What makes the Mona Lisa famous?
Article by Clayton Cogmon Jr. It would be almost impossible to find a person that hasn’t heard of the famed, mysterious, and universally controversial Mona Lisa. She was created by the famed High Renaissance master…
Raphael – The School of Athens
Article by Clayton Cogmon Jr. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (also known as Raphael) was born during the year 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He grew up with a strong talent for the arts, but no one…
Leonardo da Vinci – the Anatomical Artist
Article by Clayton Cogmon Jr. Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452. He is considered by many the greatest painter of all time. However, he is also known as one of the greatest anatomists…
JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – Part 3
Article by Carol GRACE de SOFIA, Drawing Academy student JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – 1837-1903 In 1889, Jiménez Aranda’s brother Luis was awarded a prize for “The Hospital,” painted from the interior of a French hospital…
JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – Part 2
Article by Carol GRACE de SOFIA, Drawing Academy student JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – 1837-1903 In Rome, Jiménez Aranda worked for months, developing the details of his art and further personalizing each piece. He planned his…
JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – Part 1
Article by Carol GRACE de SOFIA, Drawing Academy student JOSÉ JIMÉNEZ ARANDA – 1837-1903 An artist that demanded a tremendous amount out of himself… José Jiménez Aranda was born in Seville, Spain, on February 7,…
Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling
Article by Clayton Cogmon Jr. Just about everyone knows about the great sculptor Michelangelo. However, it was very surprising to discover that not too many people know that this great sculptor was also a great…
Mark Chagall
Mark Chagall, one of the brightest Modernist artists, was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, on 7 July 1887. The eldest of nine children, Chagall came from a poor Jewish family. His mother ran a grocery while…
Ilya Repin
Article by Vladimir London, Drawing Academy tutor Ilya Repin was born on 24 July 1844, in Chuguevo, Ukraine. A talented artist from a young age, local icon painters recognized his gifts and took him under…
