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Was born on April 15, 1452 near Vinci in Italy.
Leonardo Da Vinci
had over 20 words in his original name
Who is Pablo Picasso?
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
who was Leonardo Da Vinci?
Who was considered to be a pioneer among the impressionists? When he was young, he would draw caricatures of his teachers on his school work.
Who was Monet?
This man had a older brother who died at birth with the same name as he did
who was Vincent van Gogh
Was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy, a small Italian village near Arezzo, Tuscany.
Who is Michelangelo?
cut off a small portion of his ear lobe
who was Vincent van Gogh?
Touching and meaningful, his paintings gave a glimpse of ordinary yet humorous occasions that were relatable to people at every time of life. During his lifetime, he produced over 4,000 original works of art, including portraits for presidents. Some of his most famous works include Triple Self-Portrait, Doctor and Doll, Walking to Church, and Rosie the Rivetor.
who was Norman Rockwell
His compositions are known for their painstaking detail, paying attention to texture and color. His figures are known for being expertly exaggerated while still maintaining their realism. Among the awards he received was the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 for his “vivid and affectionate portraits”. This is the highest honor given to a civilian
who was Norman Rockwell?
His parents were Russian immigrants who came to America. His dad worked in a coal mine while his mom was a housewife. His most famous artwork featured soup cans
who was Andy Warhol
Was an American painter and illustrator who was born in 1894
Who was Norman Rockwell?
Who was a polymath, which is a person, with superior intelligence, whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas. He was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer
who was Leonardo Da Vinci?
The Girl with a Pearl Earring, painted in 1665, is recognized as this man's greatest acheivement. This masterpiece is sometimes referred to as "The Dutch Mona Lisa".
who was Jan Vermeer?
Who was an (arguably, the most famous) Italian Renaissance artist?
Michelangelo
Whose parents did not want him to become an artist. His father wanted him to take up the family grocery business, but he wanted to paint ballerinas and waterlillies
Who was Monet
Was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico, famous for her eyebrows
who was Frida Kahlo?
Whose first experience with painting came in 1854 when he took his first job working in a porcelain factory painting designs on fine china. His talent for painting would have assured him a career as a porcelain painter, but the company went out of business four years later. During these years he enjoyed visiting the Louvre to see the works of the French masters.
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Which artist painted the "Praying Hands"?
Who was Albrect Durer?
He devised the pointillist technique of painting in tiny dots of pure color. His method, called divisionism, was a systematic refinement of the broken color of the impressionists.
who was Georges Seurat?
His parents, a brother, and a sister died while he was still young, which probably explains the bleakness and pessimism of much of his work including "The Scream."
who was Edvard Munch
was born on April 6, 1483 in the town of Urbino, Italy. He was a painter and architect during the High Renaissance period.
Who was Raphael?
After his father's death in 1587, the family returned to Antwerp. There the young artist attended a Jesuit school, served as court page, and became an accomplished linguist. After 1591 he was apprenticed to several minor painters.
who was Peter Paul Rubens
Who painted scenes from the Life of the Virgin, Life of Christ, the Last Judgment, and Virtues and Vices. His power of narration is exemplified by such episodes as the Flight into Egypt, Betrayal of Judas, Raising of Lazarus, and Lamentation.
Who was Giotto?
In what era did Jan Vermeer paint in?
The Baroque Era
Whose family worked as bankers in Florence for many generations. His father, Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroti di Simoni, also held occasional government positions.
Michelangelo