The Russian painter, sculptor, and draftsman, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel, is acclaimed as the greatest Russian Symbolist painter, who was a pioneer of Modernism with an original vision.

Remembered as the forefather of Russsian avant-garde, Vrubel was born on March 17, 1856, in Omsk, Russia, into the family of a military lawyer.

Our latest arts workshop at the Govt. Primary School at Bhadaini, Varanasi.

Our latest arts workshop at the Govt. Primary School at Nagwa, Varanasi

The French artist, Rosa Bonheur, is acclaimed as the foremost “animalier”, or animal painter, linked with landscape painting and the Realist tradition of the mid-nineteenth century.

Born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur in Bordeaux, France on March 16, 1822, the young Rosa moved to Paris with her family in 1829.

Shibata Zeshin is revered as history’s greatest lacquer artist, recognized worldwide for his detailed lacquered boxes, panels, sword mounts, and other objects, as well as scrolls painted in both ink and lacquer.

Famous as the Master of Urushi, Zeshin was born in Tokyo when it was still called Edo on March 15, 1807.

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The American photographer, Diane Arbus, is celebrated as one of the most unique Post-Modern American photographers.

Best-known for her intimate black-and-white provocative images, Arbus was born Diane Nemerov on March 14, 1923, in New York, NY.

The Russian avant-garde painter and art theoretician, Kazimir Severinovich Malevich, is revered as the pioneer of geometric abstract art and the founder of the art movement Suprematism.

The revolutionary of Russian art was born Kazimierz Malewicz on February 23, 1878, in Ukraine to parents of Polish origin.

The Russian painter and stage designer, Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev, is honored among those innovative artists who worked to create a new socialist culture in the early 20th century.

Born in Astrakhan on March 7, 1878, into the family of a professor of philosophy, history of literature, and logic, Kustodiev lost his father at a young age.

The American illustrator, painter, and author, Howard Pyle, is celebrated as America’s most popular illustrator and storyteller, who produced dozens of classic illustrated volumes, including fables, fairy tales and adventure stories at the end of the 19th century.

Revered as the “Father of American Illustration”, Pyle was born on March 5, 1853, in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Italian Baroque Era painter, Mattia Preti, is celebrated as a prominent Italian artist of the late Baroque style, whose work extended the reputation of Neapolitan painting throughout Italy and internationally during the second half of the 17th century.

Best-known for adorning the baroque churches of Malta, Preti was born in Taverna, a small town in the south of Italy, in the Calabria region, on 24th February 1613.