The most famous artists with works in Fitzwilliam Museum are Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Peter Paul Rubens and Paul Gauguin.
Below, the 25 best-known of the 571 artists with works of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue (902 works), each with what the museum holds of them.
The ranking
For each artist: dates and place of birth, movement, the number of works the museum holds in our catalogue, a note from the biography, and the best-known of those works.
Impresionizmas
1840–1926 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Impresionizmas 5 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Postimpresionizmas
1839–1906 Born in Provanso Eksas, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų postimpresionistas, naudojantis spalvų modulaciją ir geometrines formas, kad įamžintų Mont Sainte-Victoire kalną. Paulis Sezanas, gimęs 1839 m. sausio 19 d.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Fauvizmas
1869–1954 Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Prancūzija Fauvizmas 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Baroko
1577–1640 Born in Zygenas, Vokietija Baroko 15 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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. In 1600, Rubens left the Low Countries for Italy, a move that fundamentally altered his visual language.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Postimpresionizmas
1848–1903 Born in Paryžius, Prancūzija Postimpresionizmas 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Brandusis Renesansas
1490–1576 Born in Pieve di Cadore, Italija Brandusis Renesansas 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Ankstyvasis Renesansas
1445–1510 Born in Florencija, Italija Ankstyvasis Renesansas 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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. Around 1460, he entered the studio of Fra Filippo Lippi.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Romantizmas
1798–1863 Born in Saint-Maurice, Prancūzija Romantizmas 4 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Realizmas
1819–1877 Born in Ornans, Prancūzija Realizmas 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
Romantizmas
1775–1851 Born in Covent Garden, Jungtinė Karalystė Romantizmas 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
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.
In Fitzwilliam Museum
The ranking, continued
Baroko Sugrįžimas
1594–1665 · born in Le Avre, Prancūzija · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų klasicizmo meistras, garsėjęs disciplinuotomis, geometrinėmis kompozicijomis ir intelektualiais mitologiniais vaizdiniais.
Impresionizmas
1834–1917 · born in Paryžius, Prancūzija · 5 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų realistas, vaizduojantis baleto šokio ir lenktynių žirgų judesį per tikslų piešimo meistriškumą.
Impresionizmas
1841–1919 · born in Limožas, Prancūzija · 11 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų impresionistas, užfiksuojantis socialinių susirinkimų šilumą per šviesius, sulaužytus potėpius.
Romantizmas
1757–1827 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 6 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Angliško romantizmo vizionierius, garsus mistišku apšviustuoju spaudu ir relifinėmis graviuromis, sujungęs poeziją bei vaizdą į vieną formą.
Romantic Landscape Painting
1796–1875 · born in Paryžius, Prancūzija · 4 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prancūzų realizistą, kurio atmosferiniai peizažai ir švelni augilija sukuriami naudojant plonus lavavimo sluoksnius bei laisvus brushių pataikymus.
Romantizmas
1776–1837 · born in Ist Bergholtas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 10 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Britų romantizmo peizažų dailininkas iš Stauro slėnio, žinomas dėl tekstūruotos impasto technikos ir angliškos gamtos šviesos vaizdavimo.
1697–1764 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 9 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Britų satyrikas, garsėjęs modernia moraline tematyka ir aštriomis naratyvinėmis graviūroms apie Londono gyvenimą.
Prerafaelitų Grįžimas
1828–1882 · born in Londonas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 4 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Prerafaelitų lyderis, kurio sensualūs ir simboliniai šedevrai puoselėja gausią augaliją bei moteriškas figūras.
Baroque Realism
1599–1641 · born in Antverpenas, Belgija · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Flandrijos baroko portretininkas, garsė▲i dėl elegantiškų Anglijos karališkųjų dvarų portretų, kuriuose jis meistriškai perteikė neįtikėtiną eleganciją ir orumą.
Impressionist Landscape
1830–1903 · born in Šarlotė Amalija, Mergelių Salos · 6 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Danijos-Prancūzijos impresionistas, kurio tekstūruoti plėno erdvės peizažai ir pointilistiniai eksperimentai užfiksuoja kaimo bei miesto vaizdus.
Barokas
1617–1682 · born in Sevilija, Ispanija · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Ispanų baroko dailininkas, garsėjęs šviesiomis Bešalinės Mergelės įvaizdais bei jautriais Sevilijos gatvės vaizdais su vaikais ir gėlių pardavėjimais.
Impresionizmas
1856–1925 · born in Florencija, Italija · 5 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Aukso amžiaus amerikiečių portretistas, garsė▲antis sklandžiais teptukų darbais ir elegantiškų aukštuomenės šalių atvaizdavimu.
Venecietiškas vedutistų meistras, kurio tikslūs architektūriniai vaizdai ir švyturi miestai kanalių bei aikščių peizažais sužavė žiūrovus.
Italijos baroko meistras, garsėjantis mitologiniais vaizdais bei religinėmis temomis ir idealizuotomis, ramiomis grožio formomis.
Dutch Golden Age
1628–1682 · born in Harlemas, Nyderlandai · 5 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Nyderlandų Aukso amžiaus kraštovaizdžių tapybininkas, kurio darbai pasižymi dramatišku dangumi bei atmosferiškomis, mąstiniškomis gamtos scenomis.
Annibale Carracci1560–1609 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Pierre Bonnard1867–1947 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Janas Breigelis Vyresnysis1568–1625 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Jan Steen1626–1679 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Frederic Leighton1830–1896 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Thomas Gainsborough1727–1788 · 4 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Théodore Rousseau1812–1867 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
John Everett Millais1829–1896 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Eugène Boudin1824–1898 · 10 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
William Holman Hunt1827–1910 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Bernardo Bellotto1722–1780 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Charles-François Daubigny1817–1878 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Henri Fantin-Latour1836–1904 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Sebastiano del Piombo1485–1547 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Jan van Goyen1596–1656 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Nikolas Hillardas1547–1619 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Joseph Wright of Derby1734–1797 · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Benjamin Vestas1738–1820 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Jaunesnysis1610–1690 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Meindert Hobbema1638–1709 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Francesco Albani1578–1660 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Francesco Solimena1657–1747 · 4 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Gerrit Dou1613–1675 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Džonas Martinas1789–1854 · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Rachel Ruysch1664–1750 · 5 works in Fitzwilliam MuseumBy the numbers
The artists with the most works in Fitzwilliam Museum (our catalogue)
Artists with two works or more, by century of birth
Artists with two works or more, by country of birth
Artists with two works or more, by movement
Women artists
17 women artists have works at Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue, 26 works in all.
1664–1750 · born in Haga, Nyderlandai · 5 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1615–1650 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 3 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1876–1939 · born in Haverfordvestas, Jungtinė Karalystė · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1707–1789 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1697–1774 · born in Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1741–1807 · born in Kūras, Šveicarija · 1 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1528–1600 · born in Antwerp, Belgium · 1 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
1630–1693 · born in Notdorpas, Nyderlandai · 1 works in Fitzwilliam Museum
Questions & answers
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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.
By fame: 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).
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), with 15 works in our catalogue of Fitzwilliam Museum, ahead of Džordžas Morlandas (12), Ogiustas Renuaras (11) and John Constable (10).
571 artists have at least one work of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue; 161 have two or more. They were born between 1365 and 1884, in 8 countries.
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.
3 works by Paul Cézanne at Fitzwilliam Museum are in our catalogue: Apples, Sous-bois – La Forêt (1902) and The abduction,1867 among them.
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.
Our catalogue lists no work by Leonardo da Vinci at Fitzwilliam Museum.
Our catalogue lists no work by Pablo Picasso at Fitzwilliam Museum.
17 women artists have works of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue, among them Rachel Ruysch (5), Magdalena van den Hecken (3), Gven Džon (2), Francina Margaretha van Huysum (2), Maria Weenix (2) and Angelica Kauffmann (1).
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).
The 17th century leads with 55 artists born then. In this ranking, Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) is the earliest born and Henri Matisse (1869–1954) the latest.
The 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 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.
Famous paintings in Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum: history, collection and all 959 works
The artists with at least two works of Fitzwilliam Museum in our catalogue are ordered by how widely each one is known: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on the artist, the monthly visits of their WahooArt.com page, and a review by our editors. The number of works is counted in our catalogue (one entry per work, no details, studies or copies), not in the museum's own inventory. Dates, places of birth and movements come from each artist's record; the notes are taken from their biography.
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