In 1880 at the age of 27, Van Gogh moved to Brussels began taking lessons on his own. He took some lessons from his cousin by marriage. He studied some books like Travaux des champs by Jean-Francois Millet and Cours de dessin by Charles Bargue. After completing his
Edgar Degas and Claude Monet used different techniques and styles in their paintings. Monet has been described as “The Driving force behind Impressionism”. He studied the reflection of the light and its effects on the colors and also he preferred to paint in indoor places. Edgar Degas was different form another impressionist painters, his style reflected his respect to his old masters. Also, he preferred to paint in outdoors places. Moreover, Degas’s art style depended on the depiction of the art movement especially in his dancers drawings. Also, he used oil paintings and pastels in his drawings.
Da Vinci did not have any formal education but his Father had realized his many talents at an early age and sent him to work as an apprentice for the artist and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio of Florence, Italy. During the six years da Vinci spent with this artist, da Vinci was able to excel in several other art forms such as
Vincent took drawing classes from Anton Mauve and his uncle gave him his first commission which was twelve drawings of the city view. In 1884 he rented a large space in Nuenen which was home to many farmers, rural laborers and weavers and that’s who he painted and sketched. He gave Theo some of his works to sell but that didn’t work out because his works had a dark tone and the French preferred color. In 1885 after his father died he moved out of his family home and into his studio where he started working on The Potato Eaters (1885). During that year he enrolled in an art academy in Antwerp where he found the classes too traditional for him. He went to stay with Theo in Paris in 1886 and Theo introduced him to colorful arts of modern artists like Claude Monet. Also he met a group of post-impressionist artists at Fernand Cormon’s studio which influenced and inspired him to use brighter colors. He started using short brush strokes and painting cafes and boulevards. He also found inspiration in Japanese woodcuts and started to collect and study them. Vincent moved to Arles and he loved it there because of the bright light and colors. He had a plan to set up a “Studio of the South” there
Later Picasso moved to Paris, France, to open up his own studio, but he later start to feel alone and depressed after his closest friend had passed away.
He was emotional, lacked self-confidence and often struggled when it came to his direction and identity. At first he believed he was suppose to be a preacher and took years until he discover he wanted to be an artist. Between 1860-1880 Van Gogh experienced two unhappy and unsuitable romances and worked unsuccessfully at various places. He studied art in Belgium. In 1886 he went to Paris and met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin. After this, Van Gogh tried to imitate their techniques. Because he was unable to imitate their style, he developed his own. The second person is Eadweard Muybridge. He developed a love for photography after his move to California in 1855. He was famous for studying motion in photography, being able to freeze time. Not fully starting his career, he experience life changing events. Throughout his journey, he discovered he could really make a name for himself this
Da Vinci was schooled in his father’s house. He learned the usual of reading, writing, and arithmetic. He was accepted into the painters' guild in 1472 yet he still continued to apprentice Verrocchio until 1477. After he stopped apprenticing he started sketching military weapons and other machines. For 17 years he was in service of the Duke of Milan or Ludovico Sforza. While he was in the Duke's service he became interested in geometry. He was so consumed by his interest in it that he started neglecting his painting. Da Vinci then wrote a book on the elementary theory of mechanics called “Codex Atlanticus” in 1490, and then wrote “Codex Arundel” in
Leonardo did not receive a formal education. He learned the basics such as reading, writing, and mathematics. Despite those circumstances, his artistic abilities were noticed at a young age. Close to the age of 14, he started an apprenticeship with Andrea Del Verrocchio. An apprenticeship is simply put as working for someone in order to better understand what they do. While working for del Verrocchio in Florence, da Vinci learned a vast amount of skills like metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting.
He was a Spanish painter and sculptor, born into a wealthy family in Madrid in 1887. He abandoned, at the age of seventeen, his engineering studies to dedicate himself to learn to paint. Two years later, in 1906, he moved to Paris and settled in the prestigious artists’ residence and meeting place, Le Bateau-Lavoir. This is where he met Picasso, Max Jacob, Pierre Reverdy and Guillaume Apollinaire, with whom he contributed to the evolution of Cubism.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy and was raised by his father and stepmother. When he was five years old, he moved to his father’s side of the family estate. He received little formal education yet he still learned basic reading, writing, and mathematics. Surprisingly, his artistic capabilities were revealed during his early ages. Around fourteen years old, da Vinci was an apprentice to the artist, Andrea del Verrocchio, that lasted a very long time. He learned various technical skills including metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting, and sculpting. His earliest dated work was made with pen
At an early age, Leonardo da Vinci moved to Florence, where he apprenticed with the painter and sculptor Verrochio. Da Vinci’s brilliance was obvious even at this early stage in his life. He often experimented with different artistic forms and techniques. Being surrounded by Italian art, he often used oils in his paintings . His work sparked a new style of art in Italy. In 1481, at the age of 30, da Vinci moved to Milan to work for the Duke of Milan.
But that didn’t work out as well. He then went to his famous cousin who painted romantic picture to teach him how to paint and support him, but his cousin style was different, and Gogh was going through an emotional breakdown .so that didn’t work as well,. So he end up staying with a prostitute who took care of him. Vincin again left the country because he run out of money, so he went to Paris. He end up with a crowd that was actually good for him, at the same time, bad for him. He meet Bernard, Pissarro, john restle and Monet. After seeing the work of Seurat and Monet he had a total of epiphany in term of painting. Which lead him to do his revtionary work.
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in a farmhouse in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. He was born out of wedlock to a Florentine notary, Ser Piero, and a peasant women, Catherine. At age five he moved to Vinci with his father where he was educated in reading, writing, and mathematics. Throughout his early education his artist ability was evident. At the age of fourteen he started his long apprenticeship with artist Andrea del Verrocchio. Under Verrocchio not only did he learn painting and sculpting he also learned skills such as, leather arts, carpentry, and metalwork. By the age of twenty de Vinci was known as a renowned artist some of his most famous works includes the Mona Lisa and The last supper. In leonardo’s later years he moved to Rome to escape of political strife and temporary expulsion. Following this he returned to France Where he was given the title premier painter, engineer, and architect to
his own style of writing. As a schoolboy he spent two years in Switzerland and Paris and
At the age of 15, Louis then traveled to Paris to complete his secondary schooling. He was however, overcome by homesickness and returned to Arbois. He tried again, this time at Besancon, only 25 miles from home. This time around he was successful and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree at the Royal College in Besancon in 1842.