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Henri Becquerel was a French physicist who discovered radioactivity in 1896. He found that certain substances emitted energetic rays without any external stimulation, which led to further research in the field of nuclear physics. Becquerel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 along with Marie and Pierre Curie for their work on radioactivity.
What follows beowulfs battle with grendel that brings further sorrow to king hrothgar?
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Grendel's mother comes to avenge her son.
What languages did Matisse speak?
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yes and no. he spoke a little german but not enough to hold conversation
im just kidding i have no clue
Which artist painted The Bather?
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It is Le Havre harbor. Claude Monet took a brief moment, a glimpse, of what he saw looking out his window at Le Havre harbor. Rather than painstakingly creating the details of his vision for hours on end, the Monet Impression Sunrise used a simpler approach to reflect his viewpoint that famous morning. Claude Monet Impression Sunrise is, oddly, almost dreary at first glance.
What period in art history does Henry Matisse belong to?
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Expressionism, which belongs to Modernism.
What is Henri Matisse's painting of Icarus about?
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Probably because he thought of Icarus, who lost the wings his father had made for him, and fell into the sea.
What did Henri Matisse first study in Paris?
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He first studied law in Paris. sorry I don't know anything else.
What was the nationality of Henri Matisse?
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The nationality of artist Henri Matisse was French. Matisse, whose father was a grain merchant, was born in 1869 in Nord, France. Known primarily as a painter, Matisse was also a draughtsman, sculptor and printmaker. He died in 1954 and was buried in a cemetery near Nice, France.
What was the first artwork Henri Matisse made?
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How can we tell? He first started to paint in 1889, when his mother had brought him art supplies during a period of convalescence following an attack of appendicitis. There is no record of what he painted at that time. Later he went to the art school 'Académie Julian', where he painted a lot which is not left today. He started exhibiting in 1896. Click link below, where you can see examples of his work from 1897 on.
When was Matisse's Icarus Jazz done?
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Matisse was very experimental with his work; he used a variety of oil pastels, pencil and ink to paper cuttings and making sculptures.
In what did Henri Matisse use bold use of color and light?
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Probably because he thought of Icarus, who lost the wings his father had made for him, and fell into the sea.
How old was Henri Matisse whe he sat on a wheel chair?
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Yes, he sat in a wheelchair.
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In 1891 Matisse studied under Bouguereau at the Académie Julian, and in 1892 transferred unofficially to Gustave Moreau's studio at the Ecole Beaux-Arts.
What are facts about Henri Matisse's childhood?
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born in 1869
as a gift,his mother gave him his first art supplies
in 1898 he discovered impressionism
he had a wife,a daughter and two sons
his dad was mad because he wanted him to be a lawyer