Khalil Gibran’s Life
Drawing of Kahlil Gibran Chronology of Khalil Gibran’s Life 1883: Gibran Kahlil Gibran was born in Bsharri, a village in the north of Lebanon. He originated from a humble family. His father, Kahlil,...
View ArticleLeonardo’s Turning Point
The da Vinci family had been connected with Florence for many years. Florence was a wealthy and important city, 20 miles(32 km) from Vinci. In the second half of the 15th century, new buildings, roads,...
View ArticleThe Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius II wanted Michelangelo to paint the 12 apostles, or the men who followed Jesus, on the ceiling of a church called the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo did not want the job. He preferred...
View ArticleLeonardo’s Notebook
Leonardo wrote backwards, from right to left across the page. When looked at in a mirror, it can be read from left to right, as normal. He was left-handed, so it was easier to write from right to...
View ArticleLeonardo Final Years
It is lovely to imagine Leonardo in his last years, living in comfort, surrounded by friends, displaying his incredible accomplishments to worshipful admirers. And it would complete the picture to...
View ArticlePink Paintings
Today Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (The Girls of Avignon) is considered to be one of the most important paintings in modern art. When he painted it in 1907, he did not follow the usual ideas of...
View ArticlePicasso Sad Times
The above picture shows a colour print of the stage curtain that Picasso had created for Parade. Parade was a ballet about a circus sideshow. He made the curtain and print around 1917. Picasso and...
View ArticleWar and Peace
Some artists work on one idea and in one style. Picasso changed all the time. Picasso’s paintings reflected what was going on in his personal life as well as what was happening in the outside world. In...
View ArticlePots and Pans
During the World War II and after, Picasso worked on sculptures and pottery. He continued to make paintings, drawings and prints. During the war, Picasso fell in love with a woman named Francoise. He...
View ArticleStory of a Life
Frida Kahlo loved her country very much. She often wore Mexican costume and jewelry. Here she has painted herself wearing the costume of a Mexican Indian woman belonging to the Tehuana people. The...
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