MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI
Quick Facts
One of the greatest artists of all time, best known for painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling and creating the marvelous marble sculpture, David. He was also an architect, and a poet.
Lived: 1475 - 1564
Born in: Caprese, Tuscany
Birthday: March 6, 1475
Died: February 18, 1564, Age 89
AKA: Michel-Ange
Quote: The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Fun Facts: He secretly dissected corpses, he disliked Leonardo da Vinci, and he did not really want to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling because he considered himself a sculptor not a painter.
Kurt Donald Cobain
by Jonathon Poff
Musician, singer and songwriter; lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana.
20 February 1967 - 5 April 1994
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The Art Sold, but ...
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An artist asked the curator at the Community Art Museum, if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time.
"I have good news and bad news," the Yolette replied. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings."
"That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. "What's the bad news?"
"The guy was your doctor."
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ART ETC BY J POFF
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Neuschwanstein Castle, the famous castle of king Ludwig II of Bavaria, for most visitors the highlight of the world renown sightseeing tour called 'Romantische Strasse'. Nestled in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps it can be seen for miles due to its exposed location on the slope of mount Tegel.
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NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE
by Jonathon Poff
The Painting Thief
Recently a guy in Paris nearly got away with stealing several paintings from
the Louvre. However, after planning the crime, breaking in, evading
security, getting out and escaping with the goods, he was captured only two
blocks away when his Econoline van ran out of gas. When asked how he could
mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied:
"I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh."
SCREECH OWL
by Jonathon Poff
This common owl incubates each egg as it is laid. Thus the eggs hatch in sequence and the young within a brood vary widely in size and age. This allows the parents to raise all their young if food is plentiful, or only the first few if food is scarce. This pattern is widespread among owls and birds of prey that feed on mice and meadow moles, whose populations fluctuate widely.
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