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What was Maria Sibylla Merian fascinated by?
She was fascinated by the metamorphis of butterflies
Why would the artist George Catlin paintings from the 1800s be considered a form of artistic documentation?
The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with Indians in the early 1800s and traveled extensively throughout North America so he could document them on canvas. In his paintings and writings Catlin portrayed Indian life in great detail.
What impact did Pieter Bruegal the Elder have on the Renaissance?
Pieter Bruegel is known as one of the first renaissance artists to recognize a landscape on its own and not just the backgrounds of religious paintings. He also decided to paint about peasants who fascinated him. He also made paintings that were very complex and hard to understand. This led to a whole new creative style of painting, which was about peasants and landscapes, not just portraits and religious paintings. So Pieter decided to paint what he wanted to paint and not what every other artist at that time painted. This influenced other painters at that time as well.
What did Paul Klee like?
Paul Klee was full of wonderful and sometimes bizarre ideas from the start. In his early youth he made drawings, but during a journey to Tunisia with two colleagues he became fascinated with color.
What is the story behind L.S Lowrys painting 'the cripples'?
Lawrence Stephen Lowry became increasingly fascinated by cripples, misfits, and the standard down and out types later in his career. The point of the painting 'The Cripples' is not what the cripples are suffering from, but the way in which the healthy on-lookers, mostly children, gaze at them with curiosity. Lowry said, ÔI feel more strongly about these people than I ever did about the industrial scene. They are real people, sad people. I'm attracted to sadness and there are some very sad things. I feel like them.Õ It has been suggested that this is Lowry himself, who may have suffered from Asperger's syndrome. It is thought that he is the man walking the dog in the center of the painting. That he is depicted lost in thought, an emotional cripple, and dealing with his own problems, rather than staring at the physical cripples around him.
