World’s Greatest Artists!

1. World’s Greatest Artists! By Miss Donovan

2. Leonardo da Vinci • 1452 – 1519 • He was a scientist, an inventor, an architect, a musician, a sculptor, a mathematician and also an artist. • He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and hated war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons.

3. Mona Lisa1503-1506

4. Michelangelo • 1475-1564 • His name has become synonymous with the word "masterpiece”. • He was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. • His greatest glory, painting the Sistine Chapel, began in 1508, and was completed in 1512.

5. Sistine Chapel1508-1512

6. Rembrandt • 1606-1669 • Many of his paintings feature a strong contrast between light and dark, a loose brush stroke, and a convincing portrayal of the subject’s expression. • Rembrandt also painted many biblical scenes.

7. The Abduction of Europa1632

8. Claude Monet • 1840-1926 • Monet was born on November 14th in Paris. • He was one of the founders of the Impressionism movement. • Monet stayed loyal to nature and enjoyed painting pictures of landscapes.

9. Impression, Sunrise1873

10. Vincent Van Gogh • 1853 – 1890 • He had many jobs, such as working in an art gallery, as a teacher, in a bookstore and as a preacher. • In 1885 Vincent went to Belgium and he discovered Japanese art which had bright colors - this influenced his style.

11. Starry Night1889

12. Pablo Picasso • 1881 – 1973 • He is famous for being the co-founder of Cubism. • Throughout his life Picasso also did ceramic and bronze sculptures, drawings, etchings and poetry.

13. Still Life With Guitar1922

14. Georgia O’Keeffe • 1887-1986 • Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 in Wisconsin • She painted close-ups of flowers in bright, bold colors. Before Georgia O’Keeffe no one had ever painted pictures of flowers so close up.

15. Jimson Weed1936

16. Salvador Dali • 1909 – 1989 • Salvador Dali was born in 1909 in a place called Catalonia, Spain. • He was one of the greatest of the Surrealist group of Artists.   • Salvador was also a sculptor, filmmaker, writer, jewelry designer, book illustrator and worked in theatre.

17. The Persistence of Memory1931

18. Andy Warhol • 1928 – 1987 • Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. • He is most famous for being involved in the pop art movement and he was called the Prince of Pop.

19. Marilyn Monroe1962

20. Keith Haring • 1958-1990 • Keith was born on May 4, 1958. He grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. • He moved to New York City and would sit on the subways to draw. • Keith wanted everyone to make art, especially children.

21. Monkey Puzzle1988

22. Artists • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Rembrandt • Claude Monet • Vincent Van Gogh • Pablo Picasso • Georgia O’Keeffe • Salvador Dali • Andy Warhol • Keith Haring

23. Sources • http://thisrecording.com/today/2009/10/7/in-which-we-appreciate-the-genius-michelangelo.html • http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Vincent_van_Gogh_Famous_Artists_My_Kids_Art.html • http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Leonardo_Da_Vinci_Famous_Artisits_My_Kids_Art.html • http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Pablo_Picasso_Famous_Artists_My_Kids_Art.html • http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Salvador_Dali_Famous_Artists_My_Kids_Art.html • http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Andy_Warhol_Famous_Artists_My_Kids_Art.html • http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

24. Sources Continued • http://www.haringkids.com/master_k_quest.htm • http://www.intermonet.com/ • http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html • http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_artists/00016943?page=0&lang=en&context_space=&context_id= • http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/10/georgia-okeeffe.html • http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2004/09/26/books/0926books-okeefe1.html • http://faustianeurope.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/the-idea-of-europe-in-the-work-of-denis-de-rougemont-and-french-non-conformists/