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Giovanni (Gio) Ponti was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.
Christian Georg Schütz was a German painter and engraver.
John Keith Vaughan was a British painter.
John Keith Vaughan was a British painter.
Christian Georg Schütz the Elder, born in 1718 in Flörsheim am Main and passing in 1791 in Frankfurt am Main, was a German painter whose etchings and landscapes left a timeless mark on the world of art. Schütz emerged as a master of capturing the natural beauty and architectural elegance of his homeland.
His works, which often depicted vibrant market scenes, serene river landscapes, and bucolic countryside views, reflect a deep understanding of light and atmosphere. Noteworthy pieces like "The Liebfrauenberg in Frankfurt" and "River Landscape with Barge" showcase his ability to blend human activity seamlessly with natural surroundings. His legacy continues to inspire, with 28 of his works proudly displayed at the Städel Museum, offering a window into the pastoral grace of 18th-century Germany.
For those drawn to the idyllic scenes of historical Europe, Schütz's paintings are a cultural treasure. His influence extended to his children and pupils, ensuring that the Schütz legacy of artistry would endure.
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Carl Ludwig Christoph Douzette, known as Louis Douzette, was a German landscape painter.
Edward John Burra was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, best known for his depictions of the urban underworld, black culture and the Harlem scene of the 1930s.
Carl Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.
Erich Heckel was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Pier Leone Ghezzi was an Italian Rococo painter and caricaturist active in Rome.
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.
Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were criticized, as they clashed with predominant figurative sculpture traditions in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community.
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek was a Dutch landscape artist and lithographer.