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Top Ten Greatest Artists
SirWilliamGuthrie These should be best artists in the world but also those that have had a profound influence people or society.The Top Ten
1 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, poetry, ...read more.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, poetry, ...read more. Not just a great artist, but profoundly influenced science, religion and politics right up until today - SirWilliamGuthrie
A man whose legendary works grace the modern world.
2 Michelangelo Buonarroti
Just look at that ceiling and marvel - SirWilliamGuthrie
3 Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669) was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. A prolific and versatile master across three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669) was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. A prolific and versatile master across three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. You can stand right next to a Rembrandt painting and find it impossible to believe that the material of clothes he has painted is not real. You almost know that it will feel like velvet and not paint! - SirWilliamGuthrie
4 Peter Paul Rubens
5 Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet (23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Édouard Manet (23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. A great impressionist who tackled modern subjects rather than romaticising the old - SirWilliamGuthrie
6 Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. ...read more.
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. ...read more. An artist who lived a very depressing life, but his works of art beams with happiness. Over the great periods of life, his art still stands over to astound us. The bright, vibrant colors he plasters across his paintings, his transformation and presentations of the array of emotions he beholds, he really is an artist to be deserving of a good reputation. - Seepenthep
An inspiration to many who followed
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7 Oscar Claude Monet
I love his landscape paintings the most, his landscape paintings are mostly very beautiful and colorful. He knew how to blend the colors very well to paint the landscapes and they were mostly meticulously done. Although he used dots and lines as the main brush strokes but he knew how to use dots and lines to paint marvelous looking landscapes. My most favorite paintings of him are the landscape near Monte Carlo, San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, and Woman on the Parasol.
What would offices and hospitals done without the regulation Monet prints to hang in the waiting rooms. - SirWilliamGuthrie
8 Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
I believe that she gave more hope and inspiration to more people than any other artist in history - yet most of those people will never be aware of it! - SirWilliamGuthrie
What a tragedy that she is no longer here. The world has lost the greatest artist of our time
In my view the outstanding artist of the 21st century and one of the best in the 20th. If only I could afford her work...
9 Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) also known as Pablo Picasso, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. ...read more.
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) also known as Pablo Picasso, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. ...read more. The most unique painter to be ever existed, his paintings are mostly very unique and interesting to look at. And the best thing about him is that he is a perfectionist who always work hard to make his paintings as pleasing as possible.
Broke new ground during a time of convention and turned art on it's head - SirWilliamGuthrie
10 Francesco Hayez
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11 Ben Enwonwu
Outstanding African Artist of the last century. Led the way for other notable artists from Africa and North America
A ground breaker and trend setter in a time of repression and prejudice - SirWilliamGuthrie
12 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a ...read more.
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a ...read more. He did more for the poster industry than all the others put together - SirWilliamGuthrie
13 Bob Ross
Amazing artist. Made landscape paintings that look photo realistic in a matter of minutes, and taught you how to do it at the same time.
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14 Frank Frazetta
One of the greatest artists of all time. He taught Boris Vallejo how to paint and his art is just as awesome and interesting.
15 Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with ...read more.
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with ...read more.
16 Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor. ...read more.
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor. ...read more. The Thinker must have inspired generations of artists - and thinkers.
17 Donatello
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (c. 1386 – 13 December 1466), better known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence. He studied classical sculpture, and used this to develop a fully Renaissance style in sculpture, whose periods in Rome, Padua and Siena introduced to other parts ...read more.
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (c. 1386 – 13 December 1466), better known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence. He studied classical sculpture, and used this to develop a fully Renaissance style in sculpture, whose periods in Rome, Padua and Siena introduced to other parts ...read more. Worked with stone, bronze, Terra Cotta and wood. His 'David' may not be as hansom as Michelangelo's but it is more realistic
18 Boris Vallejo
I love his art. He and Julie Bell do everything from fantasy art to mythology to Marvel and DC. So much amazing art. I visit their site once in a while just to look at their artwork. Boris and Julie are my favorite artists in the world.
19 Julie Bell
I love Boris and Julie. They always have such great art and interesting art. I visit their site every now and then just to look at their art. They're awesome.
20 Salvador Dali
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.BAdd New Item
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