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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), self-portrait (1886) Dusks, 1863 William Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bruegels The Painter and The Connoisseur drawn c. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming), French: Flandre(s), (flamand, flamand), German: Flandern, (flämisch, Flame) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish... Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Events March 8 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Sculptor redirects here. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 28, 1573 – July 18, 1610), usually called Caravaggio after his hometown near Milan, was an Italian Baroque painter, whose large religious works portrayed saints and other biblical figures as ordinary people. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance *French Renaissance *German Renaissance *English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... Vase of Flowers (1876) Oil on canvas Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French painter who represents the bridge from impressionism to cubism. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Salvador Dalí as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was an important Spanish painter, best known for his surrealist works. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Self portrait Jacques-Louis David (August 30, 1748 - December 29, 1825), most usually known as David (pronounced Dah-veed rather than Day-vid), was a French painter. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a French painter and sculptor. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Self-portrait, painted 1759 Blue boy, painted 1770 This article is about the artist Thomas Gainsborough. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (June 7, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Self-portrait (1886) Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Goya self-portrait. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Wassily Kandinsky On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name sometimes spelled as Vasily, Vassily or Vasilii) (December 4, 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian-born French painter and art theorist. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Édouard Manet (portrait by Nadar) Édouard Manet (January 23, 1832 - April 30, 1883) was a noted French painter. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Claude Monet Claude Monet also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a French impressionist painter. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... Self portrait, 1895 Edvard Munch (December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian expressionist painter and printmaker. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Young Pablo Picasso The first cubist painting, Les Demoiselles dAvignon (1907) Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Spanish painter, (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art, probably most famous as the founder, along with Georges Braque, of Cubism. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Woman with a guitar by Georges Braque, 1913 Cubist house in Prague Cubism was an avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century. ... Jackson Pollock in 1950 Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Blue Poles Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the abstract expressionism movement. ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This USPS stamp illustrates Pollocks drip technique. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... This page is about the artist. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841 – December 3, 1919) was a French artist who painted in the impressionist style. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an early 20th century American painter. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Adoration of the Magii, painted 1624. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Titian. ... // Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Milkmaid (1658-1660) Johannes Vermeer (1632 - December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Events October - English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne, France, and retake most of the province without a fight. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ...

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Allegory or The Triumph of Justice (1598) Oil on copper, 56 x 47 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Hans von Aachen (1552, Cologne - March 4, 1615, Prague) was a German mannerist painter. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Mannerism is the usual English term for an approach to all the arts, particularly painting but not exclusive to it, a reaction to the High Renaissance, emerging after the Sack of Rome in 1527 shook Renaissance confidence, humanism and rationality to their foundations, and even Religion had split apart. ... Riza Abbasi (1565 - 1635) was one of the most renowned Persian painters, who flourished during the Safavid period. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852-August 1, 1911), artist, painter. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (September 11, 1743-June 4, 1809), Danish artist, was born in Copenhagen, the son of Søren Abildgaard, an antiquarian draughtsman of repute, and Anne Margrethe Bastholm. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: People stubs | 1697 births | 1756 deaths | Dutch painters ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Andreas Achenbach (September 29, 1815 _ April 1, 1910) was a German landscape painter. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... View over Florence, 1898. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Apostles Peter and John by Pieter Aertsen (1575) Oil on wood, 55,5 x 76 cm The Hermitage, St. ... Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Aetion, was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He was the painter of Alexander and Roxannas wedding (around 327 BC), in which for the first time flying Cupids were drawn. ... (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... Fountain in Dizengof square fountains at the La Défense district in Paris Yaacov Agam (born Yaacov Gipstein on May 11, 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jacques-Laurent Agasse (March 24, 1767 - December 27, 1849) was an animal and landscape painter. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christoph Ludwig Agricola (November 5, 1667 _ 1719) was a German landscape painter. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... Landscape painting refers to the art of creating a picture from a landscape. ... Storm by Ivan Aivazovsky, 1854 Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Иван Константинович Айвазовский July 29, 1817 - May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Josef Albers (1888 - 1976), was a German artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some of the most influential and far-reaching art education programs of the 20th century. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Visitation (1503) Oil on wood, 232 x 146 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Mariotto Albertinelli (October 13, 1474 - November 5, 1515), Italian painter, was born in Florence, pupil of Rosselli and a fellow-pupil and partner of Fra Bartolommeo, with whom he painted many works. ... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Pierre Alechinsky (October 19, 1927) is a Belgian artist. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1753 births | 1824 deaths | Russian painters ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Else Alfelt (September 16, 1910 - August 9, 1974) was a painter who was born and died in Copenhagen. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 - June 10, 1654), was an Italian sculptor and architect. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... David Allan (February 13, 1744 - August 6, 1796) was a Scottish painter, best known for historical subjects. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Portrait of a Woman Oil on copper, 37 x 27 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (May 31, 1535 - September 22, 1607) was an Italian portrait painter of the Florentine school. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613) Oil on canvas, 139 x 116 cm. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Florimells flight, 1819. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Artist stubs | 1836 births | 1912 deaths | British painters | Dutch painters ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 _ April 27, 1977) was a teacher and artist. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Battle of Alexander (1529) Wood, 158,4 x 120,3 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Albrecht Altdorfer (c. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Altichiero (around 1330 - around 1390) was an Italian painter. ... Events January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... Categories: Artist stubs | 1682 births | 1752 deaths | Italian painters ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Syende fiskerpige (Sewing fisherman´s wife) Anna Kirstine Brøndum Ancher (August 18, 1859 _ April 15, 1935), was the only one of the Skagen Painters that was actually born in Skagen, Denmark. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vil han klare pynten (Will he round the point) Michael Peter Ancher (June 9, 1849 – September 19, 1927), born on Bornholm, was a Danish painter. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carl Andre (born September 16, 1935) is an American minimalist artist. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ran Andrews is a Canadian expressionist painter born Stratford, Ontario 1956. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Il Beato Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (the Beatified Friar John the Angelic of Fiesole) (Vicchio di Mugello (Florence) 1395 – Rome 1455), better known in the English-speaking world as Fra Angelico (the Angelic Friar), or in Continental Europe as Beato Angelico (the Blessed Angelic One) was a famous painter... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) March 16 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (died 1510) Albert Brudzewski, Polish astronomer (died 1497) Nicolas Chuquet, French mathematician Deaths June 5 - Leonel Power, English composer June 11 - Henry... Il Beato Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (the Beatified Friar John the Angelic of Fiesole) (Vicchio di Mugello (Florence) 1395 c. ... Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-Portrait, 1554 Sofonisba Anguissola (also Anguisciola) (ca. ... Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930, Erie, Pennsylvania) is an op art painter, sculptor, and printmaker. ... Another Apelles was the founder of a Gnostic sect in the 2nd century; Apelles (theologian). ... (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Karel Appel (born April 25, 1921) is a painter, born in Amsterdam. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Felix Arauz (b. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Secondary office of the Ecuadorian central bank (Banco Central del Ecuador or BCE) in Guayaquil (December 8, 2004) Santiago de Guayaquil, or just Guayaquil, is the most populous city in Ecuador, as well as that nations main sea port. ... Vertemnus, a portrait of Rudolf II Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 in Milan, Italy - 1593) was a distinctive and eccentric painter who is best known for creating portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruit or vegetables or flowers, or fish, or inanimate object such as books -- that is, he painted... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Jean Arp (September 16, 1886 - June 7, 1966) was a sculptor, painter, and poet. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... George Ault (1891 – 1948) was an American painter. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jean-Michel Atlan (January 23, 1913 - February 12, 1960) was born in Constantine, Algeria, and moved to Paris in 1930. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Helmut Auerbach (born April 29, 1931) is German-born, British painter. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Fun on the ice Hendrick Avercamp, (1585 - May 15, 1634) was a Dutch painter. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Milton Avery (1885-1965) was a United States painter whose works specialize in American Modernism. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Storm by Ivan Aivazovsky, 1854 Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (July 29, 1817 - May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Constantine Andreou (Constantine Andréou, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου), (b. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

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Francis Bacon (* October 28, 1909, † April 28, 1992) was an Anglo-Irish painter, atheist, gambler and bon vivant. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... William Jacob Baer (1860-1941), American painter, was born on January 29 1860 in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming), French: Flandre(s), (flamand, flamand), German: Flandern, (flämisch, Flame) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish... Leonard Marion Bahr (May 12, 1905 - July 25, 1990) was a prolific portrait painter as well as a painting professor for 52 years at the Maryland Institute College of Art. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296... Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuisen) (1631-November 17, 1708), Dutch painter, was born at Emden, in Hanover. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J... Léon Bakst (May 10, 1866 - December 28, 1924) was a Russian painter and scene- and costume- designer. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Three Ages of the Woman and the Death 1510 Oil on limewood,48 x 32,5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Hans Baldung or Hans Baldung Grien/Grün (c. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Robert Ballagh (born 1943) is an Irish artist. ... Aosdána (from aos dána, Ir. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Guitar Lesson. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901) was a United States painter in the style of the French Barbizon school who painted the New England landscape. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sattriraju Lakshmi Narayana, also known as Bapu was born on 14th of December in 1933 in Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Barak (c1824 - 15 August 1903), was the last ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, based around the area of present-day Melbourne, Australia. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Italian painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591—1666) known as Guercino, was born at Cento, a village not far from Bologna. ...