Masters of ArtBy Hector Marrero

PurposeWhat is a Master?What piece is most replicated?What is the Renaissance period?When was the Mona Lisa Finished?What trio make-up the Renaissance period?

Vincent Van GoghMarch 1853 – 29 July 1890

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist whose painting style is known as Post-Impressionism. This style of painting

includes vivid colors and a lot of paint! The subjects of Van Gogh’s paintings are real people and objects. Much of his work

contains swirling brushstrokes, which might show his mood and state of mind.

Starry NightStarry Night by Vincent van Gogh has risen to the peak of artistic

achievements. Although Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life,

the aftermath of his work is enormous. Starry Night is one of the most well known images in modern culture as well as being one of the most replicated and

sought after prints.

MichelangeloMarch 6, 1475-February 18, 1564

"Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He was one of the founders of the High Renaissance. Michelangelo's desire to

become an artist was initially opposed by his father, as to be a practicing artist was then

considered beneath the station of a member of the gentry. He was, however, eventually

apprenticed in 1488 for a three-year term to Domenico Ghirandaio.It was in Ghirlandaio's

workshop that Michelangelo would have learn the technique of fresco painting.

Sistine ChapelThe Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo

between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned

artworks of the High Renaissance. The ceiling is

that of the large Sistine Chapel built within the Vatican

by Pope Sixtus IV begun in 1477 and finished by 1480.

Leonardo Da VinciApril 15, 1452-May 2, 1519

Leonardo Da Vinci was a scientist, inventor and artist who lived in Italy in

the fifteenth century. Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci in what is now central Italy on April 15, 1452. He showed many talents as a young

boy. He was well spoken and musically talented, and he had a great talent for

art. In 1466, Leonardo became the apprentice of Andrea Del Verrocchio, one of the most popular painters and

sculptors in Florence, Italy. He remained an apprentice for twelve years.

Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, during the Italian Renaissance and, according

to Vasari, "after he had lingered over it four years, left it unfinished...." He is thought to have continued to work on it for three years after he moved

to France and to have finished it shortly before he died in 1519.

Raphael March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520[

Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone was an

Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his

paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and, Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that

period.

The TransfigurationThe Transfiguration

is considered the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael .It was left unfinished by

Raphael, and is believed to have been completed by his pupil,Giulio Romano, shortly after Raphael's death in 1520.

The picture is now housed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana of theVatican

Museum in theVatican City.This painting was created by Raphael

and was believed to express a connection between God and his

people.

ReferenceMaster-One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of art.

Starry night is the most replicated piece.

The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth was an Art movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century.

The Mona Lisa is believed to have been finished in 1519.

Raphael with Michelangelo and, Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

EndPublished:2009