Salvador Dali was born in 1904. As a child, Dali had an unpleasant relationship with his father who was a disciplinarian. Though the relationship with his father wasn’t pleasant, both of his parents supported him with his artistic talents. His parents created a studio for his art before he even attended any art school. They … Read more
The long life of Pablo Picasso began in Spain in the year 1881. You may know him as one of the well known artists of all time. Picasso wasn’t just a painter though, he was also a sculptor, ceramicist, stage designer, and even a poet. He is also one of the fathers of Cubism. At … Read more
Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherlands. He was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, and generally considered to be one of the greatest painters that’s ever lived. A man who struggled with mental illness through his short life, he never witnessed the fame or wealth that some of his other contemporaries received. And … Read more
Frida Kahlo de Rivera famously known as Frida Kahlo and whose original name was Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón was born on 6th July 1907, in Coyoacan Mexico. She was a Mexican painter distinguished by her uncompromising and also, brilliantly colored self-portraits that dealt with themes such as the human body, identity, and death. After … Read more
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564), known simply as Michelangelo, is quite possibly the West’s best-known artist. He lived during the Italian Renaissance, an unparalleled time of artistic accomplishment. During the renaissance, classical Greece and Rome were rediscovered in the Western world. As a result, the so-called “Dark Ages” ended as the Renaissance, or “Rebirth,” … Read more