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A national artist of England, Joseph Mallord William Turner was born on April 23, 1775, in London, England.

Romantic art or Romanticism was an art trend popular in Europe during the early 19th century, especially from 1820 to 1830.

A leading figure of the neoclassical period, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was born on Aug. 29, 1780, in Montauban, France.

The Embarkation for Cythera is one of the greatest representative works of the Rococo period. The Return from the Market was painted by Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin from 1738 to 1739.

Nearly 400 pieces by storied 20th century artist Pablo Picasso can be seen in Busan through June 6.

According to experts, abstract expressionism was supposedly a cultural weapon used by the CIA to promote American culture and ideology against the influence of the Soviet Union.

This graffiti artist, or muralist as some call him, has drawn attention by drawing graffiti pictures of African-American women wearing the traditional Korean costume hanbok.

One Goryeo Buddhist painting has been returned to Korea thanks to one entrepreneur. Yoon Dong-han, CEO of the cosmetics company Kolmar Korea, purchased the painting in Japan for more than $2 million and donated it to the National Museum of Korea.