1650 and died at Amsterdam in 1690. His subjects are mountainous landscapes, with travellers or banditti, and hunting pieces.
Born at Lucca; died at Rome. An Italian painter, son of a goldsmith. He was sent to Rome, where he studied under Sebastian Conca, and Agostino Masucci. He was more employed in portraits than historical works.
Dutch painter, born and died at Amsterdam. He painted landscapes.
Born at Haerlem. He studied under Adrian Ostade, and became the ablest painter of his school. His pictures, like those of Ostade, represent Dutch peasants regaling and amusing themselves, and the interiors of Dutch cottages.
French painter, born and died at Paris. He was influenced by the wars of the 1st Napoleon and painted mostly military scenes.
Born at Haerlem. A Dutch painter of landscapes and cattle. Studied under Adrian Vandevelde and was his ablest scholar.