Jeffrey Ervin's List: Study of Great Artist

list of many of the greatest artist in history

listing of great artists

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Women artists have been involved in making art in most times and places, despite difficulties in training, travelling and trading their work, and gaining recognition. In the West the Middle Ages were possibly a better period for women artists than most of the early modern period; the later introduction of drawing from life models made it far harder, for reasons of decorum, for women to obtain the specialised training required for a professional artist.

Here you will find a number of high quality biographical articles about some of the world most famous and talented artists. Each article outlines the major events which shaped the life each artist together with details of their most celebrated works of art on canvas. More articles are being added to this section on a regular bases.

This list covers just 75 of the most famous painters and sculptors. To find other artists, search in the encyclopedia.

The art history index of famous artists leads to imagery and indepth information such as biographies to over 22,000 artists. Over 200,000 images from museums are directly accessible via this wealth of art historical information database. Direct links to images in museum collections, links to indepth art news, general links as well as the best collection of search engine results have been compiled for over 22,000 artists. Simply select a letter from below to start your research. Select all artists with biographies, or select by century - (12th Century - 20th Century) or select by nationality (Algerian - Welsh).