Art masters

Leonard da Vinci was born Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci on the 15th of April 1452 in Vinci, Florence (present day Italy) Being a scientist, sculpture, writer, and painter amongst many other things. He has been described as one of the greatest...

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

Raphael's study of heads and hands. Interesting to compare him to Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

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Mark Menendez shares secret painting techniques of the world’s most famous artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Van Gogh, in this insightful demonstration.

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