Masters of Their Craft

Artists

Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.

29,499 artists in the collection

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Baldini, Baccio

Italian

Florentine, died 1487

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Baldovinetti, Alesso

Italian

Florentine, 1425 - 1499

Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy

Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy

American

American, 1889 - 1977

Cyrus Leroy Baldridge (May 27, 1889 – June 6, 1977) was an artist, illustrator, author and adventurer. He was born to William Baldridge and Eliza Burgdorf Baldridge, in Alton, New York in 1889. When he was very young, his mother left his father and began a nomadic life as a traveling salesperson, selling kitchen equipment from one town to another. Devoted to this strong and independent woman, Baldridge's personality took a sense of remarkable individualism from her.

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Balducci, Giovanni

Italian

Italian, c. 1560 - 1631 or after

Giovanni Balducci, called Il Cosci after his maternal uncle, (c. 1560 — after 1630) was an Italian mannerist painter.

Baldung Grien, Hans

Baldung Grien, Hans

German

German, 1484/1485 - 1545

Hans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass artist, who was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer and whose art belongs to both German Renaissance and Mannerism. Throughout his lifetime, he developed a distinctive style, full of colour, expression and imagination. His talents were varied, and he produced a great and extensive variety of work including portraits, woodcuts, drawings, tapestries, altarpieces, and stained glass, often relying on allegories and mythological motifs.

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Baldus, Édouard-Denis

French

French, 1813 - 1889

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Baldwin Gardiner

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Baldwin, John

American

American, c. 1922 - 1987

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Baldwin Photo

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Balechou, Jean-Joseph

French

French, 1716 - 1764

Balestra, Antonio

Balestra, Antonio

Italian

Venetian, 1666 - 1740

Antonio Balestra (12 August 1666 – 21 April 1740) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period.

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Balestrieri, Lionello

Italian

Italian, 1872 - 1958