Raya Yotova: 80 books

Orazio Lomi Gentileschi was the father of the woman artist, Artemisia Gentileschi. Orazio was born in Tuscany, the son of a Florentine goldsmith. Much of his early work in Rome was to paint in cooperation with other artists. He painted the figures for the landscapes of Agostino Tassi at Palazzo Rospigliosi...

Maerten de Vos was mainly a painter of religious scenes. He was also a portrait painter. In the 1580s he produced many designs for prints and book illustrations. Beginning with style of Mannerism, his style evolved to become clear and descriptive, which fully corresponds to the ideas of Counter-Reformation....

Jan Boeckhorst was a multifaceted artist who produces historical paintings on religious and mythological themes, figurative works, genre scenes, and portraits. Boeckhorst has also worked as a designer for tapestry projects. He is known to have designed eight tapestries on Apollo's myths and also designed...

Juan de Flandes was a Flemish artist, and the scientists suggested that he had received his premature artist's education in Ghent. There are several of his works from the end of the 15th century signed by him in Ghent. Most likely he was a member of the guild of artists in Ghent. The life of Juan...

After the death of her sister Giovanna in 1738, Rosalba Carriera fell into deep depression. She suffered two failed cataract surgery, but eventually, she completely lost her sight. She survived all her family, spending her last years in a small house in Dorsoduro in Venice.  She died at the age of...

Ren Yi (1840-1896), better known for his secular name in society as Ren Bonian, was an artist of Qing dynasty. He was born in Shaoxing City of Zhejiang province, but after his father's death in 1855 he lived and worked as a painter in Shanghai. This environment has placed him in a more urban and open-minded...

The ingenious Michelangelo personally presented Vasari in 1524 in the studio of Andrea del Sarto and recommended him as a student. Vasari in his biography writes that he very highly appreciated Andrea's talents. From those students who initially followed his style in Florence, the most famous was...

Bada Shanren was born in Zhu Da, China, around 1626. He was an artist who painted mostly with ink and also calligraphy. Bada Shanren was of royal descent, a direct descendant of Prince Zhu Quan of the Ming Dynasty, who had a feudal possession in Nanchang. The noble title of Zhu Quan was taken away...

Bonheur can be seen as a symbol of the 19th century "New Woman"; at a time when women were looking at a certain amount of neglect, she demonstratively decided to wear pants, shirts, and ties. The wearing of men's clothing gave Bonheur an identity, allowing her openly to show that she refused...

Dieric Bouts (1415 –1475) was to a great extent guided by Rogier van der Weyden, under whom he may have learned and by Jan van Eyck. Bouts is first time recorded in Leuven and painted in this town until his death. He was one of the first northern artists to display of a solitary disappearance spot....

Joachim Patinir was Flemish artist born in Dinant on the area of contemporary Belgium and worked as a painter in Antwerp. He was registered in the guild of artists from Antwerp and after that remained living and working in this town for the rest of his life. Only five of his signed paintings survived...

Denys Calvaert was lived in Italy for almost entire of his living, where he was branded as Fleming. He was an intense learner of history, architecture and human anatomy, and his paintings are described by their superior structural composition and rich colors. Denys Calvaert learning the art of paintings...

Peter Snayers was a Flemish artist, known for his panoramic battle scenes, images of cavalry skirmishes, raids over villages, convoys and hunting scenes. He established his status mainly through his topographic war scenes, giving a bird's eye view of the battlefield. He also painted great-scale landscapes...

The legacy of Altdorffer's surviving work consists of 55 panels painted with oil, over 120 drawings, and hundreds of etchings and engravings, as well as frescoes. He signed and dated each of his works. Altdorfer is a pioneer artist of the pure landscape, turning it into a standalone subject, as well...