The most famous artists with works in Fitzwilliam Museum are Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Peter Paul Rubens.
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.
The top 10
The 10 famous artists of Fitzwilliam Museum collectors ask for first
Who they were, where they were born, how many of their works the museum holds in our catalogue, and the ones worth a second look.
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Impresionizmas
1. Claude Monet 1840–1926
1840–1926 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Impresionizmas 5 works here
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.
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Postimpresionizmas
2. Paul Cézanne 1839–1906
1839–1906 Born in Provanso Eksas, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 3 works here
Prancūzų postimpresionistas, naudojantis spalvų modulaciją ir geometrines formas, kad įamžintų Mont Sainte-Victoire kalną. Paulis Sezanas, gimęs 1839 m. sausio 19 d.
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Fauvizmas
3. Henri Matisse 1869–1954
1869–1954 Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Prancūzija Fauvizmas 2 works here
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.
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Baroko
4. Peter Paul Rubens 1577–1640
1577–1640 Born in Zygenas, Vokietija Baroko 15 works here
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.
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Postimpresionizmas
5. Paul Gauguin 1848–1903
1848–1903 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 2 works here
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.
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Brandusis Renesansas
6. Tiziano Vecelli 1490–1576
1490–1576 Born in Pieve di Cadore, Italija Brandusis Renesansas 2 works here
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.
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Ankstyvasis Renesansas
7. Sandro Botticelli 1445–1510
1445–1510 Born in Florencija, Italija Ankstyvasis Renesansas 3 works here
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.
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Romantizmas
8. Eženas Delakrua 1798–1863
1798–1863 Born in Saint-Maurice, Prancūzija Romantizmas 4 works here
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.
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Realizmas
9. Gustave Courbet 1819–1877
1819–1877 Born in Ornans, Prancūzija Realizmas 3 works here
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.
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Romantizmas
10. William Turner 1775–1851
1775–1851 Born in Covent Garden, Jungtinė Karalystė Romantizmas 3 works here
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.
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Next up
No. 11 to No. 25: more famous artists in Fitzwilliam Museum
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Prancūzų klasicizmo meistras, garsėjęs disciplinuotomis, geometrinėmis kompozicijomis ir intelektualiais mitologiniais vaizdiniais.
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Prancūzų realistas, vaizduojantis baleto šokio ir lenktynių žirgų judesį per tikslų piešimo meistriškumą.
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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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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 here
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 here
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 here
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 here
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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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 here
Danijos-Prancūzijos impresionistas, kurio tekstūruoti plėno erdvės peizažai ir pointilistiniai eksperimentai užfiksuoja kaimo bei miesto vaizdus.
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Ispanų baroko dailininkas, garsėjęs šviesiomis Bešalinės Mergelės įvaizdais bei jautriais Sevilijos gatvės vaizdais su vaikais ir gėlių pardavėjimais.
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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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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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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 here
Pierre Bonnard1867–1947 · 2 works here
Janas Breigelis Vyresnysis1568–1625 · 3 works here
Jan Steen1626–1679 · 3 works here
Frederic Leighton1830–1896 · 3 works here
Thomas Gainsborough1727–1788 · 4 works here
Théodore Rousseau1812–1867 · 3 works here
John Everett Millais1829–1896 · 3 works here
Eugène Boudin1824–1898 · 10 works here
William Holman Hunt1827–1910 · 2 works here
Bernardo Bellotto1722–1780 · 3 works here
Charles-François Daubigny1817–1878 · 3 works here
Henri Fantin-Latour1836–1904 · 3 works here
Sebastiano del Piombo1485–1547 · 2 works here
Jan van Goyen1596–1656 · 2 works here
Nikolas Hillardas1547–1619 · 2 works here
Joseph Wright of Derby1734–1797 · 3 works here
Benjamin Vestas1738–1820 · 2 works here
Jaunesnysis1610–1690 · 2 works here
Meindert Hobbema1638–1709 · 2 works here
Francesco Albani1578–1660 · 2 works here
Francesco Solimena1657–1747 · 4 works here
Gerrit Dou1613–1675 · 2 works here
Džonas Martinas1789–1854 · 2 works here
Rachel Ruysch1664–1750 · 5 works here
In numbers
The artists of Fitzwilliam Museum, counted
Most works in Fitzwilliam Museum
When they were born (artists with two works or more)
Where they were born (artists with two works or more)
Their movements (artists with two works or more)
Women artists
The women artists you will find in Fitzwilliam Museum
17 women artists, 26 works in our catalogue of Fitzwilliam Museum.
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Rachel Ruysch
1664–1750 · born in Haga, Nyderlandai · 5 works here
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Magdalena van den Hecken
1615–1650 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 3 works here
- Flowers in a Glass Vase (1635)
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Gven Džon
1876–1939 · born in Haverfordvestas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 2 works here
- The Convalescent (1923)
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Francina Margaretha van Huysum
1707–1789 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works here
- A Vase of Flowers (1729)
- A Dish of Fruit (1729)
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Maria Weenix
1697–1774 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works here
- Flowers and fruit (1720)
- A group of flowers (1711)
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Catarina van Hemessen
1528–1600 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 1 works here
- Portrait of a woman (1555)
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Maria van Oosterwijck
1630–1693 · born in Notdorpas, Nyderlandai · 1 works here
- A vase of flowers (1650)
Good to know
Questions people ask about the artists of Fitzwilliam Museum
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Who is the best-known artist of Fitzwilliam Museum?
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.
What did Claude Monet paint that hangs 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.
What did Paul Cézanne paint that hangs 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.
Which ten artists should I look for 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).
Are there Leonardo da Vinci works in Fitzwilliam Museum?
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 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).
Are there any women painters in Fitzwilliam Museum?
Our catalogue lists 17 women artists with works at Fitzwilliam Museum: Rachel Ruysch (5), Magdalena van den Hecken (3), Gven Džon (2), Francina Margaretha van Huysum (2), Maria Weenix (2) and Angelica Kauffmann (1).
How many artists have works 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 countries are the painters of Fitzwilliam Museum from?
Counting the artists with two works or more, Fitzwilliam Museum holds painters born mostly in United Kingdom (45), Netherlands (36), Italy (28), France (23) and Belgium (17).
From which period are the artists of Fitzwilliam Museum?
Most of the artists with two works or more at Fitzwilliam Museum were born in the 17th century (55 artists); the earliest in this ranking is Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), the latest Henri Matisse (1869–1954).
The place
Fitzwilliam Museum, : the essentials
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.
The top paintings in Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum: all 959 works
How the top 25 is ranked
Artists with two works or more of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue, ordered by fame: Wikipedia articles in the most languages, visits to their ArtsDot.com page and our team's own ranking. We count works in our catalogue — one per work, no details or copies — not in the museum's inventory. Birth dates and places and movements come from each artist's record; the notes from their biography.
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