Masters of Their Craft

Artists

Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.

31,194 artists in the collection

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Bormann, Emma

Austrian

Austrian, 1887 - 1974

Emma Bormann (1887–1974) was an Austrian artist (primarily a printmaker) who lived in Vienna, Shanghai, Tokyo] and Riverside, California.

Borne, Mortimer

Borne, Mortimer

American

American, born Poland, 1900 - 1987

Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his father on campaigns in Scotland, and in 1306 he was knighted in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Edward succeeded to the throne the next year, following his father's death. In 1308, he married Isabella, daughter of the powerful King Philip IV of France, as part of a long-running effort to resolve the tensions between the English and French crowns. Edward had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston, who had joined his household in 1300. The precise nature of Edward and Gaveston's relationship is uncertain; they may have been friends, lovers, or sworn brothers. Gaveston's arrogance and power as Edward's favourite provoked discontent both among the barons and the French royal family, and Edward was forced to exile him. On Gaveston's return, the barons pressured the King into agreeing to wide-ranging reforms called the Ordinances of 1311. The newly...

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Bornet, Claude

French

French, 1733 - 1804

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Borni

Borofsky, Jonathan

Borofsky, Jonathan

American

American, born 1942

Jonathan Borofsky (born December 24, 1942) is an American sculptor and printmaker who lives and works in Ogunquit, Maine.

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Borowiec, Andrew

American

American, born 1956

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Borrazzo, Salvatore

American

American, 1916 - 1964

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Borre, Ada

American

American, 1877 - 1963

Borromeo, Giberto

Borromeo, Giberto

Italian

Italian, 1815 - 1885

Giberto Borromeo Arese (17 September 1815 - 23 May 1885) was an Italian aristocrat, painter, and patron of the arts. Arese was born and died in Milan, the eldest son of Count Vitaliano and later as his heir. He completed his legal studies at the Collegio Borromeo in Pavia. He was a member of the Academies of Genoa, Turin, Naples, and Perugia, curator of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, chair (September 1859 to June 1860) and then, until his death, counselor of the Brera Academy, and member of the board of directors of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano. He was also a founder of the Società Storica Lombarda, serving as its president from January 1874 to December 1877.

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Borroni, Paolo

Italian

Italian, 1749 - 1819

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Borsato, Giuseppe

Italian

Italian, 1770 - 1849

Borssom, Anthonie van

Borssom, Anthonie van

Dutch

Dutch, 1629/1630 - 1677

Anthonie van Borssom (2 January 1631 – 19 March 1677) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.