Biographies of Famous Artists

Explore the biographies of the masters of fine art through following links at AllFamousArtists.com :
- Vincent van Gogh
- Salvador Dali
- Pablo Picasso
- Claude Monet
- M.C. Escher
- Ansel Adams
- Gustav Klimt
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Jack Vettriano
- Alfred Alexander Gockel
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Henri Silberman
- Don Li-Leger
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Leonetto Cappiello
- James Blakeway
- Will Rafuse
- Alphonse Mucha
- Mark Rothko
- Diego Rivera
- Erickson Kerne
- Dennis Loren
- Henri Matisse
- Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo Buonarroti's Biography Added

We have just added the biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest artists of all time. Michelangelo Buonarroti's versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci. Unlike any previous artist, Michelangelo was the subject of two biographies in his own lifetime. Read More ...

Featured above is famous painting “The Creation of Adam,” which is part of his Sistine Chapel ceiling. This creation is considered by some to be his greatest artistic achievement. Commissioned by Pope Julius II, it was one of nine scenes from Genesis which Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) painted. Depicting the flash of life and love surging from God to Adam, it fluently replicates human anatomy and movement.