11 Fascinating Facts About Art
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1. Red Vineyard at Arles was the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. Though he didn't enjoy much success throughout his life, after death he went on to become one of the world's most popular and influential artists. While Vincent van Gogh was alive, he created over 900 paintings, as well as over 1,000 sketches and drawings. His wife dedicated herself to getting his work recognised. It's safe to say she succeeded.
2. The word 'art' is very subjective; the Oxford Dictionary offers 12 definitions of what art actually is.
3. Paint tubes may not seem that important today, but without them, art as we know it would be a lot different. The invention of paint tubes allowed artists to venture outside with their painting supplies and capture the world around them more easily. This led to the Impressionist movement, which continues to influence and inspire many artists all over the world to this day.
4. Studies have found that children who study art are more likely to have higher grades than those who don't study art.
5. If Monet's father had had his way, his son would have been a grocer, not a painter.
6. Pablo Picasso completed his first drawing when he was nine. It was of a man riding a horse during a bullfight. He completed his first serious painting, which depicted his father, mother and sister kneeling at an altar, when he was 15.
7. Michelangelo worked for a total of nine consecutive popes. His art career was extraordinary in itself: he worked for some 70 years and was widely regarded as one of the leading creatives and visionaries of the Renaissance. Pope Julius II was the first pope Michelangelo worked with and Pope Pius IV was the last.
8. Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night is a depiction of the view of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, a small town in the South of France. Vincent van Gogh created this painting while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, a psychiatric hospital. The painting is actually the view from his window.
9. The Scream by Edvard Munch is a very famous painting, but did you know the artist actually created five different versions of this painting? He created the first two in 1893 using crayon and tempura on cardboard and the third with pastels. The fourth version is a black and white lithograph. The fifth version was created owing to the popularity of the previous versions.
10. Before the 19th century, artists would have to mix their oil paints by hand whenever they wanted to paint.
11. The Olympic Games used to award medals for works of art inspired by sports. These medals were handed out in the games from 1912-48.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her work and her current projects visit: [http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx] Joanne can be found on Facebook
1. Red Vineyard at Arles was the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. Though he didn't enjoy much success throughout his life, after death he went on to become one of the world's most popular and influential artists. While Vincent van Gogh was alive, he created over 900 paintings, as well as over 1,000 sketches and drawings. His wife dedicated herself to getting his work recognised. It's safe to say she succeeded.
2. The word 'art' is very subjective; the Oxford Dictionary offers 12 definitions of what art actually is.
3. Paint tubes may not seem that important today, but without them, art as we know it would be a lot different. The invention of paint tubes allowed artists to venture outside with their painting supplies and capture the world around them more easily. This led to the Impressionist movement, which continues to influence and inspire many artists all over the world to this day.
4. Studies have found that children who study art are more likely to have higher grades than those who don't study art.
5. If Monet's father had had his way, his son would have been a grocer, not a painter.
6. Pablo Picasso completed his first drawing when he was nine. It was of a man riding a horse during a bullfight. He completed his first serious painting, which depicted his father, mother and sister kneeling at an altar, when he was 15.
7. Michelangelo worked for a total of nine consecutive popes. His art career was extraordinary in itself: he worked for some 70 years and was widely regarded as one of the leading creatives and visionaries of the Renaissance. Pope Julius II was the first pope Michelangelo worked with and Pope Pius IV was the last.
8. Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night is a depiction of the view of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, a small town in the South of France. Vincent van Gogh created this painting while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, a psychiatric hospital. The painting is actually the view from his window.
9. The Scream by Edvard Munch is a very famous painting, but did you know the artist actually created five different versions of this painting? He created the first two in 1893 using crayon and tempura on cardboard and the third with pastels. The fourth version is a black and white lithograph. The fifth version was created owing to the popularity of the previous versions.
10. Before the 19th century, artists would have to mix their oil paints by hand whenever they wanted to paint.
11. The Olympic Games used to award medals for works of art inspired by sports. These medals were handed out in the games from 1912-48.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her work and her current projects visit: [http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx] Joanne can be found on Facebook
1. Red Vineyard at Arles was the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. Though he didn't enjoy much success throughout his life, after death he went on to become one of the world's most popular and influential artists. While Vincent van Gogh was alive, he created over 900 paintings, as well as over 1,000 sketches and drawings. His wife dedicated herself to getting his work recognised. It's safe to say she succeeded.
2. The word 'art' is very subjective; the Oxford Dictionary offers 12 definitions of what art actually is.
3. Paint tubes may not seem that important today, but without them, art as we know it would be a lot different. The invention of paint tubes allowed artists to venture outside with their painting supplies and capture the world around them more easily. This led to the Impressionist movement, which continues to influence and inspire many artists all over the world to this day.
4. Studies have found that children who study art are more likely to have higher grades than those who don't study art.
5. If Monet's father had had his way, his son would have been a grocer, not a painter.
6. Pablo Picasso completed his first drawing when he was nine. It was of a man riding a horse during a bullfight. He completed his first serious painting, which depicted his father, mother and sister kneeling at an altar, when he was 15.
7. Michelangelo worked for a total of nine consecutive popes. His art career was extraordinary in itself: he worked for some 70 years and was widely regarded as one of the leading creatives and visionaries of the Renaissance. Pope Julius II was the first pope Michelangelo worked with and Pope Pius IV was the last.
8. Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night is a depiction of the view of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, a small town in the South of France. Vincent van Gogh created this painting while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, a psychiatric hospital. The painting is actually the view from his window.
9. The Scream by Edvard Munch is a very famous painting, but did you know the artist actually created five different versions of this painting? He created the first two in 1893 using crayon and tempura on cardboard and the third with pastels. The fourth version is a black and white lithograph. The fifth version was created owing to the popularity of the previous versions.
10. Before the 19th century, artists would have to mix their oil paints by hand whenever they wanted to paint.
11. The Olympic Games used to award medals for works of art inspired by sports. These medals were handed out in the games from 1912-48.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her work and her current projects visit: [http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx] Joanne can be found on Facebook
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