Hieronymus Bosch
Welcome to Hell
1450-1516Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The peasant life is the humanist ideal
1525-1569Peter Paul Rubens
A great painter — but a perfect entrepreneur
1577-1640Anthony van Dyck
Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style
1599-1641Judith Leyster
Jovial portraitist forgotten for 200 years
1609-1660Rembrandt van Rijn
Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark
1606-1669Johannes Vermeer
Can you cheat at art?
1632-1675Rachel Ruysch
Paint flowers, make money
1664-1750Vincent Van Gogh
Eloquent writer forges new path in painting
1853-1890Lawrence Alma-Tadema
The worst painter of the 19th century
1836-1912Matthijs Maris
Don't get lost in the fog
1839-1917Piet Mondrian
There is no God — only Truth
1872-1944