Leonardo da Vinci |
Renaissance |
Mona Lisa, The Last Supper |
Pioneered sfumato technique, advanced anatomical studies |
Rembrandt |
Baroque |
The Night Watch, Self-Portraits |
Mastery of light and shadow, psychological depth |
Claude Monet |
Impressionism |
Water Lilies series, Impression: Sunrise |
Founded Impressionism, studied light effects |
Pablo Picasso |
Modern |
Guernica, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon |
Co-founded Cubism, revolutionary style changes |
Vincent van Gogh |
Post-Impressionism |
The Starry Night, Sunflowers |
Emotional expressiveness, bold color use |