Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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painters
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sculptors
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...
Onufri
Onufri Argitis or Onoufrios of Neokastro or Onoufrios Argytes ( el, Ονούφριος) was a 16th century painter of Orthodox icons and Archpriest of Elbasan, active in the 16th century in modern-day southern Albania and in the south-western re ...
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Kostandin Shpataraku
Kostandin Shpataraku (; 17361767), also commonly known as Shpataraku, was an Albanian Orthodox icon and fresco painter of the Post-Byzantine period in the eighteenth century. He continued to combine Byzantine tradition with influences from the ...
(1736–1767)
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David Selenica
David Selenica (; 17th century18th century), also commonly known as Selenicasi, was an Albanians, Albanian Orthodox icon and fresco painter of the Post-Byzantine art, Post-Byzantine period in the seventeenth century. He is regarded as one of the ...
(18th Century)
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Marco Basaiti
Marco Basaiti (c. 1470–1530) was a Renaissance painter who worked mainly in Venice and was a contemporary of Giovanni Bellini and Cima da Conegliano.
(1470–1530)
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Andrea Aleksi
Andrea Alessi ( sq, Andrea Nikollë Aleksi, hr, Andrija Aleši, 1425–1505) was an Albanian architect and sculptor born in Durazzo ( Albania Veneta), considered one of the most distinguished artists of Dalmatia.
Alessi was born in Durazzo (m ...
Xhovalin Delia
Xhovalin Delia is an Albanian painter, publicist and film director from Pukë, Albania who was born on 29 April 1959 and lives in Florence Italy.
Career
Xhovalin Delia was formed as an artist and received a degree in Painting at the Fine Arts ...
Helidon Gjergji
Helidon Gjergji (born 1970 in Shkodër, Albania) is a contemporary artist who works in various media.
Life
Helidon Gjergji was born in Shkodër and raised in Tirana, Albania, where he studied art and earned a BFA from the Academy of Arts in Tir ...
Kolë Idromeno
Nikoll Idromeno (; 15 August 186012 December 1939), better known as Kolë Idromeno, was an Albanian painter, sculptor, architect, photographer, cinematographer, composer and engineer during the Albanian Renaissance in the nineteenth century. H ...
(1860–1939)
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Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli (14 March 1914 – 24 December 2000) was an Albanian artist. He studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1936–1941).
Kaceli is one of Albania's best known painters, receiving many decorations as People's ...
(1912–2000)
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Ibrahim Kodra
Ibrahim Likmetaj Kodra (22 April 1918 – 7 February 2006) was an Albanian painter.
Biography
Kodra was born in Ishëm (Ishmi), Albania, son of Murat and Xhixhe.Zef Kolombi (1907–1949)
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Abidin Dino
Abidin Dino (23 March 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a Turkish artist and a well-known painter.
Early years
Dino was born on 23 March 1913 in Istanbul into an art-loving family. He was grandchild of Abedin Dino, Albanian descended Ottoman dipl ...
(1913–1993)
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Andrea Kushi
Andrea Kushi (1884–1959) was an Albanian painter. He was one of the most important representatives of the elder generation of Albanian painters.
Life and work
Kushi was born 1885 in Shkodër, where he spent his childhood and received first ...
Vangjush Mio
Vangjush Mio (3 March 1891 – 30 December 1957) was an Albanian impressionist painter. He was the brother of the Albanian film director and actor Sokrat Mio.
Life and work
Mio was born on 3 March 1891 in Korçë, Albania. In 1908 due to econ ...
Edi Rama
Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chair ...
(born 1964)
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Chatin Sarachi
Chatin Sarachi (born Paskal Saraçi; 1899–1974), was an Albanian painter and politician. Chatin was born in a well-known family of trading traditions, in Shkodër, Albania. He was brought up with an occidental mentality in an environment of Euro ...
Saimir Strati
Saimir Strati (born 1966) is an Albanian mosaic artist.
Strati was born in Tirana, Albania. He began his career doing restorations in Albania to several mosaics at the archeological sites of Byllis, Amantia and Apollonia. He is a member of the ...
(born 1966)
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Eltjon Valle
Eltjon Valle (born 1984 in Qyteti Stalin, Albania), is an artist. He lives and works in Milan.
Life and career
Since the early 2000s when he moved to study art, at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. He finished his bachelor's degree in 2007, ...
Qemal Butka
Qemal is a masculine given name. It may refer to:
* Qemal Butka (1907–1997), Albanian architect, painter, politician, and postage stamp engraver
* Qemal Haxhihasani (1916–1991), Albanian historian and folklorist
*Qemal Karaosmani (1875–1948) ...
(1907–1997)
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Musa Qarri
Musa Qarri (born 1943) is an Albanian painter/graphist notable for his work "The Monument of March 26" which brought him national attention. Most of his paintings are focused on life and landscapes in the region of Kavajë
Kavajë ( , sq-defi ...
Ilir Jaçellari
Ilir Jaçellari is an Albanian actor, painter and photographer. Ilir is best known for his roles in ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards and Balancing Act.
Biography
Ilir Jaçellari was born in Lushnje, Albania on 7 July 1970. His first studies were ...
Tahir Emra
Tahir Emra (born 1938) is an Albanian painter. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.
Biography
Tahir Emra was born on March 10, 1938 in Gjakova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He attended the School of Arts of Peć. In 1966 he gr ...
(born 1938)
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Abdullah Gërguri
Abdullah Gërguri (1931–1994) was a Kosovo Albanian artist in restoration and conservation of the icons and frescoes.
Early Work & Training
Gërguri was born in the village Sibofc near Podujevo, in southern Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present-day ...
Esat Valla
Esat Valla (born 22 April 1944) is a Kosovar Albanian painter noted for his figurative paintings of small animals or insects such as butterflies and birds.
Life
Esat Valla was born on 22 April 1944 in Gjakova, where he attended primary school.
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(born 1944)
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Muslim Mulliqi
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
(1934–1998)
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Abdurrahim Buza
Abdurrahim Buza (22 December 1905–7 November 1986) was an Albanian painter.
Education
He was born on December 22, 1905, in Skopje, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia) in a family from Gjakova. He lost his parents at the age of nine ...
Albanian art
Albanian art ( ) refers to all artistic expressions and artworks in Albania or produced by Albanians. The country's art is either work of arts produced by its people and influenced by its culture and traditions. It has preserved its original ele ...
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List of Albanians
This is a list of historical and living Albanians (ethnic Albanians or people of full and partial Albanian ancestry) who are famous or ''notable'', sorted by occupation and alphabetically.
Religious
Priests
* Dhimitër Frangu (1443 ...
Painters
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...