Renaissance artist and inventor · 1452-1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance artist whose paintings, anatomical studies and technical designs combined art with scientific observation.
German industrial designer · 1932
Dieter Rams
German industrial designer who shaped Braun products and articulated influential principles for functional, restrained design.
English poet and artist · 1757-1827
William Blake
Poet, painter and printmaker whose visionary works became influential in British literature and art.