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The Greatest Works Of Art
Italian Artists Mona Lisa is a painting that everyone knows by name and had been mentioned in movies and even had songs written about beautiful mysterious women referred to as Mona Lisa. This painting is among the most famous artworks and was painted by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci. The lady in the painting is often referred to as the "lady with the mystic smile." The lady in the portrait is thought to be Lisa Gherardini.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Geeks
The Enigma of Botticelli's - 'Primavera'
Sandro Botticelli's Primavera is one of the most magnificent and popular paintings in western art. Apart from its grandeur visual appeal and intricate detailing, it is also famous for its unfathomable symbolism that has attracted art historians time and again.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
Wanderers on the Earth
There is a persistent Left Bank legend that, when President François Paul Jules Grévy first set eyes of Fernand Cormon’s new work at the opening of the 1880 Paris Salon, he immediately ordered the artist be taken to the Palais de la Légion d’Honneur to receive France’s highest order of merit.
By Jack Faulkner4 years ago in Geeks
What makes an artist an artist?
I dabbled at drawing as a young child. Coloring and painting were fun endeavors from time to time although my efforts were short-lived and unimpressive. I sewed my own creations and even made little stuffed animals that I had my brothers help me sell. I did some paper crafts that were bookmarks. Glued things together now and then. Molded clay into unrecognizable shapes by anyone other than me. I remember being quite hurt that my father thought my horse sculpture was a cow even after I made it twice and worked extra hard at it the second time.
By Pam Reeder4 years ago in Geeks
Carlo Valentini, Elvira the model of Modigliani
“Death overtook him when he came to glory” Being portrayed by Modì, it was used to say in the environment, was like “having your soul undressed”. The setting is that of Montmatre and Montparnasse, the portrait in particular stands out on the cover of Carlo Valentini’s book: “Elvira the model of Modigliani”.
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Geeks
The Graffiti Artist Whose Painting Was Sold at $110 Million at Sotheby's
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an African American pop icon, graffiti artist, musician, and neo-expressionist painter. Although he had a brief career, it continues to cast a long shadow over the art world. After experiencing a meteoric rise early in his career, he died of a heroin overdose in 1988, aged 27.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
The Artistically Grotesque Paintings of 16th-Century Italian Painter
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century Italian painter who became famous for his grotesque and imaginative portrait heads made up of objects like flowers, fruits, animals, or various inanimate objects. Arcimboldo was a court painter for three Holy Roman Emperors in Vienna and Prague. His juxtaposition of still-life objects on human heads created curiosity in his contemporaries and has given an opportunity for art historians and scholars to interpret his whimsical art.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
Las Meninas: Is this the Most Captivating Painting in the World?. Top Story - January 2022.
Las Meninas (which translates to 'The Ladies in Waiting') is a 1656 painting by Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. Sheltered in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, it is the most documented and dissected art piece by historians.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
