
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) was a leading Italian artist from the Renaissance period.

Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was a French painter. He is known as a founding father of impressionism but preferred to be known as a realist.

Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255 - 1318) was one of the most influential Italian artists of his time.

JMW Turner (1775 - 1851) is recognised as one of the finest landscape painters in english history.

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) was a painter of portraits, history and contemporary narrative genre.

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788) was a leading portrait and landscape painter born in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) was the foremost English portrait painter in the 18th century.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a prolific 17th century Flemish baroque painter.

René Lalique (1860 - 1945) was a glass designer, renowned for his stunning creations.

Mark Rothko (Russian: born Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Russian-American abstract expressionist.