Later on he met, Eugene Boudin. Eugene helped Monet master oil paints and “plein air” techniques. In 1857, Monet’s mother died so he had to leave school to live with his aunt. He travel to France and since he would bring paints everywhere, he would sit by the window and paint the view. His life in Paris also brought him closer to other painters.
In 1911, he was exposed for the first time by the works of the cubists Braque and Picasso, at an exhibition in Amsterdam. He later moved to Paris in 1912, where he lived and studied. In 1938, he moved to London for two years where he became befriended with a couple of artist. Mondrian moved to New York in October of 1940, where he concluded his career with monumental works. Piet Mondrian died of pneumonia in 1944 at a New York hospital.
He contracted malaria and within twelve months had to be discharged from the service and was sent back to Spain. He received his doctorate from the University of Madrid in 1877, and became professor of anatomy the same year. It was at this time he began the histological studies that made him famous. He married Silveria Fanañás in 1880; together they had four sons and four daughters. Ramón y Cajal, trained to become a highly competent microscopist and histologist.
When she was eighteen Sophia was introduced to Leo Tolstoy, who began to visit the family often. Although it was thought that he favored her elder sister, Lisa, Leo proposed to Sophia on September 17, 1862. The couple was married a mere week later, in Moscow, and immediately retreated to the Tolstoy family estate, Yasnaya Polyana. Sophia had been keeping a diary from the time she was eleven but had it destroyed just before the wedding. On the other hand, in an act similar to a character created in his work Anna Karenina, Leo asked his new bride to read his personal diaries.
Marisol first studied art in evening drawing classes at the Jepson School in Los Angeles when she was sixteen. By this time, she was already proficient in representational drawing. Catholicism infused Marisol with beliefs in mystery, miracles, intercession and awareness of a spiritual/supernatural aspect of life that dominated both her character and work as an artist. She was encouraged by her father to pursue her interest in art, so Marisol moved to Paris to study for a year in 1949, at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts, she was instructed to mimic the painting style of Pierre Bonnard. Marisol moved to New York City in 1950, looking for more abstract approaches.
At the young age of 18 he was called to the army. He was injured in 1917 at the Battle of Cambrai during a gas attack. After that he spent most of his time in war training new recruits. He continued his education when the war was finished, and in 1921 earned a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art. He was happy that he got into art school at the age of 21 because he said that at the age of 21 he was old enough to know how to get something out of it.
Several of Augustine’s Manichee friends were of influence in Rome, and arr.for him an audition to be a professor of rhetoric for the imperial court of Milan. At age 30, Augustine had successfully gained the most visible position in academia in the Latin world. After two years at his imperial position, Augustine took a leave of absence to retreat to Cassiciacum with friends - a stay which would change the remainder of his life. Augustine recalled philosophical conversations at the retreat in some of his later works, and he was baptized into the Christian faith upon his return (O’Donnell 1-3). Augustine returned to his hometown, Thagaste, and set up a small community of disciples and wrote several works.
John dos Passos A little biography. Born John Roderigo Madison en 1896, John dos Passos was a writer, although he was well studied in other arts like architecture and painting. He lived in Europe until he was five years old, which resulted in him having learned French as his first language. When he was five he and his mother came back to America, where young John started showing that he was no regular boy. He graduated from school early, and entered Harvard in 1912, after a year spent traveling to Europe, but now as a young adult.
Self-portraits have been a method of self exploration used by many artists since before the invention of the mirror. An artist uses self-portraits to transcend the barrier of time and be immortalized in history. Norman Rockwell, one of the greatest American painter and illustrator, created a famous piece called Triple Self-Portrait, which can be interpreted as timeless; an attempt of the creator to be eternal. Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894. Since a little kid he knew that he wanted to be an artist, so he left high school to attend the Arts Student League, where he learned the technical skills on which he applied all through his career.
Research Report on Raphael Santi Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino or “Raphael Santi” was a very talented Italian artist whose work was the best depiction of the ethereal harmony and balance of High Renaissance composition. He was born April 6, 1483, in Urbino, Italy and died on April 6, 1520 in Rome at the exact age of 37 from mysterious causes. During his childhood his father, Giovanni Santi, taught Raphael the elements of art. After his father died in 1494, Raphael kept up his workshop for six years before being invited into the workshop of Perugino to further pursue art. His teacher’s inspiration is evident in many of his early works such as The Crucifixion.