Top 10 People in Art, Music, Literature, in History 1450-2000
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Michelangelo
3. Rafael
4. Mozart
5. Peter Paul Rubens
6. Rembrandt
7. Caravaggio
8. William Wordsworth
9. Pablo Picasso
10. Eugene Delacroix
- Leonardo da Vinci was born near Florence, Italy, and while he was best known for painting the Mona Lisa, he was also an inventor, extremely interested in the human body, a sculptor, mathematician, and architect; also considered a “renaissance man”.
- 1452-1519
- His works caused many to critique his art and try to interpret it, as well as his engineering, scientific, and mathematical achievements provided the base of knowledge others needed to make improvements in those fields.
2. Michelangelo
- Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, architect, and painter, best known for painting the frescoes on the ceiling and alter wall of the Sistine Chapel, and designing the dome on the St. Peter’s Basilica, and his David sculpture.
- 1475-1564
- His works set a new standard for painting, sculpting, and architecture, as well as encouraging perspective and proper proportioning and individualism in work.
3. Rafael
- Rafael Sanzio was a Florentine painter who did Frescos for religious leaders in their apartments, oversaw a large group of his apprentices, and wrote expositions on how art should be imitating nature and in sequence with design and proportion.
- 1483-1520
- Rafael’s large group of apprentices led them to help him in many of his works and become more advanced themselves, and his exposition on art contributed to the increase of perspective, proportion, and realism in the works of art to come for others.
4. Mozart
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy and extremely successful composer.
- 1756-1791
- Mozart used 4-part sonata form in his symphonies, wrote operas, and totaled over 600 pieces of music.
5. Peter Paul Rubens
- Peter Paul Rubens lived from and was one of the most well known baroque painters.
- 1577-1640
- His work focused on being large, having melodramatic contrast, and usually had Christian subjects.
6. Rembrandt
- Rembrandt was one of the most famous Dutch painters and was one of the most famous painters of the Baroque era.
- 1606-1669
- Rembrandt is well known for painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp.
7. Caravaggio
- Caravaggio was a baroque painter who used chiaroscuro, religious scenes, theatricality, and forced perspective in his work.
- 1571-1610
- He was famous for painting Judith Slaying Holofernes and the Entombment of Christ.
8. William Wordsworth
- William Wordsworth was a leading English poet during the Romantic period.
- 1770-1850
- Wordsworth was most famous for his works Lyrical Ballads, “Daffodils”, and was heavily influenced by Jean Jacques Rousseau and ideas of individual freedom.
9. Pablo Picasso
- Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish painter whose art was associated with the development and establishment of Cubism.
- 1881-1973
- Some of Picasso’s famous works include Guernica, the Scream, and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.
10. Eugene Delacroix
- Eugene Delacroix was one of the most famous French romantic painters
- 1798-1863
- His work was characterized by intense desire for freedom, exotic scenes, and dramatic coloring; painted Lady Liberty Leading the People.