Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

) is a Dutch guitarist

) is a Dutch guitarist

Was a successful painter to the Dutch court in The Hague.

Was a successful painter to the Dutch court in The Hague.

Dutch painter, was born at Diemen or Dieppe and died in Amsterdam.He received instruction from Esala

Dutch painter, was born at Diemen or Dieppe and died in Amsterdam.He received instruction from Esalas Vandevelde (1587-1630), and distinguished himself particularly in landscape and animal painting, though his historical works and battle pieces are also admired. He traveled much in France and Italy, and modeled his style greatly after Bamboccio (Pieter van Laer).

A painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Despite his relatively brief career, he was a very productive and

A painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Despite his relatively brief career, he was a very productive and versatile painter. His favourite subjects were Italian landscapes with large figures among ruins, seaside views, and, later in life, large still life pictures of dead game or dogs.

Was a Polish painter.Betley was born in Plock. Before the World War II, he was a student of two well

Was a Polish painter.Betley was born in Plock. Before the World War II, he was a student of two well known Polish painters, Tadeusz Pruszkowski and Felicjan Kowarski, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (ASP). In 1936, he graduated under the advisory of Pruszkowski and qualified himself as the assistant-professor in 1948. Most of his early paintings was lost during the war time. After the war he taught at the ASP.He was a member of the Fourth Group advocating traditional subjects and perfectionism of technique. He is known for his portraits, landscapes, paintings of horses, battle scenes and genre pieces. He was closely related to Polish Colourism. His works can be found in Polish museums and in private collections in Poland and England.

Is the co-founder and guitar player for Lady Pank, a Polish rock band and composes most of their mus

Is the co-founder and guitar player for Lady Pank, a Polish rock band and composes most of their music.In the 1970s, Borysewicz played for Izabela Trojanowska and Budka Suflera. Borysewicz formed Lady Pank in spring of 1982.

Is an American soul singer.Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talt

Is an American soul singer.Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talty (who also managed Phil Upchurch) at a high school talent show. After graduating, she auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, and soon recorded the Mayfield-penne

Was a baroque-era sculptor and carver of German origin born in Hungary and later working and living

Was a baroque-era sculptor and carver of German origin born in Hungary and later working and living in Bohemia. He was the father of the sculptors Michael Brokoff and Ferdinand Brokoff.In 1675 Brokoff moved from Hungary and worked at various places mainly in Western Bohemia. Three years later, in 1692 he settled in Prague and gained the burgher rights in Prague's Staré mesto. He and his wife Elisabeth (Czech: Eliška) had four children: two of the three sons continued in his work (and the younger Ferdinand Maxmilian developed into the most prominent talent of the family), the third one Antonín later became the court poet in Vienna and a daughter.

Was a Dutch Northern Renaissance painter.Vermeyen was a painter and tapestry designer, probably a pu

Was a Dutch Northern Renaissance painter.Vermeyen was a painter and tapestry designer, probably a pupil of Jan Mabuse. About 1525 he became Court Painter to Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands at Mechelen and in 1535 he accompanied the Emperor Charles V to Tunis.

Was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp. He is a major representative of that

Was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp. He is a major representative of that genre in both Dutch and Flemish Baroque painting.De Heem was one of the greatest painters of still life in the Netherlands, combining a brilliance and harmony of colour along with an accurate rendering of objects: flowers, in all their variety; European and tropical fruits; lobsters and oysters; butterflies and moths; stone and metal; snails and sea shells.

Was a Dutch portrait painter who lived during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a pupil of the painter Ja

Was a Dutch portrait painter who lived during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Adriaensz Backer in Amsterdam from 1645 to 1648. He worked for Charles II of England in his Dutch exile, and from 1660 until his death he lived and worked in The Hague. His portraits were popular in his day, and he painted the most distinguished people of his time.

Was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-da

Was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-day countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In total, he produced some 1500 drawings, over 600 of which were reproduced as engravings by other artists.[1]

Was a Dutch painter.

Was a Dutch painter.

Is a German singer, songwriter and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, d

Is a German singer, songwriter and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, dub and funk. An accomplished solo artist, he became known to the public as a member of the German bands Absolute Beginner and La Boom.

Is a Dutch conceptual artist.In 1994, he was commissioned by the Arago Association to create a memor

Is a Dutch conceptual artist.In 1994, he was commissioned by the Arago Association to create a memorial to the French astronomer François Arago, known as Hommage à Arago. Dibbets set 135 bronze medallions into the ground along the Paris Meridian between the north and south limits of Paris.

Was a Dutch painter.From 1634 to 1637 he was taught by Bloemaert and the painter Gerard van Honthors

Was a Dutch painter.From 1634 to 1637 he was taught by Bloemaert and the painter Gerard van Honthorst before travelling to Rome ca. 1637. There he met the French painter Claude Lorrain, with whom he collaborated on a series of landscape paintings.

Was an American artist and illustrator.While visiting his sister in California he studied at the Los

Was an American artist and illustrator.While visiting his sister in California he studied at the Los Angeles School of Illustration and Painting and the Mark Hopkins Art Institute; back in Holland in 1925, he attended the Rijks Academy in Amsterdam before completing his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris.[2]After returning to California in 1928 Dolema was made the chief matte painter at Paramount Studios, and was chief artist in the special effects department until 1968.[2] Creating landscapes for most of the movies produced by Paramount for over thirty years, he received several Academy Awards for his work.[2]

Is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "fac

Is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness and sorrow. Sometimes his lyrics has social criticism, but he also shows more trivial and funny sides of himself.

Is a Polish pianist and composer widely known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for th

Is a Polish pianist and composer widely known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for the Polish National Edition. He won the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1937.

A Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Ga

A Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czeslaw Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter. Effectively stateless till the age of seven (there is no automatic grant of citizenship in Norway) Garbarek grew up in Oslo

Was a Polish sculptor, and the creator of Forest Gallery of Sculpture (Lesna Galeria Rzezby).He spen

Was a Polish sculptor, and the creator of Forest Gallery of Sculpture (Lesna Galeria Rzezby).He spent his childhood in Czechowice, which has been later transformed into a district of Warsaw (Ursus). There, he attended Szkola Powszechna (which is the equivalent of the elementary school) in Czechowice between 1935 and 1942, simultaneously joining the ‘207th Mazovian Scout Movement’. Several years later he joined Grey Ranks (Zawiszacy troop), made a military pledge, and became a soldier of the underground polish resistance movement called Union for Armed Struggle, Obroza group.

Was a Dutch genre painter of the 17th century (also known as the Dutch Golden Age). Psychological in

Was a Dutch genre painter of the 17th century (also known as the Dutch Golden Age). Psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour are marks of his trade.

Is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She was one of country music's trailbla

Is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She was one of country music's trailblazing female vocalists during the height of her career in the mid-1960s. Her last name (Howard) comes from her ex-husband, legendary singer-songwriter, Harl

Was a Czech painter and art historian.Jahn studied painting from an early age, under his father unti

Was a Czech painter and art historian.Jahn studied painting from an early age, under his father until 1758 and later under established painters Jan Ferdinand Schor and František Xaver Palko. From 1761 he studied art at the Academy in Vienna. Jahn was the last leader of the Prague guild of painters, before the guild was dissolved as part of reforms of Joseph II. Jahn was also very well-travelled.

Was a Dutch painter of the Baroque era. He was the son an art dealer also named Jan Wijnants. After

Was a Dutch painter of the Baroque era. He was the son an art dealer also named Jan Wijnants. After his mother's death, his father remarried Maria Jans van Stralen, widow of Jasper Jaspersz van Heemskerck, and mother of the painter Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerck, making Wijnant and Van Heemskerck stepbrothers.