Vincent van Gogh

30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890

Dutch painter, representative of post-impressionism and expressionism. He is considered one of the most prominent and influential figures in Western art history.

Leonardo da Vinci

15 April 1452 - 02 May 1519

Renowned Italian Renaissance scholar, whose line of studies includes inventions, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astrology, botany, writing, history and cartography. He has been repeatedly called the father of archeology, engineering, and architecture, and is considered one of the greatest painters of all time. He is sometimes credited with the inventions of the balloon, helicopter, and tank, and he was the first to characterize the humanitarian ideal of the Renaissance.