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Famous artists timeline

When 19 of the most famous painters lived, from Botticelli to Picasso, on one timeline.

Famous artists timeline

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Sources: Birth and death years from museum and Wikipedia biographies cited on ArtCentral artist pages. Checked October 2026.

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Dates from Wikidata and museum biographies. Read about each artist and their best-known works at artcentral.net.

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