We just learned about Michelangelo's sculpture of The Deposition and a lot of other works of art by Michelangelo.
Another of the most famous artists in the world was Vincent van Gogh.
He was born in the Netherlands in 1853 and grew up going to a few different schools where he was not a very happy kid.
Later on he got a job helping to make and sell artwork, and that made him much happier.
Through his life he started making paintings in the impressionist style, and then later on he made his own special style.
Sadly Van Gogh was not very famous while he was alive.
He started to get a little famous right before he died, and then about 10 years after he was gone some people found out what a genius he was and since then he has become one of the most famous artists of all time.
A lot of artists are famous for making a few dozen paintings, or even a few hudred.
Van Gogh made over 2,000 works of art, and some of his most famous paintings have sold for over 100 million dollars.
Even though Van Gogh only lived to be 37 years old and didn't have much time to become a master, he is thought to be one of the best artists of all time.
(from: wikipedia - vincent van gogh)
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