examples:
Johann Sebastian Bach
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
Johannes Brahms
German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
Giovanni Cimabue
painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)
Paul Gauguin
French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903)
George Frederick Handel
a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
Joseph Haydn
prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
Miguel Ángel
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
Pablo Picasso
prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)
Arthur Sullivan
English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
Maurice Utrillo
French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955)
Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890)
Richard Wagner
German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)
types:
ilustrador
an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
clásico
an artist who has created classic works
clasicista
an artistic person who adheres to classicism
maestro
an artist of consummate skill
modernista
an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
músico
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
pre-rafaelita
a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals
romántico
an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
estilista
an artist who is a master of a particular style
surrealista
an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism
simbolista
a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
colorista
a painter able to achieve special effects with color
compositor
someone who composes music as a profession
cubista
an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism
grabador
a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate
impresionista
a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism
miniaturista
someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
post-impresionista
an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism
realista
a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style