1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the first painter of the Italian Renaissance and one of the most outstanding representatives of the European Renaissance. Representative works include "The Last Supper", "Mona Lisa", "Madonna in the Grotto", etc.
2. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was a great painter, sculptor and architect during the Italian Renaissance, and was also a representative of the highest peak of Renaissance sculpture art. He, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael are known as the "Three Masters" of the Italian Renaissance. The marble sculpture "Lamentation of Christ" is his famous work, and the most familiar sculptures include "David" and so on. His most important paintings are the ceiling painting "Genesis" of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and the Sistine Altar mural "The Last Judgment".
3. Rubens (1577-1640) was a German and a representative painter of the Baroque style. He was good at painting religion, mythology, history, customs, portraits and landscapes, and was one of the most accomplished painters in the West in the 17th century. His major works include "Erecting the Cross", "The Painter and His Lady Isabella", "Hijacking", "Battle of the Amazons", "Adam and Eve", etc.
4. Rembrandt (1606-1669) was the most symbolic art master of the Golden Age of Dutch painting in the 17th century. He was versatile, painting portraits, group portraits, landscapes, and some extremely exquisite copper engravings. His position in the history of painting in the Netherlands and even Europe is comparable to that of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance. His famous painting is "Dr. Tilp's Anatomy Lesson", and his last painting is "The Prodigal Son Returns Home". According to statistics, the works that survived his life include 600 oil paintings, 350 etchings, and 1,500 sketches
5. Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) 19th century An outstanding French classicist painter, his representative works include "Portrait of Louis-Fran?ois Bertin", "Portrait of Madame Rivière", "Oedipus Unraveling the Mystery of the Sphinx", "Portrait of Valpinson" Bathing Girl", "Palace Maid", "Fountain", etc.
6. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) French. He is a representative figure of post-Impressionism and an innovator of painting after Impressionism. Together with Van Gogh and Gauguin, he is called a post-Impressionist painter by future generations. Cézanne pursued expression forms throughout his life and made new creations in the use of color and shape. He can be called the "father of modern painting". Important works include "Abduction", "Picnic", "The Card Players", "A Basket of Fruit", "Victor Xiaokai", "Girl in the Bath", etc.
7. Claude Monet (1840-1926) was born in Paris. He was a representative figure of the Impressionism School. He paid attention to people’s feelings and impressions of life, and advocated going to nature and respecting nature and People's sensory impressions have a profound influence. Monet's paintings depict fleeting momentary impressions derived from nature. Scattered brushstrokes rush onto the canvas in a rush, bringing color to even the darkest shadow areas of the painting. Monet was the first artist to explore this visual phenomenon in depth with his paintings. His main representative works are "On the banks of the Seine", "The Woman in Green", "Impression Sunrise", "Gare Saint-Lazare", "Water Lilies", etc.
8. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutchman. He was a great art master in the 19th century and a representative of the Post-Impressionist School. His creations have far-reaching significance in the development of art, promoting bold innovations in painting colors and enhancing the expressive power of comprehensive forms. The style of Van Gogh's works has attracted the attention of Fauvist painters and Expressionist painters. He left a wealth of works throughout his life, but he was not gradually recognized until his death. In these works, the painter prominently pursues the expression of his own spirit, and all forms jump and twist under the intense spiritual control. This kind of art had a profound influence on expressionism in the 20th century, especially the German Expressionist painters, who absorbed many important principles from his works. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the greatest Dutch painter with worldwide influence after Rembrandt. His representative works include "Potato Eaters", "Weavers", "Cornfield with Cypress Trees", "Sunflowers", "Night Outdoor Cafe", etc.
9. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish. As the most influential modernist painter of the 20th century, his painting methods and styles changed repeatedly throughout his life. His early paintings were close to expressionist themes, and later he focused on simplified images of primitive art. From 1915 to 1920, the painting style once turned to realism. In 1930, there was a clear tendency towards Surrealism. In the later period, a large number of sculptures and pottery were produced, with outstanding achievements. Picasso's father was a painting teacher. He had received strict painting training at the Academy of Fine Arts and had strong modeling abilities. Picasso had extraordinary artistic talent since childhood. Representative works include "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", "Three Dancers", "Franco's Dreams and Lies", "Guernica", etc.
10. Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker, famous for exploring subconscious images, and together with Picasso and Matisse, is considered the most representative figure in the 20th century three painters. He made a huge contribution to Surrealism and 20th-century art in transforming the subjective world of dreams into objective and exciting images. Dali's life is full of legend.
In addition to his paintings, his articles, eloquence, movements, appearance and beard all left a deep impression on people. His most famous works are probably "The Persistence of Memory", "Christ on the Cross", "Andalou's Dog", "The Golden Age", "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali", "Omen of the Civil War", etc.