The most famous artists with works in Ashmolean Museum are Michelangelo, Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens, Édouard Manet and Tizian.
Our catalogue lists 244 works of Ashmolean Museum by 152 artists; the 25 best known are ranked below, each with the works the museum holds.
Entries 1–10
The 10 most widely known artists in Ashmolean Museum
Each entry: dates and birthplace, movement, number of works held in our catalogue, a biographical note and the principal works held.
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Højrenæssance
1. Michelangelo 1475–1564
1475–1564 Born in Caprese Michelangelo, Italien Højrenæssance 6 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Italiensk højrenæssance-billedhugger og maler af muskuløse figurer og Det Sixtinske Kapels fresker, kendt for at udhugge liv af marmor. Født i 1475 tilbragte Michelangelo Buonarroti sine tidlige år nær Settignano, hvor hans far ejede et stenbrud.
Principal works held
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Impressionisme
2. Claude Monet 1840–1926
1840–1926 Born in Paris, Frankrig Impressionisme 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk impressionist kendt for friluftsmalerier og åkander, der indfanger det skiftende lys gennem gentagne serier af samme motiv. Tragedien ramte i januar 1857, da Monet kun var seksten år gammel.
Principal works held
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Barok
3. Peter Paul Rubens 1577–1640
1577–1640 Born in Siegen, Tyskland Barok 9 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Da han begyndte at arbejde med Otto van Veen i perioden mellem 1594 og 1598, havde Rubens allerede erhvervet det tekniske ordforråd, der var nødvendigt for at bevæge sig ud over den simple repræsentation og ind i den sofistikerede narrative kunsts rige domæne.
Principal works held
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Impressionisme
4. Édouard Manet 1832–1883
1832–1883 Born in Paris, Frankrig Impressionisme 4 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk modernistisk maler af parisiske caféscener med dristige penselstrøg, der byggede bro mellem realismen og impressionismen. Édouard Manet blev født i Paris den 23. januar 1832.
Principal works held
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Højrenæssance
5. Tizian 1490–1576
1490–1576 Born in Pieve di Cadore, Italien Højrenæssance 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Venetiansk renæssancemester inden for farve og lys, kendt for ekspressiv penselføring, rige teksturer og sensuelle mytologiske scener. Han blev født omkring år 1490 og var søn af Gregorio Vecellio, en mand af militæret, og en kvinde ved navn Lucia.
Principal works held
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Realisme
6. Gustave Courbet 1819–1877
1819–1877 Born in Ornans, Frankrig Realisme 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk realist kendt for tyk impasto og usminkede skildringer af manuelt arbejde og natur, fra stenknusere til rå landskaber. Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet blev født den 10. juni 1819 i Ornans, Frankrig.
Principal works held
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Impressionisme
7. Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841–1919
1841–1919 Born in Limoges, Frankrig Impressionisme 5 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk impressionist kendt for lysende, brudte penselstrøg, der indfanger varmen ved sociale sammenkomster og det bløde skær fra lyset udendørs. Da Pierre-Auguste Renoir blev født den 25. februar 1841 i Limoges, Frankrig, trådte han ind i en verden præget af praktisk håndværk.
Principal works held
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Rokoko
8. Antoine Watteau 1684–1721
1684–1721 Born in Valenciennes, Frankrig Rokoko 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
I den nordfranske by Valenciennes bragte efteråret i oktober 1684 Jean-Antoine Watteau til verden, som den anden af fire sønner født af Jean-Philippe Watteau og Michelle Lardenois.
Principal works held
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Tidlig Renæssance
9. Paolo Uccello 1397–1475
1397–1475 Born in Pratovecchio, Italien Tidlig Renæssance 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Italiensk renæssancemaler besat af matematisk perspektiv og rummets geometri, kendt for sine komplekse slagscener og fugle. Født som Paolo di Dono i 1397, trådte Paolo Uccello ind i verden med en baggrund, der forenede praktisk snilde med social status.
Principal works held
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Romantic Landscape Painting
10. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796–1875
1796–1875 Born in Paris, Frankrig Romantic Landscape Painting 5 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk realist af atmosfæriske landskaber og blød vegetation, der bruger tynde lasurer og løse penselstrøg til at indfange lysets spil. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot blev født i Paris i 1796.
Principal works held
Entries 11–25
Further artists in Ashmolean Museum, by recognition
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11. Claude Lorrain
Baroque Landscape
1600–1682 · born in Chamagne, Frankrig · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Barok landskabsmaler kendt for sit lysende sollys og idealiserede scener fra antikken, ofte med romerske ruiner og rolige havne.
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12. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Prærafaelitterne
1828–1882 · born in London, Storbritannien · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Prærafaelitisk leder af sensuelle, symbolske værker med frodig vegetation og kvindelige former, ofte ledsaget af hans egne stemningsfulde sonetter.
- Reverie (1868)
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13. Antoon van Dyck
Baroque Style
1599–1641 · born in Antwerpen, Belgien · 11 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Flamsk barokportrætist, der definerede det engelske hof med ubesværet ynde gennem raffinerede oliemalerier og raderinger af kongelig værdighed.
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14. Camille Pissarro
Impressionist Landscape
1830–1903 · born in Charlotte Amalie, Amerikanske Jomfruøer · 15 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Dansk-fransk impressionist, der indfangede landliv og byens gader gennem teksturerede plein air-landskaber og pointillistiske eksperimenter.
- Lyserøde pioner (1873)
- Mme Pissarro sewing (1860)
- Farm at Montfoucault 2 (1874)
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Venetiansk vedutist med præcise arkitektoniske visioner og lysende bylandskaber af kanaler og pladser, der fanger lyset på sten og vand.
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16. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Rococo Classicisme
1699–1779 · born in Paris, Frankrig · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk maler af stille, hjemlige scener og stilleben udført med taktil, kornet impasto og et blødt lysindfald.
- Still Life with Herrings (1731)
- Still Life of Kitchen Utensils (1733)
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17. John Everett Millais
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
1829–1896 · born in Southampton, Storbritannien · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Prærafaelitisk grundlægger kendt for lysende farver og tro mod naturen, fra Ophelia til detaljeret victoriansk realisme.
- John Ruskin (1854)
- The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851)
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18. Eugéne Boudin
Impressionisme
1824–1898 · born in Honfleur, Frankrig · 5 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk marinmaler af atmosfæriske havlandskaber og skiftende lys, kendt for plein air-studier af den normanniske kyst og himmel.
- The Jetty at Trouville: Sunset (1862)
- A Beach Scene at Trouville (1865)
- Seagulls and Fishes (1873)
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19. Edward Burne-Jones
Pre-Raphaelite Romanticism
1833–1898 · born in Birmingham, Storbritannien · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Prærafaelitisk maler af melankolske, langstrakte figurer og middelalderiske myter, kendt for indviklet glasmaling og akvarelteknikker.
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20. Henri Fantin-Latour
Realism
1836–1904 · born in Grenoble, Frankrig · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Fransk realist kendt for omhyggelige blomsterstudier og intime gruppeportrætter af intellektuelle, udført med fotografisk præcision.
- Still Life: Pansies and Daisies (1880)
- Still Life: Pink (1894)
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21. Piero di Cosimo
Renaissance
1462–1522 · born in Firenze, Italien · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Florentinsk renæssancemaler, der forener mytologisk fantasi med minutiøs realisme og legesyge, hybride former af menneske og dyr.
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Hollandsk guldalder-maler af livlige, asymmetriske blomsterbuketter med minutiøs realisme.
- A Vase of Flowers (1750)
- A 'Forest Floor' Still Life of Flowers (1720)
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23. Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Baroque
1606–1684 · born in Utrecht, Holland · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Hollandsk guldaldermester af overdådige stilleben med lysende teksturer og vanitas-motiver.
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24. Pieter Claesz
Dutch Golden Age
1596–1660 · born in Berchem, Belgien · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Hollandsk guldalder-maler af stille morgenmåltider og vanitas-stilleben med subtilt lys.
- Still Life with a Ham, 1642 (1642)
- Still Life with a gold Chain (1636)
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25. Abraham van Beijeren
Baroque
1620–1690 · born in Haag, Holland · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Hollandsk guldalders stillebensmaler af overdådige banketscener og lysende blomsterkompositioner.
Famous artists in Ashmolean Museum, No. 26 to 39
Bartolomeo Montagna1450–1523 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Arthur Hughes1832–1915 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Walter Sickert1860–1942 · 4 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Francesco Granacci1469–1543 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Adriaen Coorte1665–1707 · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Abraham Mignon1640–1679 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Samuel Palmer1805–1881 · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Jan Jansz van de Velde1620–1662 · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Alphonse Legros1837–1911 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Georges Michel1763–1843 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Spencer Gore1878–1914 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Robert Polhill Bevan1865–1925 · 3 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Gerrit van Vucht1610–1697 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Alexander Jamieson1873–1937 · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
Statistics
Artists of Ashmolean Museum: catalogue statistics
Artists by number of works held
Distribution by century of birth (artists with ≥ 2 works)
Distribution by country of birth (artists with ≥ 2 works)
Distribution by movement (artists with ≥ 2 works)
Women artists
Women artists represented in Ashmolean Museum
4 women artists are recorded in our catalogue of Ashmolean Museum, 5 works in total.
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Rachel Ruysch
1664–1750 · born in Haag, Holland · 2 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
- A Vase of Flowers (1750)
- A 'Forest Floor' Still Life of Flowers (1720)
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Clara Peeters
1587–1657 · born in Antwerpen, Belgien · 1 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
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Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale
1872–1945 · born in London, United Kingdom · 1 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
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Elisabeth Sonrel
1874–1953 · born in Tours, Frankrig · 1 works recorded at Ashmolean Museum
- Les Rameaux (1897)
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions on the artists of Ashmolean Museum
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Who is the best-known artist of Ashmolean Museum?
Michelangelo (1475–1564): our catalogue holds 6 works by Michelangelo at Ashmolean Museum, among them Battle Scene, Mandlig nøgen and Nedtagelsen fra korset. Claude Monet and Peter Paul Rubens follow.
Which ten artists should I look for in Ashmolean Museum?
By fame: Michelangelo (6), Claude Monet (2), Peter Paul Rubens (9), Édouard Manet (4), Tizian (3), Gustave Courbet (2), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (5), Antoine Watteau (2), Paolo Uccello (2) and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (5).
How many artists have works in Ashmolean Museum?
152 artists have at least one work of Ashmolean Museum in our catalogue; 39 have two or more. They were born between 1397 and 1878, in 7 countries.
Which painter is most represented in Ashmolean Museum?
Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), with 15 works in our catalogue of Ashmolean Museum, ahead of Antoon van Dyck (11), Peter Paul Rubens (9) and Michelangelo (6).
Which Michelangelo works are in Ashmolean Museum?
Our catalogue lists 6 works by Michelangelo at Ashmolean Museum, among them Battle Scene (1504), Mandlig nøgen (1503), Nedtagelsen fra korset (1555) and Michelangelo's Nude Rider Mounting a Horse and a Male Nude (verso) (1503).
What did Claude Monet paint that hangs in Ashmolean Museum?
Our catalogue lists 2 works by Claude Monet at Ashmolean Museum, among them Windmill near Zaandam (1871).
What did Peter Paul Rubens paint that hangs in Ashmolean Museum?
Our catalogue lists 9 works by Peter Paul Rubens at Ashmolean Museum, among them Annunciation (1609), A dead Child carried to Heaven by Angels (1620), Gemma Tiberiana (1625) and The Sacrifice of Noah (1620).
Are there Leonardo da Vinci works in Ashmolean Museum?
Our catalogue lists no work by Leonardo da Vinci at Ashmolean Museum.
Are there Pablo Picasso works in Ashmolean Museum?
Our catalogue lists no work by Pablo Picasso at Ashmolean Museum.
Where do the artists of Ashmolean Museum come from?
Counting the artists with two works or more, Ashmolean Museum holds painters born mostly in France (12), United Kingdom (8), Italy (7), Netherlands (6) and Germany (3).
From which period are the artists of Ashmolean Museum?
The 19th century leads with 17 artists born then. In this ranking, Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) is the earliest born and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) the latest.
How many women artists are in Ashmolean Museum?
4 women artists have works of Ashmolean Museum in our catalogue, among them Rachel Ruysch (2), Clara Peeters (1), Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale (1) and Elisabeth Sonrel (1).
Institution
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Storbritannien)
Ashmolean Museums oprindelse og historie
Ashmolean Museum kan spore sine rødder helt tilbage til 1678, hvor det udsprang af de private interesser hos Elias Ashmole. Som en velhavende ekscentriker og antikvar var Ashmole drevet af en dyb fascination af de materielle spor fra forsvundne civilisationer og en utrættelig stræben efter viden. Hans samling begyndte som et privat kuriositetskabinet, fyldt med en mangfoldig samling af genstande, der med tiden skulle danne selve fundamentet for institutionen. Allerede i 1683 blev denne samling etableret som Storbritanniens første offentlige museum. Institutionen indtager en betydningsfuld position i historien om akademiske samlinger. Det er verdens andet universitetsmuseum, kun overgået af etableringen af Kunstmuseum Basel i 1661 ved Universitetet i Basel. Det, der begyndte som et enkeltmenneskes søgen efter skønhed og historie, har udviklet sig til et permanent arkiv for Oxford Universitet. Museets tidlige udvikling blev formet af overgangen fra en privat samling til en offentlig ressource for videnskabelig udforskning.
Bygningen og dens arkitektoniske storhed
Ashmolean Museum indtager en grund dybt forankret i historien, da det blev grundlagt på arealet af Elias Ashmoles tidligere residens. Den nuværende bygning, opført mellem 1841 og 1845, afspejler oplysningstidens idealer ved at prioritere lys, rummelighed og tilgængelighed. Det er en harmonisk sammensmeltning af neoklassisk storhed og subtile gotiske detaljer. Den oprindelige bygning blev tegnet af Charles Cockerell, som sikrede, at arkitekturen sømløst integreres med den tilstødende Taylor Institution. Dette skaber en visuel dialog mellem det lærde formål og den æstetiske ynde. Særlige arkitektoniske elementer giver facaden karakter. Subtile detaljer i nygotisk stil findes over St Giles’ Street, hvilket tilføjer et lag af romantik til den neoklassiske ramme. Bygningens design fremmer en følelse af åbenhed, hvilket markerer et brud med fortidens mere lukkede kuriositetskabinetter. Denne rumlige organisering understøtter museets rolle som et centrum for både videnskabelig forskning og offentlig formidling.
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Ranking method
Scope: artists with at least two works of Ashmolean Museum recorded in our catalogue. Order: recognition, measured by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on the artist, the visits to the artist's WikiOO.org entry and an editorial ranking. Counts refer to our catalogue (one record per work; details, studies and copies excluded), not to the museum's inventory. Dates, birthplaces and movements are taken from the artist's record; notes are extracted from the biography.
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