Painter Biographies

Modern era

Roy Lichtenstein

October 27, 1923 – September 15, 1997

American pop artist (1923–1997)

Contemporary era

Jean-Michel Basquiat

December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988

American artist (1960–1988)

Contemporary era

Keith Haring

May 4, 1958 – 1989

American artist and social activist (1958-1990)

Contemporary era

Banksy

b. 1973

English graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

Modern era

Yayoi Kusama

March 22, 1929 – August 14, 2026

Japanese artist (1929–2026)

Early Modern era

Katsushika Hokusai

October 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849

Japanese artist (1760-1849)

Modern era

Paul McCartney

b. June 18, 1942

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Contemporary era

David Bowie

January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Contemporary era

Ali Zafar

b. May 18, 1980

Pakistani singer and film actor

Modern era

Sadequain

June 30, 1923 – February 10, 1987

Pakistani calligrapher (1923-1987)

Modern era

Gulgee

October 25, 1926 – December 16, 2007

Pakistani artist (1926-2007)

Modern era

Amrita Sher-Gil

January 30, 1913 – December 5, 1941

Hungarian-Indian painter (1913–1941)

Modern era

Zainul Abedin

December 29, 1914 – May 28, 1976

Bengali painter (1914–1976)

Medieval era

Su Shi

January 8, 1037 – August 24, 1101

Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)

Ancient era

Wang Xizhi

321 CE – 361 CE

Chinese calligrapher (c. 321 – c. 361)

Early Modern era

Matsuo Basho

1644 – November 28, 1694

Japanese poet (1644–1694)

Early Modern era

Shin Saimdang

October 29, 1504 – May 17, 1551

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

Modern era

Raden Saleh

1811 – April 23, 1880

Painter from Indonesia (1811-1880)

Modern era

Fernando Amorsolo

May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972

Filipino painter (1892-1972)

Medieval era

Andrei Rublev

c. 1360 – October 17, 1428

Medieval Russian artist (1360s-1428)

Modern era

Violeta Parra

October 4, 1917 – February 5, 1967

Chilean musician and folklorist

Early Modern era

Lanfranc

January 26, 1582 – November 30, 1647

Italian painter (1582-1647)

Medieval era

Theophanes the Greek

1340 – 1410

Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)

Medieval era

Cimabue

1240 – 1302

Italian artist (1240–1302)

Medieval era

Duccio

1255 – 1319

Italian painter

Medieval era

Simone Martini

1284 – August 1, 1344

Italian painter

Medieval era

Lorenzo Ghiberti

1378 – December 1, 1455

Italian sculptor and architect (1378–1455)

Medieval era

Fra Filippo Lippi

1406 – October 8, 1469

Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1406–1469)

Medieval era

Andrea Mantegna

1431 – September 13, 1506

Italian Renaissance painter (1431-1506)

Medieval era

Giovanni Bellini

1430 – November 29, 1516

15th- and 16th-century Italian Renaissance painter (1430–1516)

Medieval era

Rogier van der Weyden

c. 1390 – June 18, 1464

Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399–1464)

Medieval era

Hans Memling

1435 – August 11, 1494

German/Flemish painter (c. 1430–1494)

Medieval era

Dirk Bouts

1415 – May 6, 1475

15th-century Dutch painter

Medieval era

Pisanello

1395 – 1455

Italian artist (1395–1455)

Medieval era

Paolo Uccello

June 15, 1397 – December 10, 1475

Italian painter (1397-1475)

Medieval era

Andrea del Verrocchio

1435 – 1488

15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter (c.1435-1488)

Medieval era

Domenico Ghirlandaio

June 2, 1448 – January 11, 1494

Italian Renaissance painter from Florence (1448–1494)

Medieval era

Pietro Perugino

1448 – 1523

Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school (1448–1523)

Medieval era

Gentile Bellini

1429 – February 23, 1507

Italian painter of the renaissance (1429–1507)

Boucicaut

d. 1425

French manuscript illuminator

Early Modern era

Hans Bohm

1500 – November 22, 1550

German artist (1500-1550)

Early Modern era

Sophonisba

c. 1531 – November 16, 1625

Italian painter (c.1532-1625)

Modern era

Nehemiah

August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022

American actor and painter (1919–2022)

Modern era

Sarla Thakral

1914 – March 15, 2008

Indian aviator

Modern era

Baburao Painter

June 3, 1890 – January 16, 1954

Indian film maker and artist (1890-1954)

Modern era

Abanindranath Tagore

August 7, 1871 – December 5, 1951

Indian painter and writer (1871–1951)

Modern era

Gaganendranath Tagore

September 18, 1867 – February 14, 1938

Indian painter and cartoonist of the Bengal school (1867-1938)

Modern era

Nandalal Bose

December 3, 1882 – April 16, 1966

Indian artist (1882-1966)

Modern era

Jamini Roy

April 11, 1887 – April 24, 1972

Indian artist (1887-1972)

Modern era

Ram Kinker Baij

May 25, 1906 – August 2, 1980

Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980

Modern era

Benode Behari Mukherjee

February 7, 1904 – November 11, 1980

Indian artist (1904-1980)

Modern era

S. M. Sultan

August 10, 1923 – October 10, 1994

Bangladeshi artist (1923-1994)

Modern era

Quamrul Hassan

December 2, 1921 – 1988

Bangladeshi artist (1921-1988)

Modern era

Abdur Rahman Chughtai

September 21, 1894 – 1975

Painter (1894-1975)

Modern era

Anna Molka Ahmed

August 13, 1917 – April 20, 1994

Pakistani artist (1917-1994)

Modern era

Zubeida Agha

1922 – October 31, 1997

Artist (1922-1997)

Modern era

Zahoor ul Akhlaq

February 4, 1941 – January 18, 1999

Artist (1941-1999)

Modern era

Jamil Naqsh

December 25, 1939 – May 16, 2019

Pakistani painter

Mazhar Ali Khan

19th century painter from Delhi

Luke the Evangelist

d. 84 CE

One of the four evangelists