The Italian artist, Marino Marini, is acclaimed as the most celebrated Italian sculptor who was instrumental in the revival of the art of portrait sculpture in Italy during the first half of the 20th century.

Best-known for his figurative equestrian sculptures, Marini was born on February 27, 1901, in the Tuscan town of Pistoia, Italy.

Silpa Bhirasri, is revered as the father of modern art in Thailand.

Born Corrado Feroci to a merchant family in Florence, Italy, on September 15, 1892, the artist had a profound impact on the development of Thai art.