Donatello’s statue outside of the Uffizi Gallery in Italy Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, known as simply Donatello, was born around 1386 and was one of the Early Renaissance’s most famous sculptors. I did posts on Michelangelo,… Continue reading
WHO: Raphael WHAT: Self-portrait WHEN: 1506 Raphael (his whole name is Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) was born in 1483. He was an Italian painter during a period known as the High Renaissance. Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and… Continue reading
Edvard Munch was born in Norway in 1863. He studied art at The Royal School of Art and Design in 1881. His dad didn’t like the idea of him becoming an artist and… Continue reading
WHO: Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866. He didn’t start studying art until he was 30 years old! He went to an art school in Munich, Germany. He liked the way… Continue reading
WHO: Paul Klee Paul Klee was born on December 18, 1879 in Switzerland. His dad was a music teacher and his mother was a singer. When Paul was little he liked music and drawing. He… Continue reading
WHO: Georges Seurat WHEN: 1888 Georges Seurat was born in Paris, France on December 2, 1859. When he was young he took drawing lessons and later on went on to study at the School of… Continue reading
WHAT: Salvador Dali with Ocelot and Cane WHEN: 1965 Salvador Dali was a strange man… just looking at the picture above tells you this. He was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1904… wait,… Continue reading
Who: Portrait of Michelangelo by Jacopino del Conte What: Michelangelo Buonarroti When: about 1535 Michelangelo was an artist during the Renaissance period. He was a great painter, sculptor, poet, and architect. Michelangelo was… Continue reading
Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928. He liked to draw, color, and cut out pictures. His mom liked that he was being artsy and would give him a candy bar every time… Continue reading
Who: Claude Monet What: Self-Portrait with a Beret When: 1886 Claude Monet was born in Paris, France on November 14, 1840. He loved to draw growing up and sometimes drew cartoon characters of people. People liked these funny… Continue reading
