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Mad about art!

There's a lot in store online for art buffs

We have forever been reading about great works of arts by masters through history. How much of their lives and actual works do we know about? Log on to the following sites to learn about the lesser-known sides of great masters of art.

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 an 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. To know more about the artist known for his realistic yet dreamlike style of painting, visit this site.

Picasso

http://www.abcgallery.com/P/

picasso/picasso.html

"Everyone wants to understand art. Why don't we try to understand the song of a bird? Why do we love the night, the flowers, everything around us, without trying to... the world, though we can't explain them people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree." - If you want to know more about this legendary artist or see his works, you have to visit this site.

Van Gogh

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

Vincent van Gogh is regarded as one of the greatest and most famous artists, ever. His life and work has inspired and influenced much of art history since his tragic death in 1890. In fact, 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. To know more about his life and his works visit this page.

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 a very 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, which reveal the life of the one of the greatest among artists of all times, 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 characterized by luxuriant brushwork, rich colour, and a mastery of chiaroscuro. His numerous portraits and self-portraits exhibit a profound penetration of character. To learn more about the artist who was known as "the true type of artist, free, untrammelled by traditions," visit this page.

L.S. ROHIT

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