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“I know of no such thing as genius, genius is nothing but labor and diligence.” ~William Hogarth William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, and engraver who lived in the 18th century. His work often satirized contemporary British society and was very popular...
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Header “Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” ~Giotto di Bondone Giotto di Bondone (pronunciation), or simply Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He is considered the father of Western painting for his...
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“Painting is by nature a luminous language.” ~Robert Delaunay Robert Delaunay (pronunciation) was a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement. His later works were more abstract, and he became one of the key...
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Header “I never saw in ugly thing in my life.” ~John Constable John Constable was an English Romantic painter. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside, particularly his hometown of Suffolk. Flatford Mill From A Lock On The Stour John...
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“The function of art is to struggle against obligation.” ~Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani (pronunciation) was an Italian painter and sculptor who is known for his unique, elongated style of portrait painting. Alice Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy...
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“The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later.” ~Joan Miro Joan Miró (pronunciation) was a world-renowned Spanish artist, known for his unique and distinctive style of painting and sculpture, with works containing...
