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   5/25/09

   pillownaut

   Raffaello Sanzio ("Raphael"), Alessandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Tiziano Vecellio ("Titian") and Michelangelo Buonarotti. Best artists in my opinion, and I've had a marvelous time crawling Europe to see and study their works in various museums.
   
   My favorite works are:
   - Venus of Urbino by Titian
   - Virgin & Child with Saint Anne by da Vinci
   - School of Athens by Raphael
   - Primavera by Botticelli
   - Pieta sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peters in Rome
   
   I've studied many eras of art, but only the Renaissance ever really pulled me in and prompted me to seek out museum pieces. I do like some Flemish artists, and I love Greek/Roman sculpture... but modern art... guess it just doesn't speak to me...;)
   
   
   
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2. 

   5/25/09

   nothingprofound

   Favorite: Picabia/Duchamp/Renoir/Vermeer
   Most famous: Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Warhol, Rembrandt, DaVinci, Goya,Dali.
   Most famous painting: Mona Lisa, Starry Night, Les Demoiselles D'Avignon, Campbell's Soup,Nude Descending a Staicase

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3. 

   5/25/09

   jyotishman

   Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Da Vinci... Well, I think there are many popular names in that respect! With more and more ACCESS available these days, people (even less art enthusiasts) are aware of many names and their work!
   
   Personally, Dali and Van Gogh are My favorites! Dali's "Persistence Of Memory" and Van Gogh's "Starry Night" hit the top spots in My list of World Paintings under various/different Categories though! Monet's "Lily"... Few more (some pals here already have used certain names that even I admire) and then, David Rosenbloom is the name that comes to Me over & over again. I love his paintings!

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4. 

   5/25/09

   HollytheHousewife

   Van gogh is my fav. That is what I did the girls nusery in when they were babies.

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   1. 

      5/25/09

      BetsyIckes

      That sounds great! I bet it had a lot of color to it!
5. 

   5/25/09

   tomgurney

   Wow, great, thanks everyone - lots of useful contributions already!!
   
   I am surprised by the amount of traditional art fans on here, a modern web blogging community, but thats kind of cool too. All art fans are welcome and i like to learn about tastes beyond my own. Each can teach us something new. I will check out David Rosenbloom too, who i am not familiar with yet...
   
   Keep the comment coming!!...

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   1. 

      5/26/09

      jyotishman

      Yeah Tom, do checkout Rosenbloom's... I have put one of his paintings in My blog too under the name "Life Is A Haiku"!
   2. 

      5/27/09

      jyotishman

      Arthur Hunter-Blair, He needs to be noticed, Immediately!
6. 

   5/25/09

   wehireu

   Right now I am not looking for famous. But for a theme, I like Carl Spitzweig-- The Poor Poet, and Repin's pictures of Russian writers.

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7. 

   5/26/09

   Hels

   I would say any of the 17th century artists in the Netherlands, as in www.essentialvermeer.com/timelines/timeline.html. The paintings could be landscapes, still lifes, portraits or genre scenes. I'm less keen on the history/religious themes.
   
   If I HAD to select a handful of special artist by name:
   Rembrandt Van Rijn
   Jacob van Ruisdael
   Johannes Vermeer
   Pieter de Hoogh
   Pieter Claesz
   Jacob van Ruisdael
   Gabriel Metsu
   Nicolas Maes
   Gerard Dou
   Jan Steen
   Gerard Terborch
   Ferdinand Bol
   Emanuel de Witte
   Judith Leyster
   Frans Hals
   Jan Lievens

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8. 

   5/27/09

   stellak

   All of the previously mentioned artists are truly masters, but if I were to choose a current artist it would be Banksy, he paints awesome grafitis that are a sort of social commentary plus he semi-annonymous which is kinda cool.

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