Tag: Biography
Paul Verlaine Paul Verlaine, (1844-96). „French poet. His earliest poems date from 1858, when he was 14, and were published five years later. His affair with the 16-year-old poet …
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi, (1813-1901). Italian composer. He received his earliest musical education from the organist of his village church and in 1831 went to Milan to study music. …
Diego Velasquez Diego Velasquez, (1599-1660). Spanish painter. After training under Francisco de Herrera the Elder, he set up his own studio at the age of 19. In 1623 he …
Lope de Vega Lope de Vega, full name Lope Felix de Vega Carpio (1562-1635). Spanish poet and dramatist. As a young man he sailed to the Azores and with …
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (1872-1958). British com-poser. Vaughan Williams was one of the first English composers to collect English folk songs, which he used in such works …
Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh, (1853-90). Dutch painter. The son of a Lutheran pastor, he gave up his job as an art dealer to become an evangelist among …
Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck, (c. 1390-1441). Flemish painter, a pioneer of oil painting and realism. In 1425 he entered the service of the duke of Burgundy, who …
Sir Anthony Van Dyck Sir Anthony Van Dyck, (1599-1641). Flemish portrait painter. He began his career in Rubens’s Antwerp workshop and in 1620 became court painter to James I. …
