"Self-Portrait, Aged 23," was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) in 1629. ... As the title implies, Rembrandt as a young man is the only figure in the portrait. ... In contrast to Albrecht Durer, who always included his hand in self-portraits, Rembrandt rarely portrays himself as an artist and this work is not an exception. ... Most artists of the period became known for specific types of works. ... Self-Portrait, Aged 23, like many of Rembrandt's self-portraits, gives fascinating insight to the life and times of this artist. ...

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One such man was Leonardo Da Vinci, an Italian artist, scientist, inventor and engineer. ... The next ideal aspect of the Renaissance Man, according to Jacob Burckhart is humanism. It goes without saying that Leonardo Da Vinci was a well rounded man. ... Also during the Renaissance, artists began to paint with the goal of greater realism. ... Da Vinci is known for his landscapes, but probably his most famous painting is the Mona Lisa, a non religious portrait of a young lady, primarily known for the mysterious smile she is given. ...

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He's an artist known for his paintings, drawings of the human body, and as an inventor well ahead of his time. Some of his more famous works of art are "The Last Supper" and "The Vitruvian Man." ... Even as a young boy, he showed interest in painting, sculpture, invention, architecture, music, engineering, geology, cartography, mathematics, botany, and writing. ... But how does this portrait stand against his other female portraits? ... But why is it his most famous female portrait? ...

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These observations influenced his aspiring life as an artist. ... Verrocchio gave him a place in his workshop because he was impressed with young Leonardo's drawings. ... No other artist had achieved this before. ... He completed his most famous portrait, La Gioconda (Mona Lisa). The mysterious portrait that took Leonardo 4 years to finish was painted on a 77x53 cm large poplar-wood. ...

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As a young boy Francis suffered from severe asthma and was thought of as ugly by both his mother and father. ... Why did he paint paintings such as the Crucification, and Portrait of Pope Innocent X, which seemed to be showing nothing but evil and seems pointless? ... As a young boy Francis was the weakling of the family. ... Francis's paintings are telling the story of this young, ugly boy who was not loved by any of his relatives. ... The following morning, April 28, 1982, the man who was never afraid to show the world his true colors and feelings passed away due to a heart attack. ...

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He also completed another great painting of John the Baptist as a young man. ... Because young Leonardo demonstrated a great talent for drawing, his father later made him an apprentice in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio, a leading artist in Florence. ... Artists in the fifteenth century Italy were more than just expert painters and sculptors however. ... He completed his most famous portrait La Gioconda (Mona Lisa). ... He planned the costumes and sets for festivals and plays, designed and built forts, laid out new canals for the city and painted many portraits. ...

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