Your list is very similar to the one I would make. In my case, Leonardo da Vinci would be at the top, not only for his work as a painter but also for being a mind that was eager to learn about any discipline and was so brilliant that he achieved excellence in practically everything he undertook.
Number 2 coincides with yours, Don Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. As you say, he was able to convey the psychology of the characters he portrayed. As he is a fellow countryman of mine, I have studied his life and work extensively and, indeed, he only liked kings for the money they paid him. He also had a strong character and was not cut out for court life.
The last place would go to Hieronymus Bosch. I remember the day I visited the Prado Museum and was able to enjoy his Garden of Earthly Delights all to myself. I stood there for about fifteen minutes, fascinated by trying to imagine what must have been going through his mind when he painted those figures. It's magnetic.
I enjoyed getting to know Isabelle Menin's work. To be honest, I don't usually get very involved with contemporary art. But her use of colour and light is inspiring. She also creates images that are close to dreamlike.
Oh great! I have to confess that I was about to add Leonardo as the first one! Instead of Isabelle Menin, but later I decided to add a modern touch too, and she is one of the few actual artists that I like and as you say some of her work seems to be like a visual dream, somehow oniric but colorful, and with movement.
Well, Leonardo was obviously a genius, a huge mind that couldn't avoid to explore everything, a remarkable curiosity for life and nature about everything in the world!
Also Goya was a genius, and also with strong character but sometimes Spanish artists are not so recognized, although we do, and you a lot!
And El Bosco painted like an alien, I mean, as he was outside from reality somehow and the main result still makes us feel amazed and curious about how many meanings and messages could be there... when we just Starr at his masterpiece.
I'm very glad you should do a quite similar choice!!!
!HUG
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