Leo Tolstoy
During his lifetime, Russian author Leo Tolstoy created a slew of classic books that have endured to this day. War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and the trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth are just a few of the most well-known works of literature written by Tolstoy. While he never received a Nobel Prize, he was nominated for one in Literature three times and once for the Nobel Peace Prize, among other honors.
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, is widely considered to be one of the most important artists in Western art history. Van Gogh’s use of bright color, expressive brushwork, and dramatic lines formed the fundamentals of contemporary painting after he created over 2,100 works of art in his lifetime. The Starry Night, The Courtyard of the Hospital at Arles, and the Road with Cypress and Star are just a few of the works that have become synonymous with him.
