Spanish, 16th century, male.
Active during the first half of the 16th century.
Painter. Religious subjects.
The master painted an altarpiece in Segovia signed A.B., seven panels of which can be found in the Prado in Madrid. His work shows the influence of Gerard David....
Italian, 16th century, male.
Monogram of an engraver (including copper), print publisher (?). Religious subjects.
A.G. is mentioned by Brulliot, and believed to have been a pupil of Marcantonio Raimondi. He is known for his Virgin Holding the Infant Jesus, and Crowned by Two Angels...
German, 16th – 17th century, male.
Monogram of an engraver, copyist. Religious subjects.
A. H. was a copyist of Albrecht Dürer. A print dated 1589 is attributed to him: The Virgin Crowned with Stars, after the work by Dürer.
German, 16th century, male.
Active in 1574.
Monogram of an engraver (wood).
A. H. R. is mentioned by Brulliot. He produced Satyric Allegory on the Catholic Church and Protestantism.
14th – 17th century (?), male.
Monogram of an engraver. Religious subjects.
Cited by Defer; credited with a Nativity.
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German, 16th–17th century, male.
Active also in Rome.
Born 1552, in Cologne; died 6 January 1616, in Prague.
Painter. Religious subjects, allegorical subjects, mythological subjects, portraits, genre scenes.
Prague School.
Johann Aachen named himself after the town of Aachen, Germany, where his family came from and where his father was born. He showed a remarkable talent for drawing from a very young age and as a result was sent, at 16, to study under Jerrigh, a Flemish painter who had settled in Cologne. Aachen worked as his apprentice for nearly six years, studying the works of Spronghen in particular, who was then at the height of his fame. He went to Venice around 1574, where the works of Tintoretto made a profound impression on him. In 1575, he went to Rome, where his works attracted attention. He remained in Italy until 1587. He subsequently went to Cologne and then Munich in 1589, on the invitation of William V, Duke of Bavaria. From 1592, he worked as a painter to the court of Rudolf II, which moved to Prague in 1596. He was one of several court artists sent around Europe by Rudolf II to buy works of art for the imperial collection. In 1602, he was awarded the title of advisor to the emperor. He kept his title and duties after the death of Rudolf and the accession of Emperor Matthias....
Italian, 15th century, male.
Active in Venice.
Sculptor. Religious subjects.
Venetian School.
Alberto Abaisi collaborated with his brother Arduino on woodcarvings for the sacristy of the bishop's palace in Ferrara, but was most active in Venice, where he lived from 1436 to 1451.
Italian, 15th century, male.
Active in Bologna.
Sculptor. Religious subjects.
Bolognese School.
Nicolo Abaisi was a woodcarver who collaborated with Biagio Abaisi on the church of S Michele in Bosco near Ferrara in 1454.
Italian, 15th century, male.
Active in Naples at the end of the 15th century.
Painter. Religious subjects.
In 1498, Luigi dell'Abate collaborated with François Pappalettere on the decoration of the convent of S Giovanni in Capua.
Italian, 15th century, male.
Active at the end of the 15th century.
Sculptor. Religious subjects. Decorative schemes.
Venetian School.
According to records, from 1462 to 1486 Pier Antonio dell'Abate, together with the brothers Lorenzo and Cristoforo Canozi da Lendinara, produced woodcarvings for stalls in the churches of S Antonio in Padua, Santa in Monta in Venice and S Francisco in Treviso. Elements of his work can still be found in Ferrara....
Italian, 19th century, male.
Born 1836, in Naples; died 1868, in Florence.
Painter. Genre scenes, portraits, church interiors, architectural views, landscapes, seascapes.
Macchiaioli Group.
Giuseppe Abbati was one of the interesting figures of the new Italian School. He trained under his father Vincenzo Abatti, a Neapolitan painter. He then went to work at the school of fine arts in Venice. In ...
Italian, 19th century, male.
Active in the first half of the 19th century.
Born 1803, in Naples.
Painter. Religious subjects, genre scenes, church interiors, landscapes.
Vincenzo Abbati was working in Graz in 1843. There were reports that he then moved to Florence, Venice and then back to Naples....
Italian, 17th century, male.
Born c. 1600, in Città di Castello; died 1656.
Painter, fresco artist, draughtsman, illustrator. Religious subjects.
A pupil of Giuseppe Cesari Cavaliero d'Arpino; reputed to be a skilful painter of historical themes and frescoes. He assisted Bernini on various projects. Abbatini is known to have painted the ceiling of the S Teresa Chapel in Rome's S Maria della Vittoria Church. He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Also known for drawings made for the frontispiece and other plates for ...
Italian, 17th – 18th century, male.
Born c. 1640, in Milan; died 1715, in Milan.
Painter, fresco artist. Religious subjects, portraits.
Studied under Carlo Francesco Nuvoloni, who taught him to paint with great facility, particularly frescoes. A painter with a lively imagination and sound technique, Abbiati was firmly established among the ranks of artists working at the time. In cooperation with Federigo Bianchi, he painted a ...
Belgian, 19th century, male.
Born 21 January 1797, in Ghent; died 23 February 1855, in Ghent.
Painter, watercolourist. Religious subjects, mythological subjects, genre scenes, portraits, landscapes.
After studying with Pieter van Huffel at the academy in Ghent, Abeele went to Paris in 1819 and joined the studio of Baron Gros. In ...
Belgian, 20th century, male.
Born 1912, in Zingem.
Painter, engraver. Religious subjects.
Jos van den Abeele was a student at the fine art academies of Audenaerde, Ghent and Tournai. He used country folk as models for his works, which were often symbolic in nature.
French, 16th century, male.
Active in the middle of the 16th century.
Painter. Religious subjects.
A reference to Abel, whose first name is not given, is found in a passage by Malvasia. The reference confirms that he received 100 Roman crowns for a copy of ...
French, 19th century, male.
Born 28 February 1832, in Marseilles; died 1870, in Paris.
Painter, draughtsman. Religious subjects, figures, portraits.
Abel studied under Bonnefond at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyons and later under Léon Cogniet. He exhibited in Lyons in 1866 and Paris from 1857 to 1870...
Spanish, 19th century, male.
Born 1800, near Valencia; died 1884.
Painter. Religious subjects, hunting scenes.
Abella became known in Valencia around 1845 for his hunting scenes and historical paintings.
Valencia: Christ
French, 15th century, male.
Active in St-Maximin (near Marseilles).
Born c. 1375; died May 1450.
Painter. Religious subjects, figures. Decorative schemes.
Andreas Abellon was a Dominican prior. Archives studied by Albanès record that the convent bought three historiated tapestries in 1444, which could have been painted by Abellon. He may have been the decorator of the chancel of the chapel, which was built between ...
