Arthur HACKER The Annunciation 1892

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Arthur Hacker (1858-1919) was an English classicist painter. He was born in London, the son of Edward Hacker, the line engraver. He went to the RA Schools before studying in Paris under Leon Bonnat, who was internationally famous as a portrait painter and a lifelong friend of Degas. Bonnat was the ideal teacher for Hacker who became a fashionable portrait painter himself.

His early work consisted of genre and historical scenes, such as The Waters of Babylon and The Annunciation which was brought by the Chantrey Bequest in 1892. As an indirect result of the success of this painting he was elected an associate of the RA and soon after began teaching at the Academy, when he partially abandoned subject painting in favour of portraiture, in which he achieved considerable success. 

He was elected an Academician in 1910 and began to paint a series of London street scenes, including A Wet Night in Piccadilly Circus, which met with mixed reception from the critics who were not prepared for a painting of this nature, which was far more modern in its treatment that anything else Hacker had produced. 

In his later years he returned to painting mythological and allegorical subjects. He died on Wednesday, 12 November 1919 in London, where he had resided all his life, and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey.

Frank DICKSEE The End of the Quest

Frank DICKSEE The End of the Quest
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Frank Bernard Dicksee, né à Londres, le 27 novembre 1853 - mort le 17 octobre 1928, était un peintre et illustrateur anglais, surtout connu pour ses tableaux de drames historiques et de scènes légendaires. Il fut aussi remarqué comme peintre de portraits féminins de mode, ce qui contribua à lui faire connaître le succès à son époque. Bien qu'il ne fît pas partie de la Confrérie des préraphaélites, on peut considérer plusieurs des peintures de Dicksee comme préraphaélites par leur style.

Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.

Walter CRANE Almond Blossom and Swallow (Wallpaper Design)

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Walter Crane (1845-1915) est un artiste majeur anglais. Il fut également théoricien, écrivain, et socialiste convaincu. C'est l'un des principaux acteurs du mouvement artistique des Arts & Crafts. D'abord connu comme illustrateur, puis fervent promoteur des arts décoratifs, il a exercé son art dans de nombreux domaines: l'illustration, la peinture, la céramique, le papier peint, la tapisserie, etc.

Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children’s book creator of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter 19th century.

Frank DICKSEE The Two Crowns 1900

Frank DICKSEE The Two Crowns 1900
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Frank Bernard Dicksee, né à Londres, le 27 novembre 1853 - mort le 17 octobre 1928, était un peintre et illustrateur anglais, surtout connu pour ses tableaux de drames historiques et de scènes légendaires. Il fut aussi remarqué comme peintre de portraits féminins de mode, ce qui contribua à lui faire connaître le succès à son époque. Bien qu'il ne fît pas partie de la Confrérie des préraphaélites, on peut considérer plusieurs des peintures de Dicksee comme préraphaélites par leur style.

Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.

Lucas CRANACH Madonna Under the Fir Tree 1510

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Lucas Maler, dit Lucas Cranach l’Ancien, né le 4 octobre 1472 à Kronach et mort le 16 octobre 1553 à Weimar, est un peintre et graveur de la Renaissance allemande. Son patronyme dérive de celui de sa ville natale. Il est le père de Lucas Cranach le Jeune (1515 - 1586).

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. 

Lucas CRANACH Saints Genevieve and Apollonia

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Lucas Maler, dit Lucas Cranach l’Ancien, né le 4 octobre 1472 à Kronach et mort le 16 octobre 1553 à Weimar, est un peintre et graveur de la Renaissance allemande. Son patronyme dérive de celui de sa ville natale. Il est le père de Lucas Cranach le Jeune (1515 - 1586).

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.