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Lists of Rulers
Bacchiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino, Italian, 14951557)
Bacot, Edmond (French, 1814–1875)
Bada Shanren (Zhu Da) (Chinese, 16261705)
Bakst, Léon (Russian, 1866–1924)
Baldung, Hans, called Grien (German, 1484/851545)
Baldus, Édouard (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)
Balenciaga, Cristobal (French, born Spain, 18951972)
Balthus (Klossowski, Balthasar) (French, 19082001)
Bapst, Germain (French, 1853–1921)
Barbari, Jacopo de' (Italian, ca. 1460/70before 1516)
Barnard, George N. (American, 18191902)
Barnett, Michael (English, 17631817)
Barocci, Federico (Italian, ca. 15351612)
Bartholomew, Edward Sheffield (American, 18221858)
Bartolini, Lorenzo (Italian, 17771850)
Bartolo di Fredi (Italian, Sienese, active 1353, dated 1410)
Bartolo di Fredi (Italian, Sienese, died 1410)
Bartolomeo di Tommaso (Italian, Umbrian, active by 1425, died 1453/54)
Barye, AntoineLouis (French, 17961875)
Basawan (Pakistani, active second half of 16th century)
Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (Italian, ca. 1510–1592)
BastienLepage, Jules (French, 18481884)
Bastis Master (Greek, Active Mid 3rd Millennium)
Batoni, Pompeo (Italian, 17081787)
Bayard, Hippolyte (French, 18011887)
Bayer, Herbert (American, born Austria, 19001985)
Bazille, JeanFrédéric (French, 1841–1870)
Baziotes, William (American, 19121963)
Beall, Lester (American, 19031969)
Bearden, Romare (American, 19111988)
Beaux, Cecilia (American, 1855–1942)
Becher, Bernd (German, born 1931)
Becher, Hilla (German, born 1934)
Beckmann, Max (German, 18841950)
Beer, Jan da (Netherlandish, ca. 14751528)
Beham, Barthel (German, 15021540)
Beham, Hans Sebald (German, 15001550)
Bell, William H. (American, 18301910)
Bella, Stefano della (Italian, Florentine, 16101664)
Bellange, Jacques (French, ca. 15751616)
Bellano, Bartolomeo (Italian, Paduan, 1437/38–1496/97)
Belle, Josias (French, 1628–1695)
Bellegambe, Jean (Netherlandish, active in France 150434)
BelleryDesfontaines, Henri (French, 18671904)
Bellini, Giovanni (Italian, Venetian, active by 1459, died 1516)
Bellmer, Hans (French, born Silesia, 19021975)
Bellocq, E.J. (American, 18731949)
Bellotto, Bernardo (Italian, 17211780)
Belter, John H. (American, born Germany, 18041863)
Benbridge, Henry (American, 17431812)
Benecke, Ernest (English, active France, 18171894)
Bening, Simon (Netherlandish, born ca. 1483/84, died 1561)
Bennet, William James (American, ca. 17841844)
Benson, Frank W. (American, 18621951)
Bérain, Jean (French, 1640–1711)
Bergeron, dit d'Argent, Isaac (French, recorded working 1649–94)
Bergognone (Ambrogio di Stefano da Fossano) (Italian, Milanese, active 14811522)
Berlin Painter (Greek, ca. 500475
B.C.
)
Berlinghiero (Italian, Lucca, active by 1228, died by 1236)
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (Italian, 15981680)
Bernini, Pietro (Italian, 15621629)
Berthault, LouisMartin (French, 17701823)
Beutmüller the Elder, Caspar (German, Nuremberg, active ca. 1590–1600)
Beveren, Mattheus van (Flemish, ca. 1630–1690)
Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch, 1620/211690)
Bhavsar, Natvar (American, born India 1934)
Biagio d'Antonio (Italian, Florentine, active 14461516)
Biederman, Charles (American, born 1906)
Biennais, Martin Guillaume (French, 17641843)
Bierstadt, Albert (American, 18301902)
Bingham, George Caleb (American, 18111879)
Bischof, Werner (Swiss, 19161954)
Blachon, Joseph (French, recorded ca. 1725–35)
Black, James Wallace (American, 18251896)
Blake, William (British, 17571827)
Blanca, Oscar Tusquets (Spanish, born 1941)
Blechen, Karl (German, 1798–1840)
Blondel, Georges Francois (French, 1730after 1791)
Blume, Peter (American, born Russia, 1906–1992)
Bobillet, Etienne (FrancoNetherlandish, active in Bourges, 1453)
Bobinet, Charles (Swiss, 1610–1678)
Boccioni, Umberto (Italian, 18821916)
Böcklin, Arnold (Swiss, 1827–1901)
Boekhout, Thomas (Dutch, 16661715)
Boelen, Jacob (American, ca. 16571729/30)
Boetticher, Otto (American, ca. 1816after 1864)
Böhm, Joseph (Austrian, 1786–ca. 1850)
Boizot, LouisSimon (French, 17431809)
Bologna, Niccolò di Giacomo da (Italian, active 1349–1403)
Bolotowsky, Ilya (American, 19071981)
Boltraffio, Giovanni Antonio (Italian, ca. 1467–1516)
Bompo Gyokuen (Japanese, 1348after 1420)
Bonasone, Giulio (Italian, Bolognese, ca. 1510after 1576)
Bonheur, Rosa (French, 18221899)
Bonington, Richard Parkes (British, 18021828)
Bonnard, Pierre (French, 18671947)
Bonsall, Isaac H. (American, 1833–1909)
Bontecou, Reed Brockway (American, 18241907)
Booth, Peter (Australian, born England, 1940)
Borch, Gerard ter (Dutch, 1617–1681)
Bordon, Paris (Italian, Venetian, 1500–1571)
Borglum, Solon Hannibal (American, 1868–1922)
Bos, Jacob (Netherlandish, born 's Hertogenbosch, ca. 1520, flourished Rome ca. 154980)
Botero, Fernando (Colombian, born 1932)
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Italian, Florentine, 1444/451510)
Botticini, Francesco (Francesco di Giovanni) (Italian, Florentine, ca. 1446–1497)
Boucher, Francois (French, 17031770)
Boudin, Eugène (French, 1824–1898)
Bouguereau, WilliamAdolphe (French, 1825–1905)
Boulle, AndreCharles (French, 16421732)
Boulogne, Jean, called Giambologna (Flemish, 15291608, active in Italy)
Boulogne, Valentin de (French, 1591–1632)
Boulton, Matthew (British, 17281809)
BourkeWhite, Margaret (American, 19041971)
Bouts, Dieric (Netherlandish, active by 1457, died 1475)
Boyvin, Rene (French, ca. 1525after 1580)
Bracquemond, Félix (French, 1833–1914)
Brady, Matthew B. (American, 18231896)
Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi) (Italian, active by 1490, died 1530)
Brancusi, Constantin (French, born Romania, 18761957)
Brandely, Jean (French, act. 1855–67)
Brandt, Marianne (German, 18931983)
Braque, Georges (French, 18821963)
Braun, Adolphe (French, 1812–1877)
Brauner, Victor (Romanian, 19031966)
Bravo, Manuel Alvarez (Mexican, 19022002)
Breed, Mary (American, 1751?)
Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (Dutch, 1598–1657)
Brekelenkam, Quirijn van (Dutch, after 1622–1669)
Breuer, Marcel (American, born Hungary, 19021981)
Briot, François (French, 15501616)
Briseis Painter (Attic vase painter, active ca. 480
B.C.
)
Brodovitch, Alexey (American, born Russia, 18981971)
Brongniart, Louise (1772–1845)
Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) (Italian, Florentine, 15031572)
Brouwer, Adriaen (Flemish, 1606?–1638)
Brown, Henry Kirke (American, 18141886)
Brown, John George (American, 1831–1913)
Bruegel, Pieter, the Elder (Netherlandish, active by 1551, died 1569)
Brueghel the Elder, Jan (Flemish, 15681625)
Brueghel the Younger, Jan (Flemish, 16011678)
Brueghel, Abraham (Flemish, 1631–1697)
Brugghen, Hendrick ter (Dutch, 15881629)
Brunn, Samuel (English, 17951819)
Brychtová, Jaroslava (Czech, born 1924)
Brygos Painter (Greek, active ca. 490470
B.C.
)
Bugatti, Carlo (Italian, 18561940)
Burdett, Peter Perez (British, 17351793)
BurneJones, Sir Edward (British, 18331898)
Burr, Edward (American, active 18381868)
Burt, Benjamin (American, 17291805)
Burton, Harry (English, 1879–1940)
Bury, Pol (Belgian, born 1922)
Bustamante, JeanMarc (French, born 1952)
Bustelli, Franz Anton (Swiss, 17231763)
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