Colin Campbell Cooper, an American Impressionist painter was born today, March 8, 1856. He was most known for architectural paintings of skyscrapers in New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago. He and his wife were aboard the RMS Carpathia during the rescue mission for...

Happy birthday to Michelangelo who was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, the Republic of Florence, which is present-day Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo is best known for sculpture, painting, architecture and poetry. His most notable works of art are the sculpture of...

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was born on March 5, 1696 in Venice. He was a painter in the Rococo or Late Baroque movement, which is characterized by highly decorative art in 18th century Europe at the end of the Baroque movement. The Banquet of Cleopatra is one of the...