It seems that very few of the famous artists were born, lived and died in the same place. Many traveled the world in search of learning or inspiration. Sometimes war led to changes in allegiance and sometimes it was love.
I know that when I do research for The Famous Artists it is helpful to know the artist’s country. Some lists strive to determine where the artist spent most of their professional life, where they achieved their greatest fame or the subjects they painted. My thinking, keep it simple. List each artist with the country they were born in. Sure, that might cause some confusion for some of the artists who left their home countries as children but I simply think it makes more sense to treat every artist the same. For those artists who are claimed by more than one country, like Sophie Gengembre, I’ve listed them in both countries.
So, without further ado, here’s a list of all of the artists, by country profiled on The Famous Artists.
Austria
Belgium
Wyngaerde, Antonie van den (1525-1571)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640)
China
Denmark
La Cour, Janus Andreas Bartholin (1837-1909)
England
Barber, Charles Burton (1854-1894)
France
Anderson, Sophie Gengembre (1823-1903)
Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-1875)
Germany
Italy
Giotto di Bondone (ca. 1266-1337)
Lippi, Filippo Fra (1406-1469)
Martini, Simone (ca. 1284-1344)
Japan
Korea
Russia
Arkhipov, Arkhip Yefimovich (1862-1930)
Flavitsky, Konstantin (1830-1867)
Scotland
Spain
Ortega, Martin Rico (1833-1908)
Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664)
Switzerland
Kauffmann, Angelica (1741-1807)
The Netherlands
Broeck, Elias van den (1648-1708)
Jongkind, Johann Barthold (1818-1891)
Troostwijk, Wouter Johannes van (1782-1810)
United States
Anderson, Sophie G. (1823-1903)