Famous Painters: 3 Most Famous Painters of All Time

Our world has been blessed with the genius and talent of so many gifted artists that have created amazing master pieces that have motivated and inspired, not only just an era, but long after their brushes have laid their final strokes.
As it is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it would be impossible to pick just a few and present them as the best without attracting fierce debate, of which there could not ever be a winner.

Here I have compiled a short reference to present top 3 most famous painters of all time.

1. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)- Renaissance

I think the number 1 spot belongs to the great Leonardo Da Vinci. Often call him as the father of Renaissance, or a master of perspective, the influence of Leonardo Da Vinci today extends far beyond the realm of artistic endeavor.

Inspired and encouraged by growing up in an environment rich in scholarly flavor there are about 15 significant art works credited to Leonardo Da Vinci, comprising paintings on panels, a large mural and some drawings. Leonardo Da Vinci is renowned for his work in such fields as architecture, geometry, engineering, natural science mathematics.

Leonardo became the first painter, architect, and engineer work for King Francis 1st in France. It was the King himself at his side on the 2nd of May, 1519 when he died.

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2. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)- Impressionist

The master pieces of Vincent Van Gogh may be the easiest recognized and remembered of any artist, famous or not.
Although he usually made his paintings with everyday objects, such as sunflowers and an empty chair, his art is intensely emotional.

Vincent Van Gogh was born the son of a pastor and grew up in a cultured and religious environment. He first worked in a book store and as an art salesman before becoming a preacher for which he was latter fired for being overzealous. In 1880, he turned to the study of art with the determination to give joy by creating beauty.

Van Gogh suffered severe bouts of depression and has been described as a “difficult companion”, an understated comment when thinking that while one of his “difficult” periods he tried to attack his closest friend and peer, Gauguin, with a razor. The attack was successfully avoided but Van Gogh then famously cut off a part of his own ear.
Van Gogh’s depression and tantrums magnified and he began to suffer fits of madness and was admitted to an asylum.
In 1890, 2 months after his release from the asylum Vincent Van Gogh kill himself, only ever having sold one painting. After 200 years after his death, or deeply tragic life, the works of Vincent Van Gogh are last forever.
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3. Salvador Dali- (1904-1989)- Surrealism

The art works of Salvador Dali depict strange imaginary characters of burning giraffes and seemingly melted wax watches. Dali called his own works as ‘hand-painted dream photographs’.
Dali is famous for his many talents apart from jewelry design, sculpture, book illustration, painting as well as theatre work, making a surrealistic film, “Un chien andalou” in 1929 and also writing a novel, “Hidden Faces” in 1944.

While Dali is best known as representing the surrealist era, he skillfully expanded his own version which he named ‘critical paranoia’. Dali’s theory supporting critical paranoia is that one should develop fantasy, although awareness and will suspended in thought.

If the sum of a man is his character, we would still be confused as to who Salvador Dali was. He cannot possibly be explained in few short sentences. Just when you think you know him in nature there emerges one more perspective.

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