1.
Diego Velázquez
133 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
In recent times, perhaps my favorite artist. So many things to admire. Agree with Manet that Valladolid is one of the best paintings ever.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 7 points
2.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
113 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
3.
El Greco
74 points - added 1 year ago by Samuil Svinin - 1 comment
Comments:
One of the most inspiring artists of all time. Just amazing that this genius could have existed -- and did.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 2 points
4.
Leonardo Da Vinci
One of the most well-known painters in the world and with good reason, his art has influenced nearly every artist since.
50 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
5.
Rembrandt
45 points - added 1 year ago by redbarron80 - 1 comment
Comments:
Leonardo is known more for his mind. Rembrandt for his heart. I will go with Rembrandt every time. Saw a beautiful show recently. Painting of his son Titus was just superb. Wide range of talent, Perhaps the best draftsman of all time.
Added 12 months ago by guest, -3 points
6.
Salvador Dalí
Are you serious?
31 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Dali was fun, but more a personality, more a hack. Even he admits he is not a great painter.
Added 12 months ago by guest, -2 points
7.
Pablo Picasso
Needs no reasoning.
30 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Always inspiring. Study any work in detail -- and be amazed. THE modern genius.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
8.
Raphael
28 points - added 1 year ago by Samuil Svinin - 1 comment
Comments:
When you are within the top 7, very difficult to rank meaningfully.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
9.
Vincent Van Gogh
27 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Read 1600 pg 3 volume set of his letters. A truly great artist. Even his lesser works proclaim his spirit.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
10.
Marc Chagall
21 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
I own a Chagall, yet willing to say he is clearly overrated here. Do not consider him a seminal artist, and find little joy in looking at his works.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
11.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Perhaps better known as a sculptor than a painter, his dedication to his work ranks him higher than painters with perhaps slightly more skill.
21 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
One must remember that most of his paintings are fresco, thus unfair to compare to oil painters. His draftsmanship, inventiveness, and depth are unassailable, should never be underrated.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
12.
Edgas Degas
17 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Mindblowing draftsman. Try to copy one of his nicer drawings. Then you can appreciate it.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
13.
Vassily Kandinsky
16 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
I understand he can be called original, but does anyone really want to look at a Kandinsky?
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
14.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
14 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
15.
Ilya Repin
13 points - added 1 year ago by Samuil Svinin - 1 comment
Comments:
Think highly of the Russian writers. But the painters?? Repin would never cross my mind.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
16.
Eduard Manet
An influential French painter who was important in the transition from realism to impressionism.
13 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Manet is one of my favorite artists. Just had to vote him above this "Repin".
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
17.
Johan Vermeer
13 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Painting for painting (what is his oeuvre? 37 works?), one of the most important artists of all time. What a mystery!
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
18.
Duccio di Buoninsegna
13 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
19.
Peter Paul Rubens
11 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
20.
Philip Guston
11 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
I knew Guston. I like the man very much. But I cannot in honesty put him in this company.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
21.
Claude Monet
11 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
Must agree he is underrated. Never underestimate the genius of Monet.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
Underrated!
Added 1 year ago by guest, 0 points
22.
Eugene Delacroix
Another French painter with a profound impact on the impressionist movement.
8 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
23.
Willem DeKooning
6 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Certainly believe Willem should be above Delacroix here. I believe deK was a better draftsman.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
24.
Nicholas Poussin
5 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Had to vote up Poussin. Come on now.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
25.
Mark Rothko
4 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
26.
Giorgio Morandi
4 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Yes, yes we all like Morandi. But does he really rank high on this list? No, not really. He is a sensitve, albeit minor artist.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
27.
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
4 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Your heart breaks to see a Chardin. Great great artist.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
28.
James Ensor
4 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
29.
Kasimir Malevich
3 points - added 1 year ago by Samuil Svinin -
30.
Giotto di Bondone
A brilliant Italian painter who was one of many artists contributed to the rise of the Italian Renaissance.
3 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
31.
Henri Fantin-Latour
3 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
32.
William Turner
3 points - added 3 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Never did much for me.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
33.
Ellsworth Kelly
2 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Hahahaha. Pardon me. It's just funny to put Kelly on any list of good painters.
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
34.
Alfred Sisley
2 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
35.
James Whistler
2 points - added 3 years ago by kris -
36.
Fragonard
He was the quintessential Rococo painter. A master of both color and draftsmanship.
0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
37.
Raja ravi Varma
Varma is a painter of almost unrivalled greatness in the intellectual depth and emotional beauty of his great masterpieces, which manifests a rare and perhaps unique individualism.
-2 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
It appears that someone added many modern Indian artists here, that clearly do not belong on this list. I took to trouble to view their work, and... really...
Added 12 months ago by guest, 0 points
38.
Jamini Roy
Jamini Roy is an enduringly admired and highly valued artist who created profoundly original and deeply cherished masterpieces of art.
-5 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
39.
Nandalal Bose.
One of the most unconventional masters of painting, Nandalal Bose was a painter who created imaginative and overwhelmingly great masterpieces of art.
-5 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
40.
Rabindrahatlikumandra Tagore
-6 points - added 1 year ago by NickDrake -
41.
Trulilindrandra Tagore
-6 points - added 1 year ago by NickDrake -
42.
Trapendrindra Tagore
-6 points - added 1 year ago by NickDrake -
43.
Brababendra Tagore
greatest painter of all time
-6 points - added 1 year ago by NickDrake -
44.
Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most original and innovative painters of the 20th century. One of the most unique and beloved painters to have ever lived, Tagore painted over 2000 paintings that are amongst the most cherished works of art ever created. Books of his paintings are available.
-9 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
45.
Drooboombra Tagore
-10 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
46.
Abanindranath Tagore.
One of the greatest painters of the world, Abanindranath Tagore is widely admired for his profoundly beautiful masterpieces.
-10 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
47.
Gaganendranath Tagore.
Gaganendranath Tagore was a great and highly renowned painter. Perhaps the greatest Asian painter, Gaganendranath excelled at painting and writing literature.
-15 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
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