This actor passed the mantle of his stage name to his artistic heirs.

Agostino was said to be a true artistic heir to Santi di Tito and Agostino's work was very influenced by his mentor.

They are the artistic heirs of Giorgione's nude.

Ms. Sperber is his artistic heir.

He is frequently considered an artistic heir to Robert Bresson.

Michelangelo was the artistic heir to the great 15th century sculptors and painters of Florence.

He died of influenza in October 1918, leaving no immediate heirs, artistic or otherwise.

And Ms. Banes won a special citation for sustained achievement as the authority on the dance postmodernists of the 1960's and their artistic heirs.

The influence of Poyer's subtle style was not extensive, and only one painter, the Master of Claude de France, should be considered his true artistic heir.

But in some sense, Mr. Zhang is one of Ford's artistic heirs.