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Sculptor Biographies
Every archived life recorded as sculptor, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Early Modern era
Samuel Morse
April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872
American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
Early Modern era
Michelangelo
March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564
Sculptor and painter of the Sistine Chapel and David
Medieval era
Donatello
1386 – December 13, 1466
Early Renaissance Italian sculptor (1386–1466)
Early Modern era
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
December 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680
Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
Early Modern era
El Greco
October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect (1541–1614)
Modern era
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
February 25, 1841 – December 3, 1919
French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
Modern era
Edgar Degas
July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917
French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)
Modern era
Paul Gauguin
June 7, 1848 – May 9, 1903
French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)
Modern era
Henri Matisse
December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954
French artist (1869–1954)
Modern era
Pablo Picasso
October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973
Co-founder of Cubism and the most influential artist of the 20th century
Modern era
Salvador Dali
May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989
Spanish artist (1904–1989)
Modern era
Joan Miro
April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983
Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)
Modern era
Marcel Duchamp
July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968
French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
Modern era
Roy Lichtenstein
October 27, 1923 – September 15, 1997
American pop artist (1923–1997)
Modern era
Yayoi Kusama
March 22, 1929 – August 14, 2026
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
Modern era
Auguste Rodin
November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917
French sculptor (1840–1917)
Medieval era
Filippo Brunelleschi
1377 – April 15, 1446
Italian architect, sculptor and engineer
Modern era
Gulgee
October 25, 1926 – December 16, 2007
Pakistani artist (1926-2007)
Modern era
Zainul Abedin
December 29, 1914 – May 28, 1976
Bengali painter (1914–1976)
Early Modern era
Zanabazar
1635 – 1723
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
Modern era
Violeta Parra
October 4, 1917 – February 5, 1967
Chilean musician and folklorist
Medieval era
Lorenzo Ghiberti
1378 – December 1, 1455
Italian sculptor and architect (1378–1455)
Medieval era
Andrea Mantegna
1431 – September 13, 1506
Italian Renaissance painter (1431-1506)
Medieval era
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 – 1488
15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter (c.1435-1488)
Medieval era
Gentile Bellini
1429 – February 23, 1507
Italian painter of the renaissance (1429–1507)
Modern era
Hamidur Rahman
1928 – November 19, 1988
Bangladeshi sculptor
Modern era
Ram Kinker Baij
May 25, 1906 – August 2, 1980
Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980
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)
Ancient era
Phidias
490 BCE – 430 BCE
Greek sculptor, painter and architect (c.480–430 BC)
Ancient era
Praxiteles
395 BCE – 330 BCE
Attic sculptor
Modern era
Gunter Grass
October 16, 1927 – April 13, 2015
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
Medieval era
Giotto
1267 – January 8, 1337
Italian painter and architect (c. 1267–1337)
Early Modern era
Caspar David Friedrich
September 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840
German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)
Modern era
Gustave Courbet
June 10, 1819 – December 31, 1877
French painter (1819–1877)
Modern era
Ilya Repin
July 24, 1844 – September 29, 1930
Russian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth (1844-1930)
Modern era
Amedeo Modigliani
July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920
Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
Modern era
Max Ernst
April 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976
German artist (1891–1976)
Contemporary era
Jeff Koons
b. January 21, 1955
American sculptor and painter (born 1955)
Contemporary era
Damien Hirst
b. June 7, 1965
English sculptor and installation artist
Contemporary era
Marina Abramovic
b. November 30, 1946
Serbian performance artist (born 1946)
Early Modern era
Antonio Canova
November 1, 1757 – October 13, 1822
Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)
Modern era
Constantin Brancusi
February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957
Romanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960)
Modern era
Alberto Giacometti
October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966
Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966)
Modern era
Henry Moore
July 30, 1898 – August 31, 1986
English sculptor (1898–1986)
Modern era
Louise Bourgeois
December 25, 1911 – May 31, 2010
French-American artist (1911-2010)
Modern era
Frank Gehry
February 28, 1929 – December 5, 2025
Canadian and American architect (1929–2025)
Contemporary era
Ai Weiwei
b. August 28, 1957
Chinese Conceptual artist (born 1957)