Masters of Their Craft

Artists

Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.

39,743 artists in the collection

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Clerck, Hendrik de

Flemish

Flemish, c. 1570 - 1630

Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Clérisseau, Charles Louis

French

French, 1722 - 1820

Charles-Louis Clérisseau (28 August 1721 – 9 January 1820) was a French architect, draughtsman, antiquary, and artist who became a leading authority on ancient Roman architecture and Roman ruins in Italy and France. With his influence extending to Russia, England, and the United States, and clients including Catherine the Great and Thomas Jefferson, Clérisseau played a key role in the genesis of neoclassical architecture during the second half of the 18th century.

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Clérissy Factory

Clerk, of Eldin, John

Clerk, of Eldin, John

British

Scottish, 1728 - 1812

John Clerk of Eldin FRSE FSAScot (10 December 1728 – 10 May 1812) was a Scottish merchant, author, artist, geologist and landowner. The 7th son of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, Bt, Clerk of Eldin was a figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, best remembered for his influential writings on naval tactics in the Age of Sail. A friend of geologist James Hutton, he was a brother-in-law of architect Robert Adam, and a great-great-uncle of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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Clerk, Pierre

American

American, born 1928

Pierre Clerk (born 1928) is a contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and sculpture.

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Clermont, Jean-François

French

French, 1717 - 1807

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Clerte, Jean

French

French, born 1930

Samedi Soir on Chante (literally Saturday Evening We Sing) is a French musical television and radio program hosted by Estelle Denis, directed by Pascal Duchêne and broadcast simultaneously on the television channel TF1 and the radio stations RFM (first episode) and RTL (second episode). The concept of the pre-recorded program, written by Fabrice Clerté, sees a semi-regular troupe of sixteen relatively young yet more or less established singers such as Emmanuel Moire, Corneille and Tal performing over the course of two hours covers of songs written and/or sung by a major French star from an older generation in front of a live studio audience and occasionally accompanied by guest stars, thus potentially reintroducing them to a younger crowd. Four episodes of the show have been produced and three broadcast so far, centered on Jean-Jacques Goldman, France Gall, the hits of 2013 and Edith Piaf respectively. The first episode was a ratings success for TF1, however the second faltered and lost half of its predecessor's viewers. Nevertheless, the channel has expressed its faith in the concept with the rapid launch of a spin-off based on comedians, Samedi Soir on Rit (lit. Saturday Evening We...

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Cleve, Joos van

Netherlandish

Netherlandish, active 1505/1508 - 1540/1541

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Cleveland Group

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Painter (name vase

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Cleveland Print Makers