English Romantic Painter, 1775-1851, British land- and seascape artist. Born in London the son of a barber, Turner was precociously talented. He entered the RA Schools in 1789, had a drawing exhibited at the academy in 1790, and was elected a full academician in 1802. He became professor of perspective in 1807. A prolific artist of amazing range of subject and style, he began work in water-colours, quickly founding both a reputation and a fortune, which made him independent of changing public taste. His work was not appreciated by everyone, but his supporters included Thomas Lawrence, John Ruskin, and the earl of Egremont. He died in eccentric obscurity under a false name.   Related Paintings of J.M.W.Turner :. | aeneas and the sibyl, lake avernus | genoa | schloss rosenau, | calais pier | the deline of the carthaginian empire |
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Jorg Breu the Elder
(c. 1475 -- 1537), of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver. He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500-02, such as the Melk Altar (1502). He returned to Augsburg in 1502 where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15. After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.
Juan Carreno de Miranda
English: Juan Carreño de Miranda (March 1614-September 1685) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Español: Juan Carreño de Miranda (Aviles, 1614 - Madrid, 1685) fue un pintor español del siglo XVII, que destace en la Corte española de Felipe IV, y, sobre todo, Carlos II.
Franz Niklaus Konig
b Berne, 6 April 1765; d Berne, 27 March 1832