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1. The Master Builder of Chartres
He represented the spirit of medieval art.

2. Leonardo da Vinci
A genius of unparalleled nature.

3. Raphael (Rafaello Sanzio)
He encapsulated the spirit of the Renaissance.

4. Albrecht Durer
One of the first to show that great art went beyond painting.

5. Gianlorenzo Bernini
He had unmatched virtuosity in sculpture and architecture.

6. Pablo Picasso
Through art, he revolutionised the way we look.

7. William Morris
He made art a part of everyday life for ordinary people.

8. Paul Cezanne
A real painter’s painter. He had an unrivalled understanding of the relationship between form and colour.

9. Henry Moore
With works in almost every major city, he is perhaps the first 'universal' sculptor.

10. Giotto
Even if he wasn't the father of western painting, most people think he was.


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Alan Borg
Alan Borg began his career teaching at the University of Aix-en-Provence, France, and in the United States. In 1970 he became assistant keeper in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London.

He moved to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia in 1978. From 1982, as Director of the Imperial War Museum, he undertook the refurbishment of the entire building and created new displays and a new image.

Dr Borg was appointed Director of the V&A in 1995. He is responsible for promoting the design of the museum’s new spiral extension.