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  2. History of painting - Wikipedia

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    Wassily Kandinsky a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist, one of the most famous 20th-century artists is generally considered the first important painter of modern abstract art. As an early Modernist, in search of new modes of visual expression, and spiritual expression, he theorized as did contemporary occultists and theosophists ...

  3. Pablo Picasso - Wikipedia

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    Pablo Ruiz Picasso [a] [b] (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.

  4. History of art - Wikipedia

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    The most famous artwork of this part of the Renaissance is probably the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Mannerism broke away from High Renaissance ideals of harmony and a rational approach to art, to embrace exaggerated forms, elongated proportions, and more vibrant colors. It developed in Italy between 1510 and 1520, among artists who prized ...

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  6. Mona Lisa - Wikipedia

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    In 1909, the art collector Comtesse de Béhague gave the portrait its current frame, [129] a Renaissance-era work consistent with the historical period of the Mona Lisa. The edges of the painting have been trimmed at least once in its history to fit the picture into various frames, albeit no part of the original paint layer has been trimmed.

  7. Painting - Wikipedia

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    Madhubani Art is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. The style is characterized by complex geometrical patterns, these paintings are famous for representing ritual content used for particular occasions like festivals, religious rituals etc. [96] Warli is another folk tribal art form from India.