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Andrea Mantegna(1431-1506)Italian painter,student of Roman archeology, & son-in-law of J.Bellini. Experimented w/perspective, lowering horizon 2 create sense of greater monumentality. Landscapes &somewhat stony figures r evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach 2 painting
Paolo Uccello(1397-1475)Florentine painter/mathematician.Notable 4 pioneering work on visual perspective in art.Vasari wrote:Paolo was obsessed by interest in perspective,would stay up all night 2 grasp exact vanishing point.Used perspective 2 create feeling of depth in paintings
Andrea del Verrocchio(1435-1488)Italian painter/sculptor/goldsmith.Master of an important workshop in Florence. Few paintings r attributed 2 him w/certainty, but a # of important painters were trained@ his shop.Pupils included Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino & Lorenzo di Credi
Giorgio di Vasari(1511-1574)Italian Painter/Architect/Art Historian. Respected painter/architect, especially his frescos & use of Mannerism style 2 intensify biblical narratives. Most agree his great contribution was: The Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors & Architects
Michelangelo (originally Michaelangelo), nickname Mike or Mikey. A fictional character & 1 of 4 main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics & all related media.Depicted wearing orange eye mask. His signature weapon are dual nunchakus, grappling hook &manriki-gusari
Michaelangelo Meucci (1840-1890) was an Italian artist, known for his paintings of birds,[1] including dead game birds.[2] He also painted still-life pictures of flowers.[2] He was active in Florence .
Michelangelo Giovane (1568-1646)Florentine poet, librettist & man of letters, aka"the Younger" 2 distinguish him from his famous granduncle.Studied mathematics @ University of Pisa where he became friends with Galileo Galilei & Maffeo Barberini, the future Pope Urban VIII.
Arthur John Elsley(1860-1952)English painter of late Victorian & Edwardian periods, famous 4 idyllic genre scenes of playful children & their pets. Large # of paintings inspired by sketches made on cycling trips around the countryside, work appeared in calendars,magazines &books.
@BrindusaB1 @smarucci461 @erminiopasquat1 @migliaccio31 @albertopetro2 @renatoantares50 @LunaLeso @massimoantonio1 @malka8491 @CaterinaCategio @anthony77631293 @Veilleu_Claud @SaverioLozitiel @Dominiquepucini @fra852 (Paul) Gustave Doré(1832-1883)French artist-By age 5 he was a prodigy artist, creating drawings that were mature beyond his years. Seven years later, he began carving in stone.
Didn't realize what an inspiration Leonardo DV shud b 4 every 1: born out of wedlock 2 notary Piero da Vinci & a peasant woman named Caterina in Vinci. Informal education in Latin, geometry & https://t.co/q2OqbBoBwC moved 2 Florence.Apprentice @ 17,remained in training 4 7 years.