Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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• Nadar (Tournachon, Gaspard Félix) (French, 1820–1910)
• Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)
• Nahas, Nabil (Lebanese, born 1949)
• Nakamura, Takuo (Japanese, born 1945)
• Natoire, Charles Joseph (French, 1700–1777)
• Nearchos (Greek)
• Nègre, Charles (French, 1820–1880)
• Negretti, Henry (British, born Italy, 1818–1879)
• Negroli, Filippo (Italian, ca. 1510–1579)
• Nerius (Italian, active 1310–25)
• Neroccio de' Landi (Neroccio di Bartolommeo di Benedetto di Neroccio de' Landi) (Italian, Sienese, 1447–1500)
• Neshat, Shirin (American, born Iran 1957)
• Newman, Barnett (American, 1905–1970)
• Ni Zan (Chinese, 1306–1374)
• Nicholson, Leona (American, 1875–1966)
• Niclaus of Haguenau (German, ca. 1445–before 1538)
• Nicolo da Urbino (probably Nicola di Bagriele Sbarage) (Italian, active from ca. 1520, died 1537/38)
• Nikolaus II Rugendas (German, born 1619, master 1662, died 1694/95)
• Nikon Painter (Greek, active ca. 472–450 B.C.)
• Noguchi, Isamu (American, 1904–1988)
• Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94)
• Norell, Norman (American, 1900–1972)
• Norman, John (American, ca. 1748–1817)
• North, Tamar Horton Harris (American, 1833–1905)
• Nouen, or Nouwen, Michael (Flemish, active London, ca. 1600–1610)
• Nxgongo, Beauty (South African, Zulu, born 1953)