Head-to-head
Artists & Painters: Historical Comparisons
Explore 20 head-to-head comparisons between artists & painters, matched by era and by how close together they lived.
Sandro Botticelli vs Leonardo da Vinci
1445–1510 · 1452–1519
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Leonardo da Vinci vs Michelangelo
1452–1519 · 1475–1564
Michelangelo vs Raphael
1475–1564 · 1483–1520
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Raphael vs Titian
1483–1520 · c. 1488–1576
El Greco vs Caravaggio
1541–1614 · 1571–1610
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Caravaggio vs Peter Paul Rubens
1571–1610 · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens vs Diego Velazquez
1577–1640 · 1599–1660
Claude Monet vs Antoni Gaudí
1840–1926 · 1852–1926
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Antoni Gaudí vs Vincent van Gogh
1852–1926 · 1853–1890
Vincent van Gogh vs Frank Lloyd Wright
1853–1890 · 1867–1959
Frank Lloyd Wright vs Pablo Picasso
1867–1959 · 1881–1973
Pablo Picasso vs Coco Chanel
1881–1973 · 1883–1971
Coco Chanel vs Diego Rivera
1883–1971 · 1886–1957
Diego Rivera vs Le Corbusier
1886–1957 · 1887–1965
Le Corbusier vs Salvador Dalí
1887–1965 · 1904–1989
Salvador Dalí vs Frida Kahlo
1904–1989 · 1907–1954
Frida Kahlo vs Gabriel García Márquez
1907–1954 · 1927–2014
Gabriel García Márquez vs Chinua Achebe
1927–2014 · 1930–2013
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Chinua Achebe vs Wole Soyinka
1930–2013 · born 1934
Wole Soyinka vs Zaha Hadid
born 1934 · 1950–2016