Depicting the scenes from Warsaw Uprising and painting the images of the heroes of the Napoleonic Wars, the Romantic painter, Aleksander Orlowski is remembered as the pioneer of political caricature in Russian art.

Exploring Germany's post war identity, history and mythology by incorporating representational and symbolic motifs through natural materials such as straw, earth, tree roots and lead, the confrontational canvases of German artist, Anselm Kiefer, are exceptional for their provoking impact on human psyche.

Reflecting the underlying spirituality of nature by simplifying the elements down to the most basic forms, the abstract paintings by Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian, are famous for the purity of their abstraction.

Combining a high level of technical competence and rich artistic imagination to produce the perfect High-Renaissance blend of aesthetic harmony and anatomical accuracy, the divine artist of Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is revered as one of the most inspirational and talented artists in modern history.

Migrating from the crisp realist style to increasingly cubist, expressionistic abstraction, the ebullient paintings by Afro Libio Basaldella are unique for their fluid signs,  rounded contours and brighter palette.

Embracing elements of space and time by employing constructed mass and kinetic rhythms, the intricate and convoluted shapes by Russian born French Constructivist Sculptor, Antoine Pevsner, are remarkable for their unique expression of the modern spirit.

Capturing the poetic essence of his subjects and creating out of public figures a flamboyant world of his own imagination, the American fashion photographer, Francesco Scavullo, is highly admired for his idealized and fantasylike fashion and beauty photography. Best known for his celebrity portraits, Scavullo was born on January 16, 1921, in Staten Island.

Evincing the movement of clouds by capturing the subtle quality of light and air, the naturalistic landscapes of Dutch Baroque Era painter, Jan Josephszoon van Goyen, are famous for their monochromatic harmonies and animated atmospheric image.

Evocating the glory of the bygone Parisian life during the period of Belle Époque, the paintings of Russian-born French painter, Jean Béraud, are best known for their impressionistic depiction of cosmopolitan Paris. Celebrated as a successful commercial painter, Béraud was born in St Petersburg to French parents on January 12, 1849.

Shifting three dimensional art works into greater abstraction and developing complex sculptural vocabularies and ideas, the English artist and sculptor, Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was one of the few female artists to achieve international prominence.

Portraying the prodigious speed of the desperate chase of Apollo pursuing Daphne, the sculptures by the French sculptor Nicolas Coustou are remarkable for their vigorous modeling and dynamic movement.  The son of a woodcarver, Coustou was Born on January 9, 1658, in Lyon, France.

Interpreting established artistic models and iconographic traditions in a more personal and intimate manner, the religious and mythological paintings of Italian painter Elisabetta Sirani were highly acclaimed for their dramatic lyricism.