Friday, January 17, 2025
Early Childhood and Beginnings Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France, but he spent much of his early childhood in the port city of Le Havre. Monet’s father, Adolphe Monet, was a grocer, and his mother, Louise-Justine Aubrée Monet, was a singer. His parents had hoped […]
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, widely celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. His life and works remain monumental in the history of Western art, as he mastered multiple artistic disciplines, including sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry. […]
Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain. From an early age, Picasso exhibited an extraordinary talent for drawing and painting, nurtured by his father, Don José Ruiz Blasco, who was an art teacher. By the time […]
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most celebrated artists of the 19th century, known for his vibrant and light-infused paintings. Born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France, Renoir grew up in a working-class family. His father was a tailor, and his mother was a seamstress. When Renoir was a […]