Died #otd Cora Sandel, Norwegian writer and painter, 50 years ago today #CoraSandel https://t.co/FqJocWNgeM pic.twitter.com/1Ctm6wVI89

— Outlived (@OutlivedDotOrg) April 3, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1614, painter, sculptor, architect of the Spanish Renaissance, El Greco died in Toledo, Spain aged 72. Grave location not known, either in the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo or the Church of San Torcuato which no longer exists https://t.co/UHovS4gqqV pic.twitter.com/gtP34ot3TH

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 7, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1938, painter and artists’ model (Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec), Suzanne Valadon died of a stroke at age 72 in Paris. Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Paris (self portrait) https://t.co/UHovS4gqqV pic.twitter.com/SaHtyodXfw

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 7, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1973, painter, draughtsman, and sculptor, Pablo Picasso died at his home in Mougins, France at the age of 91. His home, Chateau of Vauvenargues near Aix-en-Provence https://t.co/s7QI346qKP pic.twitter.com/MbYcWsiFsO

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 8, 2024

9 April 1838. The National Gallery opened in Trafalgar Square, London. It was based on a collection bought by the British government in 1824 from banker John Julius Angerstein’s painting collection, numbering 38 paintings, for the sum of £57,000, (worth £3.3 million today). pic.twitter.com/w1wwOGxCmS

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 9, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1959, architect and interior designer Frank Lloyd Wright died in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 91. Cremated remains interred in the memorial garden at Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona https://t.co/B0mFSA6WOS pic.twitter.com/m0RE4xMAYh

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 9, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1925 American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation", John Singer Sargent died at his Chelsea home of heart disease, aged 69. Brookwood Cemetery near Woking, Surrey, England https://t.co/qEs2gLwshm pic.twitter.com/0IzvSaQCe3

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 14, 2024

15 April 1452. Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Republic of Florence. He’s one of the greatest painters of all time. His best known works are Mona Lisa, the world’s most famous painting, and The Last Supper, the most widely reproduced religious painting. pic.twitter.com/koTua03PLl

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 15, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1850 artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London, Marie Tussaud died in her sleep in London, aged 88. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Cadogan Street, London https://t.co/lG2blHmV1Z pic.twitter.com/fgXPEoR8Jt

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 16, 2024

Goya was initially interred in Bordeaux.  In 1919 his remains were transferred to the Real Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida. However, the skull was missing, a detail the Spanish consul wired his superiors in Madrid, who wired back, "Send Goya, with or without head."

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 16, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1898 Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau died of stomach cancer in Paris at the age of 72. Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris https://t.co/FDrsHL3HBI pic.twitter.com/dqgzIfvugQ

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 18, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1942 sculptor, art patron and collector, founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney died from a heart condition in Manhattan aged 67. Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx. Portrait by Robert Henri https://t.co/FDrsHL3HBI pic.twitter.com/OJRwG03zVv

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 18, 2024

19 April 1768. The acclaimed Italian artist, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), died (aged 70). He was primarily a painter of city views of Venice, Rome, and London. He also painted imaginary views and was an accomplished print maker. pic.twitter.com/sW2zzbXv8G

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 19, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1984, photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams died from cardiovascular disease at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, at age 82. Cremains scattered on Mount Ansel Adams, Yosemite National Park https://t.co/8reXo3aFBB pic.twitter.com/ZenASQh7RJ

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 22, 2024

23 April 1775. Acclaimed British artist J M W Turner was born in London. He’s best known for his expressive and imaginative landscapes, and his vivid maritime paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. pic.twitter.com/976V9XnF6T

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 23, 2024

Pixilation is a stop motion technique in which live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated films.

Dominique Davis is surely one of the best artists in this field.

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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 25, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1992, artist who strove to render "the brutality of fact", Francis Bacon died of a heart attack in Madrid at the age of 82. Cremation https://t.co/IlyiNyv0b4 pic.twitter.com/VhtAVjdXeT

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 28, 2024

29 April 1938. German artist and musician Klaus Voormann was born in Berlin. He designed the cover for Revolver by The Beatles, played bass for Manfred Mann, and performed on albums with John Lennon & George Harrison. His bass is on the opening of You’re So Vain by Carly Simon. pic.twitter.com/zMkmCXI0At

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 29, 2024

#RIP #OTD in 1883, painter Édouard Manet died from complications of syphilis in Paris at the age of 51. Passy Cemetery in the 16th arrondissement of Paris https://t.co/t5IuyD7q0U pic.twitter.com/xbrC1yT4mq

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 30, 2024