Great Works Historical Context With commissions from the likes of Pope Paul III, King Philip II of Spain, and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Tiziano Vecellio – Titian – was well-known and…
Sofonisba Anguissola | Civilization VI
Great Works Historical Context One of the first female artists to establish an international reputation for her portraiture, Sofonisba Anguissola – born 1532 AD in Cremona – was best known for her…
Rembrandt Van Rijn | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context The 17th Century painter Rembrandt dominated what was later termed the “Dutch Golden Age.” His innovative…
Michelangelo | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context The consummate Renaissance artist, in a demonstration of Michelangelo’s unique status he was the first Western…
Marie-Anne Collot | Civilization VI
Great Works Historical Context Marie-Anne Collot thoroughly understood art, once a model which inspired portraitists and then becoming a renowned sculptor herself who captured the expressive personas of her subjects. Born in…
Qiu Ying | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context Qiu Ying was born around 1494 AD to a peasant family in Taicang and likely learned…
Katsushika Hokusai | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context In the beginning there was the wave. The towering blue-and-white tsunami in the foreground of the…
Jang Seung-Eop | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context Even as a civilization collapses and dynasties crumble, great artists still produce great art albeit, often…
Hieronymus Bosch | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context Since Hieronymus Bosch started daubing paint on boards, his Medieval visions of heaven and hell have…
Gustav Klimt | Civilization VI
Great Works Activate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot. Historical Context Gustav Klimt was born in July 1862 AD on the outskirts of Vienna in the long…