Posted by Brosh Tarantino on 2nd Apr 2020
Adriaen van Ostade
Dutch genre
artist Adriaen van Ostade was born on December 10, 1610 at Haarlem. His father
was a weaver from Ostade in the Netherlands. In 1627 Adriaen completed his
artistic studies under the Dutch artist Frans Hals. His early work was much
influenced by Adriaen Brouwer, a contemporar
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Posted by Brosh Tarantino on 20th Mar 2020
Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851 - 1935)
Levi Wells
Prentice, a highly esteemed North American still-life and landscape painter,
was born in Lewis County, New York on December 18, 1851. In addition to his
amazing artistic talents, he also enjoyed the craft of making his own brushes,
palettes, and frames. While living in Syrac
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Posted by Brosh Tarantino on 20th Mar 2020
William Etty RA- 1787-1849
William Etty was born on March 10th, 1787 in York. Mister Etty is best known for his nude paintings. If it was not for the financial help of his uncle, also named William Etty, he never would have been able to move to London to pursue his dream of painting. Also thanks to his uncle Mister
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