Curated category
Court painters
- Gregório LopesIn 1514, Gregório Lopes married the daughter of Jorge Afonso. This union marked a pivotal moment in his career as he transitioned from student to family…
- Artists of the Tudor courtThe Tudor period began in 1485 with a landscape of artistic ruin. The Wars of the Roses had disrupted activity to such an extent that painting reached a very…
- Francisco GoyaOn the 30th of March 1746, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes entered a world of brick cottages and gilded altars in Fuendetodos, Aragon.
- James ThornhillJames Thornhill arrived in the world on the 25th of July 1675 or perhaps 1676 within the Dorset town of Melcombe Regis. His father Walter worked as a…
- Ustad MansurThe year of Mansur's birth remains unknown, yet his name appears suffixed as Naqqash in early miniatures. This title refers to an artist or carver from a…