by room 8, july 2010. leonardo da vinci leonardo da vinci was very clever and invented lots of...
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BY ROOM 8, JULY 2010
LEONARDO DA VINCILeonardo da Vinci
was very clever and invented lots of things.
He was famous for painting the “Mona Lisa”. Where ever you go the Mona Lisa looks at you!
He was born in Italy.
PIERRE RENOIRPierre Renoir
painted “The Luncheon of the Boating Party.
He was from France.
VINCENT VAN GOGHVincent Van Gogh
painted “Starry, Starry Night” and “Sunflowers”.
He was from Holland.He felt angry and sad
and cut half of his ear off! Later he shot himself.
He painted his bedroom and a café. He liked to use bright colours.
SALVADORE DALISalvadore Dali was
born in Spain in 1904.
He painted strange things like bendy clocks in the sky. This is called “Surrealist” art.
ANDY WARHOLAndy Warhol did
“pop art”.That is art about
everyday things.He did images of
things like cans of soup!
HENRI MATISSEHenri Matisse was
from France.He lived in the 20th
century.When he was old he
made artworks using scissors and paper, like collage.
CLAUDE MONETClaude Monet was
from France.
He was an “Impressionist” painter.
He liked to paint flowers, especially lilies.
PABLO PICASSOPablo Picasso came
from Spain.
He liked to paint using straight lines. That is called “Cubism”.
He died when he was 91.
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGHThomas
Gainsborough was from England.
He painted the “Blue Boy” which is very famous.
GEORGIA O’KEEFEGeorgia O’Keefe
liked to paint flowers like poppies.
She was from America.
She liked to paint the desert and things like dead rabbits!
REMBRANDTRembrandt was from
Holland. He was born in 1606.
Rembrandt liked to paint portraits of people.
He loved to paint and draw and he had a pet dog!
CHARLES DEMUTHCharles Demuth was
from America and lived in the 20th century.
His most famous painting is called “I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold”.