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Today we are pleased to honor some of the most venerable painters in the history of western civilization. The following limericks may send you reaching for your paintbrush, or possibly a stiff drink.
To help jog your memory of art history, or fill certain gaps in your imagination, I’ve included a few visual aides as companion pieces to the poetry.
Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510)
There’s a bountiful chap Botticelli
Whose Venus exposed her pink belly
Banned from the cloister
To stand on an oyster
No wonder her feet are so smelly
Titian (1487-1576) & El Greco (1541-1614)
There once was an artsy Venetian
And everyone knew him as Titian
Though very provincial
He’s quite influential
On folks like Rembrandt and The Grecian
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
There was once a Dutch master van Rijn
Whose portraits were perfectly fine
His powerful stroke
Exuded baroque
Just see how his canvases shine
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
There’s an artist by name of Monet
Who painted by light of the day
He mixed subtle hues
Of yellows and blues
And impressed the ma’damsels that way
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
There’s a genius named Vincent Van Gogh
Whose gold, sunny flowers could glow
In a life full of tension
He broke from convention
His left ear he had to let go
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
There’s a colorful painter Paul Klee
Who led the Blue Riders astray
His abstract expression
Left quite an impression
Escaping the worn out cliché
Franz Marc (1880-1916)
There once was a Maler from Munich
Who painted the town in a tunic
In World War One
He was killed at Verdun
His career was cut short like a eunuch
Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Diego was married to Kahlo
Drew murals for people to follow
His portrait of Marx
It set off some sparks
The message was too much to swallow
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
There’s an artist named Georgia O’Keeffe
Whose paintings induce disbelief
Her flowers, exotic
Are truly erotic
And that’s why they come on a leaf
by M. C. Escher
M. C. Escher (1898-1972)
There’s an impossible Dutchman M.C.
Who looked in the mirror to see
The lines of his face
All bending in space
In three dimensional symmetry
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
There’s a starry-eyed dreamer Dalí
Into wondrous worlds he could see
With sensuous rocks
And watery clocks
And tigers being chased by a bee
Fernando Botero (1932-)
Botero attacked with his paint
Burlesquing both sinner and saint
Each sacred cow
Was blasphemed, and how!
His mockery knows no restraint
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