Ask for the famous artists of Fitzwilliam Museum and you will hear of Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Peter Paul Rubens and Paul Gauguin.
Our catalogue lists 902 works of Fitzwilliam Museum by 571 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 Fitzwilliam 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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Impresionizmas
1. Claude Monet 1840–1926
1840–1926 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Impresionizmas 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Po Kamilės mirties 1879 metais, Klodo Monė persikėlė į Veteuilį, kur pasiliko iki 1881 metų. Šis perėjimas pažinė jo asmeninę ir profesinę trajektoriją, pažymėjęs glaudų posūkį. Žono praradimas sutapė su epochos, kai jo kasdienybė ir požiūris į peizažrą patyrė esminių pokyčių.
Principal works held
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Postimpresionizmas
2. Paul Cézanne 1839–1906
1839–1906 Born in Provanso Eksas, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų postimpresionistas, naudojantis spalvų modulaciją ir geometrines formas, kad įamžintų Mont Sainte-Victoire kalną. Paulis Sezanas, gimęs 1839 m. sausio 19 d.
Principal works held
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Fauvizmas
3. Henri Matisse 1869–1954
1869–1954 Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Prancūzija Fauvizmas 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų fovizmas meistras, žinomas dėl ryškių, nenaturalistiškų spalvų ir ekspresyvių iškirpų, kurios pakeitė jo vėlyvosios ligos metus. Po dvejų sunkių operacijų, atliktų 1941 ir 1942 metais, Henri Matisse nesugebėjo lengvai stovėti prie easelio ir tęsti savo įprasto tapybos proceso.
Principal works held
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Baroko
4. Peter Paul Rubens 1577–1640
1577–1640 Born in Zygenas, Vokietija Baroko 15 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Born on 28 June 1577 in Siegen, Germany, his early years were shaped by the religious instability of the era. By the time he began working with Otto van Veen between 1594 and 1598, Rubens had already acquired the technical vocabulary necessary to move beyond simple representation into the realm of sophisticated narrative art. In 1600, Rubens left the Low Countries for Italy, a move that fundamentally altered his visual language.
Principal works held
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Postimpresionizmas
5. Paul Gauguin 1848–1903
1848–1903 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin – vardas, kuris skamba ryškia spalva ir sukilusi dviešėlia, yra esminė figūra pereinant nuo impresionizmo prie moderniojo meno. 1848 metais Paryzuje gimęs dailininkas gyveno ne visai konvencionaliai.
Principal works held
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Brandusis Renesansas
6. Tiziano Vecelli 1490–1576
1490–1576 Born in Pieve di Cadore, Italija Brandusis Renesansas 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
In the rugged, mountainous reaches of Pieve di Cadore, a boy named Tiziano Vecellio began a life that would eventually reshape the very language of oil on canvas. Born around 1490, he was the son of Gregorio Vecellio, a man of the military, and a woman named Lucia. The family lived in a region where the dramatic peaks of the Venetian Alps cast long, shifting shadows across the land, a landscape that perhaps whispered the secrets of light to a young mind.
Principal works held
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Ankstyvasis Renesansas
7. Sandro Botticelli 1445–1510
1445–1510 Born in Florencija, Italija Ankstyvasis Renesansas 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Sandro Botticelli lived his life within the narrow, busy streets of Florence, Italy. Born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi around 1445, he was the son of a tanner. Born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, he was the youngest of four surviving children. Before finding his way into painting, he was thought to have first trained with Maso Finiguerra, a goldsmith. Around 1460, he entered the studio of Fra Filippo Lippi.
Principal works held
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Romantizmas
8. Eženas Delakrua 1798–1863
1798–1863 Born in Saint-Maurice, Prancūzija Romantizmas 4 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų romantizmo lyderis, garsėjantis dramatišku spalvų naudojimu, laisvu teptuko brūkšniu ir intensyvia emocine energija. Iki mirties 1863 metais Delakrua tvirtai įsitvirtino kaip vienas didžiausių Prancūzijos menininkų.
Principal works held
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Realizmas
9. Gustave Courbet 1819–1877
1819–1877 Born in Ornans, Prancūzija Realizmas 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų realizmas, žinomas dėl tthick impasto technikos bei atvirų vaizdomų fizinio darbo ir gamtos peizažų. Laidotuvės Ornane, monumentalus drobė, kuriame pavaizduotas kaimo laidotuvių scenas, sukėlė sumetimą, kai buvo eksponuotas 1850–1851 m.
Principal works held
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Romantizmas
10. William Turner 1775–1851
1775–1851 Born in Covent Garden, Jungtinė Karalystė Romantizmas 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
In a house on Maiden Lane, within the busy Covent Garden district of London, Joseph Mallord William Turner entered the world. The boy’s talent was evident early on, and his father even displayed the child's drawings in the shop window to catch the eyes of passing customers. A few years later, in 1801, Dutch Boats in a Gale was acquired by Francis Egerton for 250 guineas.
Principal works held
Entries 11–25
Further artists in Fitzwilliam Museum, by recognition
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11. Nikolajus Pusanas
Baroko Sugrįžimas
1594–1665 · born in Le Avre, Prancūzija · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų klasicizmo meistras, garsėjęs disciplinuotomis, geometrinėmis kompozicijomis ir intelektualiais mitologiniais vaizdiniais.
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12. Edgar Degas
Impresionizmas
1834–1917 · born in Paryžius, Prancūzija · 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų realistas, vaizduojantis baleto šokio ir lenktynių žirgų judesį per tikslų piešimo meistriškumą.
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13. Ogiustas Renuaras
Impresionizmas
1841–1919 · born in Limožas, Prancūzija · 11 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų impresionistas, užfiksuojantis socialinių susirinkimų šilumą per šviesius, sulaužytus potėpius.
- La danse (1895)
- Landscape with figures (1919)
- Le retour des champs (1886)
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14. William Blake
Romantizmas
1757–1827 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 6 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Angliško romantizmo vizionierius, garsus mistišku apšviustuoju spaudu ir relifinėmis graviuromis, sujungęs poeziją bei vaizdą į vieną formą.
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15. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Romantic Landscape Painting
1796–1875 · born in Paryžius, Prancūzija · 4 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų realizistą, kurio atmosferiniai peizažai ir švelni augilija sukuriami naudojant plonus lavavimo sluoksnius bei laisvus brushių pataikymus.
- La Châtaigneraie (1835)
- Dutch Landscape in Holland (1854)
- Auvers-sur-Oise: La mare à Daubigny (1857)
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16. John Constable
Romantizmas
1776–1837 · born in Ist Bergholtas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 10 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Britų romantizmo peizažų dailininkas iš Stauro slėnio, žinomas dėl tekstūruotos impasto technikos ir angliškos gamtos šviesos vaizdavimo.
- Salisbury (1829)
- At Hampstead
- Archdeacon John Fisher (1816)
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17. William Hogarth
1697–1764 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 9 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Britų satyrikas, garsėjęs modernia moraline tematyka ir aštriomis naratyvinėmis graviūroms apie Londono gyvenimą.
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18. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Prerafaelitų Grįžimas
1828–1882 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 4 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Prerafaelitų lyderis, kurio sensualūs ir simboliniai šedevrai puoselėja gausią augaliją bei moteriškas figūras.
- Girl at Lattice (1862)
- Bruna Brunelleschi (1878)
- Algernon Charles Swinburne (1862)
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19. Anthony van Dyck
Baroque Realism
1599–1641 · born in Antverpenas, Belgija · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Flandrijos baroko portretininkas, garsė▲i dėl elegantiškų Anglijos karališkųjų dvarų portretų, kuriuose jis meistriškai perteikė neįtikėtiną eleganciją ir orumą.
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20. Camille Pissarro
Impressionist Landscape
1830–1903 · born in Šarlotė Amalija, Mergelių Salos · 6 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Danijos-Prancūzijos impresionistas, kurio tekstūruoti plėno erdvės peizažai ir pointilistiniai eksperimentai užfiksuoja kaimo bei miesto vaizdus.
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21. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Barokas
1617–1682 · born in Sevilija, Ispanija · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Ispanų baroko dailininkas, garsėjęs šviesiomis Bešalinės Mergelės įvaizdais bei jautriais Sevilijos gatvės vaizdais su vaikais ir gėlių pardavėjimais.
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22. John Singer Sargent
Impresionizmas
1856–1925 · born in Florencija, Italija · 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Aukso amžiaus amerikiečių portretistas, garsė▲antis sklandžiais teptukų darbais ir elegantiškų aukštuomenės šalių atvaizdavimu.
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Venecietiškas vedutistų meistras, kurio tikslūs architektūriniai vaizdai ir švyturi miestai kanalių bei aikščių peizažais sužavė žiūrovus.
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24. Guido Reni
Barokinizmas
1575–1642 · born in Bolonija, Italija · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Italijos baroko meistras, garsėjantis mitologiniais vaizdais bei religinėmis temomis ir idealizuotomis, ramiomis grožio formomis.
- Christ appearing to the Virgin (1608)
- Ecce Homo (1639)
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25. Jacob van Ruisdael
Dutch Golden Age
1628–1682 · born in Harlemas, Nyderlandai · 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Nyderlandų Aukso amžiaus kraštovaizdžių tapybininkas, kurio darbai pasižymi dramatišku dangumi bei atmosferiškomis, mąstiniškomis gamtos scenomis.
Famous artists in Fitzwilliam Museum, No. 26 to 50
Annibale Carracci1560–1609 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Pierre Bonnard1867–1947 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Janas Breigelis Vyresnysis1568–1625 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Jan Steen1626–1679 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Frederic Leighton1830–1896 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Thomas Gainsborough1727–1788 · 4 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Théodore Rousseau1812–1867 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
John Everett Millais1829–1896 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Eugène Boudin1824–1898 · 10 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
William Holman Hunt1827–1910 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Bernardo Bellotto1722–1780 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Charles-François Daubigny1817–1878 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Henri Fantin-Latour1836–1904 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Sebastiano del Piombo1485–1547 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Jan van Goyen1596–1656 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Nikolas Hillardas1547–1619 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Joseph Wright of Derby1734–1797 · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Benjamin Vestas1738–1820 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Jaunesnysis1610–1690 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Meindert Hobbema1638–1709 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Francesco Albani1578–1660 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Francesco Solimena1657–1747 · 4 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Gerrit Dou1613–1675 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Džonas Martinas1789–1854 · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Rachel Ruysch1664–1750 · 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
Statistics
Artists of Fitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam Museum
17 women artists are recorded in our catalogue of Fitzwilliam Museum, 26 works in total.
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Rachel Ruysch
1664–1750 · born in Haga, Nyderlandai · 5 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
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Magdalena van den Hecken
1615–1650 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 3 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- Flowers in a Glass Vase (1635)
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Gven Džon
1876–1939 · born in Haverfordvestas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- The Convalescent (1923)
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Francina Margaretha van Huysum
1707–1789 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- A Vase of Flowers (1729)
- A Dish of Fruit (1729)
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Maria Weenix
1697–1774 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- Flowers and fruit (1720)
- A group of flowers (1711)
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Angelica Kauffmann
1741–1807 · born in Kūras, Šveicarija · 1 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
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Catarina van Hemessen
1528–1600 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 1 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- Portrait of a woman (1555)
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Maria van Oosterwijck
1630–1693 · born in Notdorpas, Nyderlandai · 1 works recorded at Fitzwilliam Museum
- A vase of flowers (1650)
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions on the artists of Fitzwilliam Museum
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Which artist in Fitzwilliam Museum is the most famous?
Claude Monet, with 5 works at Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue (Pavasaris, Akmenų įsivalymas ir Porte d’Aval, Etretat and Rocks at Port Coton); then Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse.
Which famous artists are displayed in Fitzwilliam Museum?
The ten best-known artists with works in Fitzwilliam Museum are Claude Monet (5), Paul Cézanne (3), Henri Matisse (2), Peter Paul Rubens (15), Paul Gauguin (2), Tiziano Vecelli (2), Sandro Botticelli (3), Eženas Delakrua (4), Gustave Courbet (3) and William Turner (3).
How many painters are represented in Fitzwilliam Museum?
Our catalogue lists 571 artists with at least one work at Fitzwilliam Museum, 161 of them with two or more, born between 1365 and 1884 in 8 countries.
Which painter is most represented in Fitzwilliam Museum?
Our catalogue holds 15 works by Peter Paul Rubens at Fitzwilliam Museum; next come Džordžas Morlandas (12), Ogiustas Renuaras (11) and John Constable (10).
Which Claude Monet works are in Fitzwilliam Museum?
5 works by Claude Monet at Fitzwilliam Museum are in our catalogue: Pavasaris (1886), Akmenų įsivalymas ir Porte d’Aval, Etretat (1885), Rocks at Port Coton (1886) and The Bridge under Repair (1872) among them.
Which Paul Cézanne works are in Fitzwilliam Museum?
3 works by Paul Cézanne at Fitzwilliam Museum are in our catalogue: Apples, Sous-bois – La Forêt (1902) and The abduction,1867 among them.
How many Henri Matisse paintings are in Fitzwilliam Museum?
2 works by Henri Matisse at Fitzwilliam Museum are in our catalogue: L' atelier sous les toits (1903) and La Blouse Bulgare (1920) among them.
Does Fitzwilliam Museum have any Leonardo da Vinci paintings?
Our catalogue lists no work by Leonardo da Vinci at Fitzwilliam Museum.
Are there Pablo Picasso works in Fitzwilliam Museum?
Our catalogue lists no work by Pablo Picasso at Fitzwilliam Museum.
Which countries are the painters of Fitzwilliam Museum from?
By country of birth, the artists with two works or more at Fitzwilliam Museum are mostly from United Kingdom (45), Netherlands (36), Italy (28), France (23) and Belgium (17).
From which period are the artists of Fitzwilliam Museum?
The 17th century leads with 55 artists born then. In this ranking, Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) is the earliest born and Henri Matisse (1869–1954) the latest.
Are there any women painters in Fitzwilliam Museum?
17 women artists have works of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue, among them Rachel Ruysch (5), Magdalena van den Hecken (3), Gven Džon (2), Francina Margaretha van Huysum (2), Maria Weenix (2) and Angelica Kauffmann (1).
Institution
Fitzwilliam Museum (, United Kingdom)
The History of Fitzwilliam Museum
Its origins trace back to 1816, established through the will of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam. This foundation transformed a private legacy into a public institution dedicated to the study of art and history. The museum is situated on Trumpington Street in central Cambridge, United Kingdom. Before its current location, the institution was based at Fitzwilliam House. This original site sat in south-west Cambridge, positioned opposite the present museum building. The collection has grown through centuries of acquisition and careful preservation.
The Grand Architecture of the Museum
The museum buildings and street frontage boundary are Grade I listed, marking the site as a significant architectural presence in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Designed by Sir Richard Richardson in the 1870s, the structure is a neo- Renaissance work of considerable weight and purpose. The exterior is defined by a classical stone facade that meets the eye with a sense of permanence. This grand façade is constructed from creamy stone, providing a pale, steady backdrop to the activity of Trumpington Street. Upon entering, the scale of the design becomes apparent through a grand entrance and well-structured exhibition spaces. The spatial organization remains orderly, guiding the eye through the halls without the need for excessive ornamentation.
Famous paintings in Fitzwilliam Museum: the listFitzwilliam Museum: entry and 959 works
Ranking method
Scope: artists with at least two works of Fitzwilliam 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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