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Donatello
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trained by Ghiberti, used his own vision to create the most lifelike sculptures since Antiquity, he made a method of relief sculpture which is extremely shallow carvings in stone, he was famous in his own time, he traveled to Rome Siena and Padua, he influenced other artists
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Manet
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classicaly trained at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, was rejected at the time, was a founding father of Impressionism,shook up art world
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John Trumbull
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known for historical paintings, his Declaration of Independence is on the back of the two dollar bill, he would paint a popular painting make small changes and sell it as something new
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Vincent Van Gogh
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lived a short tormented life, his roomate moved away, he sent his ear to his girlfriend, killed himself, pioneered the Expressionistic syle which combines feelings with actual images
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Grant Wood
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oil painter, portrayed an idealistic view of American midwest
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James McNeil Whistler
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known for tonalism
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John WIlliams Waterhouse
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ornate, painted people from stories
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Andy Warhol
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trained as a commercial artist, claimed to have found the Pop Art Movement, painted common items
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Vermeer
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unknown, poor, had only one patron, his paintings are rare and valuable
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Diego Velazquez
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prococius, became a court painter for the King of Spain, used special light and shadow
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Rembrandt
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master painter, very famous,used powerful brushstrokes, used strong colors, made religous figures that were human and had emotion
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Andrew Wyeth
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painted earthy interiors still lifes and landscapes, it is hard to identify his paintings just by looking at them, as he got older, he used brighter paint colors
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Rodin
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French sculptor, took sculptures to the modern art level unintentionally, he was schooled traditionally, he was a full time artist
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Raphael
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one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, he was young rich outgoing handsome and considered talented in his lifetime, along with Michelangelo and Leonardo he was one of the greastest names in Italian Renaissance, he died early, his death is considered the death of Itallian Renaissance
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Monet
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not to be confused with Manet, founder and leader of Impressionists who took their names from his Impression Sunrise, his paintings change with lighting and viewing point
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Edvard Munch
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German Expressionist, had to deal with a lot of anxiety and death
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Picasso
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considered "cool" by Mr. Taylor, classicaly trained, in the beginning of his career he painted things how they were, wanted to do something different, he flattened perspective so that you can see different sides of the subject at once, helped strart Cubism
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Michelangelo
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his paintings are stunning in quality and scale, he was religous, he was a psychotic perfectionist
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Peter Bruegel
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painted peasants because he was fascinated with their way of life, sophisticated
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Brancusi
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Romanain, as a child he carved wooden farm tools, he went to Ecole des Beaux-Arts
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Water Liles
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By Monet, his most famous
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School of Athens
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By Raphael, Middle two people are
Plato and Aristotle
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The Scream
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By Edvard Munch
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Guernica
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By Picasso, portrays a city after a bombing
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Sistine Chapel Ceiling decoration
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Michelangelo
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Bird in Space
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By Brancusi, some are marble others are bronze
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Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
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By Rembrandt, the dead person was a criminal named Aris Kindt who was strangled on the same day
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Christina's World
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By Andrew Wyeth, very famous
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The Thinker
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By Rodin, his most famous
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Portrait of Alexander Hamilton
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By John Trumbull
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The Kiss
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By Rodin
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Sunflowers
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By Vincent Van Gogh
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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
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By John Trumbull, he changed small details of it and called it a new painting
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Starry Night
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By Vincent Van Gogh
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The Declaration of Independence
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By John Trumbull
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Self-portrait
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By Vincent Van Gogh
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Death on Ridge Road
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By Grant Wood
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Arrangement in Grey and Black Number One
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By James McNeil Whistler
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American Gothic
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By Grant Wood, his most famous
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David
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By Donatello, in bronze
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Luncheon on the Grass
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By Manet
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Olympia
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By Manet
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St. John the Evangelist
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By Donatello, in marble
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergere
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By Manet
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St. John the Baptist
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By Donatello, in wood, took a long time to make
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Young Flautist
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By Manet, very famous
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Pieta
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By Michelangelo
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Bird in Space
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By Brancusi
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David
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By Michelangelo
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Peasant Wedding
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By Peter Breugel
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Liberty Leading the People
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By De La Croix
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The Third of May, 1808
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De Goya
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The View of Toledo
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By Greco
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The Arnolfini Wedding
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By Van Eych
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Tahitian Women
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By Gaugin
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The Raft of Medusa
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By Gericault
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The Guitar Player
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By Gaugin
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The Blue Boy
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By Gainesborough
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The Persistence of Memory
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By Salvadore Dali
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Ballet Rehearsal, 1873
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By Dega
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The Birth of Venus
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By Botticelli
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The Garden of Earthly Delights
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By Bosch
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Absinthe Drinker
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By Dega
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The Last Supper
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By da Vinci
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Nighthawks
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By Edward Hopper
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Mona Lisa
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By Da Vinci
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