A brief biography of one of the founders of the Impressionist school of painting.

Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal's anatomy and wearing...

An introduction to the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist Henri Rousseau.

Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature.

Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the French painter Paul Gauguin. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.

Through images and brief text, presents an overview of the life and work of French painter Georges Seurat.

Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French artist Eugène Delacroix, whose experiments with color and scenes of action led to Impressionism and other modern art styles.