Paul Gauguin was a post-impressionist painter who started out as an impressionist. Paul Gauguin's paintings explored vivid color and were very expressive, especially his later artwork when he lived on tropical islands.. . . read more
The artist Caravaggio and his early Baroque paintings are very famous, as are his wild lifestyle and temper. When Caravaggio wasn't painting he was getting into fights - eventually he killed a man and was wanted for murder in Rome.. . . read more
Learn about Dutch artist and painter Rembrandt Van Rijn, and see portraits he painted throughout his life. Rembrandt Van Rijn is one of the world's greatest portrait painters, which shows in these self-portraits.. . . read more
Inventor, Scientist, and Artist, Leonardo da Vinci was the greatest Renaissance man of the 15th and 16th centuries. Learn about Leonardo da Vinci sketching, painting, and creating artistic masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.. . . read more