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“The very great artists attach you even more to life.” ~Gustave Caillebotte Born August 19, 1848, in Paris, France, Gustave Caillebotte (pronunciation) was part of an upper-class Parisian family. Most of his life was spent in France. He lived in a house in the...
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Katsushika was known as the “master of ukiyo-e” (pictures of the floating world). Learn more about this master artist in this FREE study! “If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter.” ~Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off...
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“To be an artist, one must never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life.” ~Diego Rivera Diego Rivera (pronunciation) was one of the most significant Mexican artists of the 20th century. He is best known for his large-scale murals which...
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“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” ~William Blake William Blake was a British poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a formative figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age....
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William Hunt was an English painter, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and an important artist in the Victorian Era. Learn more in this free artist study. “The door of the human heart can only be opened from the inside.” ~William Holman-Hunt...
