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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Desmazières, Erik

French

French, born 1948

Érik Desmazières (born 1948 in Rabat, Morocco) is a French engraver and printmaker.

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Des Moines Art Center

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Desmond Lazaro

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Desmond Macready Chute

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Desnoyers, Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Baron

French

French, 1779 - 1857

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Desperet, Auguste

French

French, 1804 - 1865

Despiau, Charles

Despiau, Charles

French

French, 1874 - 1946

Charles Despiau (November 4, 1874 – October 30, 1946) was a French sculptor and teacher. He also worked as a draftsman, graphic artist and book illustrator.

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Desplaces, Louis

French

French, 1682 - 1739

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Desportes, Alexandre-François

French

French, 1661 - 1743

Desprez, Louis-Jean

Desprez, Louis-Jean

French

French, 1743 - 1804

Louis Jean Desprez (occasionally but incorrectly Jean Louis Desprez) (28 May 1743–18 March 1804) was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life.

Desrais, Claude-Louis

Desrais, Claude-Louis

French

French, 1746 - 1816

Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français is a series of fashion and costume plates that was distributed in Paris from 1778 to 1787, during the reign of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette. The first collected volume, which was produced in 1779, had a title page which bore an allegorical illustration as well as the full title of the collection: Gallerie des modes et des costumes français dessinés d'après nature, Gravés par le plus Célèbres Artistes en ce genre, et colorés avec le plus grand soin par Madame Le Beau. Ouvrage commence en l'année 1778. A Paris, chez le Srs Esnauts et Rapilly rue St. Jacques à la Ville de coutances. Avec priv. Du Roi (Gallery of French fashions and costumes, drawn from life, engraved by the most celebrated artists in this medium, and hand-colored with the greatest care by Madame Le Beau;publication begun in 1778. Paris, Messrs. Esnauts and Rapilly, rue Satin-Jacques, at the sign of the City of Countances. Licensed by the King). Importantly, this lengthier epithet indicates that the engravings of the Galerie (or Gallerie, according to eighteenth-century spelling) were created "d'après nature," or "after nature," meaning that they were intended to represent...

Desrochers, Etienne

Desrochers, Etienne

French

French, 1668 - 1741

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers (1668, Lyon – 1741, Paris) was an 18th-century French engraver best known for his small portraits of his contemporaries.