Art Lovers discussion

Some controversy surrounds the birth of __________________ because of the timing of his father's operation to remove a testicular tumor just seven months before his birth. Most believe, however, that he was the youngest of four children...

____________'s early life was filled with much loss including the death of his father when he was seven; his brother was killed in battle when he was nine; and his mother passed away when he was just sixteen.

___________ displayed an interest in art from an early age.

It was early in his career that _______________ developed his first bout of tubercular laryngitis that would plague him throughout his life, causing him constant worry about his health. In an attempt to prevent the illness from recurring he wore a scarf tied around his neck which, while functional, also helped to establish his reputation as a fashionable man.

A turning point in _______________'s career was his trip to Morocco. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to the Sultan, who gifted him a horse (that he later sold to fund the purchase of Moroccan objects he brought home with him).

The sights, sounds, and strange new culture _____________ encountered - most especially the people, their costumes, and the light and atmosphere of the Mediterranean land - would result in the creation of an entire body of work inspired by this journey. Finding models however was not always an easy task since many of the Muslims he met would not pose for the artist due to their religion's prohibition on the depiction of human images and as a result many of his subjects were Jewish people who were better able to welcome _____________ into their homes to be sketched.

_____________ was avid writer who kept journals throughout his life.

His later life was marked by periods of poor health, which impacted his productivity.

_____________never married but was known for affairs with numerous women, including his models.

Always a lover of literature and music, ______________ enjoyed gatherings that put him in contact with leading creative people of the era.

In the later years of _______________'s career, he drew inspiration from nature and painted numerous works featuring gardens and flowers.

Who am I?

https://www.theartstory.org/artist-de...

Matisse?

Nope

Connie wrote: "Matisse?"

Matisse was married.

ingres?

Géricault?

No, sorry all of you have given good guesses, though!

There's only one name left that springs to mind: Delacroix?

You got it! I was going to post today that you had the closest guess. Good job!

I must confess that I get them mixed up sometimes ;-)

I do, too. They were Close as friends and influenced each other.