Biography of William Thornton

Dr. William Thornton was born on May 20, 1759 in Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands & died on March 28, 1828, was an English physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States … read more →

Biography of Alonso Cano

Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano was born on 19 March 1601 & died on 3 September 1667, was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; … read more →

Biography of Giotto di Bondone

Giotto di Bondone was born in 1267 in Florence, Italy and died on January 8, 1337, better known simply as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages. He … read more →

Biography of Donato Bramante

Donato Bramante (originally Donato di Pascuccio d’Antonio) born in born 1444, at Monte Asdruvaldo (probably), Duchy of Urbino & died on April 11, 1514, Rome. Donator Bramante was an Italian architect and perspectivist painter, who … read more →

Biography of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci, in Tuscany, near Florence. He was the son of a wealthy Florentine notary and a peasant woman. In the mid-1460s the family settled in Florence, where … read more →

Biography of William Morris

William Morris (March 24, 1834 – October 3, 1896) was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement and is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a … read more →

Biography of Michelangelo

Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. He is famous for creating the fresco ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, … read more →