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Art anyone?

There's a lot in store online for art buffs

We have often read about great works of art. But do we really know all the aspects of their lives and work? Log on to the following sites to learn about the lesser-known sides of the great masters.

S. Dali

http://www.salvador-

dali.org/eng/fdali.htm

The son of a prestigious notary public of Figueres, Salvador Dalí devoted himself to drawing and painting from a very early age. Following his studies in Madrid and participation in the renovating artistic debates of the 1920s in Catalonia, Salvador Dalí left for Paris and joined the Surrealist group of painters and sculptors.

Picasso

http://www.abcgallery.

com/P/picasso/picasso.

html

Picasso's use of simplified imagery, the way he let the unpainted canvas shine through, his emphatic use of lines, and the sketchiness of the subject depict a man whose sense of expression knew no bounds.

Van Gogh

http://www.vangogh

gallery.com/

Vincent van Gogh is regarded as one of the greatest artists, ever. His life and work has inspired and influenced much of art history since his tragic death in 1890. What many people today consider to be the archetypical "artist persona" is largely a result of his influence. If you are a music buff, then the song Starry Starry Night by Don McLean, would have told you volumes about his life.

Michelangelo

http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

Who has not heard of or read about Michelangelo's famous fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Did you know that he was considered an arrogant man? What was the mysterious liking that the artist and the Pope had for one another? Unlike many artists of his time, his genius was recognised, but at what cost to his personal life? To find out the answers, log on to this site.

Rembrandt

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/

Rembrandt, Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher of the 17th Century, is a giant in the history of art. His paintings are characterised by luxuriant brushwork, rich colour and a mastery of chiaroscuro.

L.S. ROHIT

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