Artists/performer Famous Names

Is an Ukrainian painter and photographer, currently living in Paris, France. He graduated from the F

Is an Ukrainian painter and photographer, currently living in Paris, France. He graduated from the Fine Arts School of Kiev and left the USSR in 1978. His works are mostly neoclassicist; Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis and more recently the bilboquet are re

Was a Dutch-born sculptor regarded as the father of South African sculpture.Van Wouw decided to move

Was a Dutch-born sculptor regarded as the father of South African sculpture.Van Wouw decided to move to the developing city of Pretoria at the age of 28 and waited for ten years to receive his first commission. This was from financier Sammy Marks to creat

An American singer who placed sixteenth on the sixth season of American Idol. She was eliminated bef

An American singer who placed sixteenth on the sixth season of American Idol. She was eliminated before the top 12 were chosen.Antonella Barba was first seen on television at the New York auditions of Idol in a January 2007 episode. She auditioned with her friend Amanda Collucio, after Collucio sang her rendition of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" Barba took center stage and belted out a smooth performance of Deniece Williams' "Free." Paula dubbed Antonella "fantastic" and Simon advised her "when someone is down on the floor kick them". Nevertheless, the judges praised her performance and liked it better than her friend's who had claimed she had vocal lessons,

Was a Sicilian painter active during the Italian Renaissance. His work shows strong influences from

Was a Sicilian painter active during the Italian Renaissance. His work shows strong influences from Early Netherlandish painting and, unusually for a painter from Southern Italy, he was influential on the art of North Italy, especially Venice.

Was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria.Antonello was a mem

Was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria.Antonello was a member of a family of sculptors and artisans, originally from Northern Italy, but active throughout Italy, including Genoa, Florence, and Rome. The family inc

Was a Polish Romanticist and Realist painter.In 1879, Piotrowski arrived to the newly-liberated Prin

Was a Polish Romanticist and Realist painter.In 1879, Piotrowski arrived to the newly-liberated Principality of Bulgaria as a correspondent of the British issues The Graphic and The Illustrated London News and the French Illustration and Le Monde Illustré. He moved to Paris only to return to Bulgaria in 1885 to join the Serbo-Bulgarian War as a Bulgarian volunteer. For his merits during the fighting he was honoured with an Order of Bravery.

Was a Polish Neo-classicist painter and pedagogue. Brodowski was born in Warsaw but moved to Paris t

Was a Polish Neo-classicist painter and pedagogue. Brodowski was born in Warsaw but moved to Paris to study under Jean Augustin and Jacques-Louis David, later Brodowski's idol. He also became a pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet and Francois Gerard. His compositions are very large-scale with many figures, and often based on themes from Antiquity. Brodowski is also well-known for his decorative paintings within palaces and theatres in Warsaw.

Is a Spanish Catalan painter. He is considered a great master artist of the 20th century. After stud

Is a Spanish Catalan painter. He is considered a great master artist of the 20th century. After studying law for 3 years, he devoted himself from 1943 onwards only to his painting. He is perhaps the best-known Catalan artist to emerge in the period since the Second World War.In 1950 he held his first shash exhibition, at Galeries Laietanes, Barcelona. In the early 50s he lived in Paris, to where he has often returned. Both in Europe and beyond, the highly influential French critic and curator Michel Tapié (no relation, despite the similar name) enthusiastically promoted the work of Antoni Tà pies.

Was a flamenco dancer. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died in Bayonne, France. She ori

Was a flamenco dancer. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died in Bayonne, France. She originated and helped to establish the neoclassical style of Spanish dance as a theatrical art.A talented young dancer, her career was greatly influenced by her parents Manuel Mercé (an Andalusian), and Josefina Luque (a Castilian), who were professional Spanish dancers. It was due to them that La Argentina's entire life was mainly focused on dance, where her parents greatly wanted her to excel. She studied ballet with her parents in her youth. She trained mainly with her father, who taught her to dance at the age of four.

Was a Dutch painter. His surname was originally Pitlo, but he added the extra "o" because he was oft

Was a Dutch painter. His surname was originally Pitlo, but he added the extra "o" because he was often mistaken for an Italian while resident in Italy[2]. In Italian he is also known as Antonio van Pitloo.

Was a celebrated Italian operatic soprano, and a favourite of Arturo Toscanini.Born in Mogliano Vene

Was a celebrated Italian operatic soprano, and a favourite of Arturo Toscanini.Born in Mogliano Veneto, in the Province of Treviso, she made her debut at La Scala, Milan at the age of seventeen as Biancofiore in Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini. Sh

Is an Italian operatic soprano, one of the finest Italian spinto sopranos of the 1950s and 1960s, po

Is an Italian operatic soprano, one of the finest Italian spinto sopranos of the 1950s and 1960s, possessing a beautiful and ample voice, and particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini roles.Stella studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia i

Was a Czech Impressionist landscape painter. He was born to a Czech mother and a father of Italian d

Was a Czech Impressionist landscape painter. He was born to a Czech mother and a father of Italian descent. He was fascinated by the landscape of South Bohemia and of the Bohemian and Moravian Highlands. In particular, his smaller pictures replete with quick, easy brushstrokes are among the most admired of Czech landscape painting.

Was a French romantic sculptor of the first half of the 19th century. He began his career as a lands

Was a French romantic sculptor of the first half of the 19th century. He began his career as a landscape painter, before becoming a sculptor. He obtained some success exhibiting at the Salon in the early 1830s.[1] From 1835 to 1840, Antonin Moine worked, alongside Louis-Parfait Merlieux and Jean-Jacques Elshoecht (said Carle Elshoecht), on the creation of sculptures commissioned for the Fontaine des Mers and the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi devoted to the beautification of the Place de la Concorde, as decided by the Mairie de Paris, its owner since 1828. The work was attributed to architect Jacques-Ignace Hittorff. In 1836, Moine sculpted some of the three Néréides which are on each fountain.[2]

A Polish singer-songwriter.On May 3, 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczynski awarded her the Officer's

A Polish singer-songwriter.On May 3, 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczynski awarded her the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, comedian and host.

Is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, comedian and host.

Was a Venetian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude fl

Was a Venetian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical style, his work marked a return to classical refinement after the theatrical excesses of Baroque sculpture.

Was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist.

Was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist.

Was a Spanish flamenco singer.Chacón began earning a living by performing flamenco around 1884. He

Was a Spanish flamenco singer.Chacón began earning a living by performing flamenco around 1884. He toured Andalucia with his two friends[1], the Molina brothers - dancer Antonio Molina, and guitarist Javier Molina. He was later hired by Silverio Franconetti for his café in Seville. He was noted for his skill in singing the cartagenera, malagueñas, granaína and media granaína, which earned him the popular title of "Don".

Was a famous flamenco singer. He led the movement towards the revival of traditional flamenco in the

Was a famous flamenco singer. He led the movement towards the revival of traditional flamenco in the fifties and subsequent decades.An important personality of flamenco, he was the main leader of a movement of flamenco artists and intellectuals who tried to rescue a type of flamenco, which they considered to be pure or authentic. He rescued or recreated a high number of songs that had been almost lost, and also published several books and articles to divulge his views on flamenco and flamenco history.

Also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiolo, was an Italian painter, sculptor, e

Also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiolo, was an Italian painter, sculptor, engraver and goldsmith during the Renaissance.Some of Pollaiolo's painting exhibits strong brutality, of which the characteristics can be studied in the Sai

Is a flamenco singer and winner of the gold key of flamenco singing.

Is a flamenco singer and winner of the gold key of flamenco singing.

Was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.He was the only male child of singers and actors Antonio G

Was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.He was the only male child of singers and actors Antonio González 'El Pescaílla' and Lola Flores. He was the brother of actresses Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores. He was divorced to Ana Villa with whom he had a daughter, Alba.

Was a Cuban singer and musician. His version of El Manisero, recorded in New York, 1930, with Don Az

Was a Cuban singer and musician. His version of El Manisero, recorded in New York, 1930, with Don Azpiazú's orchestra, was the first million record seller for a Cuban artist.[1][2] Although this was labelled a rumba, it was in reality a son pregón, namely, a song based on a street-sellers' cry.

Was an Italian operatic baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during th

Was an Italian operatic baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century. He appeared in several world premieres and was particularly associated with the works of Giuseppe Verdi and the verismo repertoire.