Greatest Artists

Summary: Fisherman at Sea, Fishing Fleet, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, The Grand Canal of Venice – do these paintings sound familiar to you? These works of art are created from the hands and mind of one of the most well known painters of the English history – Joseph Mallord William Turner.

Summary: At a young age, Leonardo grew up at his father’s house at Vinci where he was able to gain access to all the academic books that is own by his father’s family. At the age of 15, Leonardo was set by his father to be an apprentice of Andrea del Verrochi who owned a well known workshop in Florence. It was said that at a young age, Leonardo showcased his talent that has even surpassed his master, Verrochio’s works.

Summary: Born on October 5th of 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso or most commonly referred to as Pablo Picasso was considered as one of the most influential artist of the 20th century and was a world-wide famous Spanish sculpture, painter, ceramicist, stage designer, and printmaker.

Summary: Michelangelo was born with the full name of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni on the 6th of March year 1475 in Italy. His parents were Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroti di Simoni and Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. The family of Michelangelo’s father ran a small bank for generations however, Michelangelo’s father failed to maintain it which eventually led his father to enter the government.

Summary: Rembrandt van Rijn was greatly considered as one of the most important painter and printmaker in the history of Dutch and an important icon if the whole European history. Rembrandt was the son of a miller named Harmen Gerritszoon van Rijn and his mother Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck who is a daughter of a baker. Rembrandt was born on July 15th of 1606 with the full complete name of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.