Choose Your Mentors
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8 mentors found
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance Italy, 15th-16th Century
Known for
Embodying the Renaissance ideal through art, science, engineering, and insatiable curiosity
Learning never exhausts the mind.
From: The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry
113 mentor adoptions
Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Known for
Post-Impressionist painter of Starry Night, known for expressive color and emotional intensity
The passionate artist who found beauty in darkness, urging us to feel and create.
From: The Wisdom of Vincent van Gogh
67 mentor adoptions
Michelangelo
1475-1564
Known for
Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect — creator of David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling
The Renaissance master who carved beauty from stone and spirit from the soul.
From: The Wisdom of Michelangelo
65 mentor adoptions
Claude Monet
19th Century France
Known for
Master of light and founder of Impressionism
I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
From: The French Impressionists (1860-1900)
40 mentor adoptions
Audubon
19th century America
Known for
Naturalist and artist who documented American birds with unprecedented beauty and scientific accuracy
A true conservationist knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children
From: Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)
35 mentor adoptions
Mozart
18th century Austria
Known for
Musical prodigy and composer of transcendent works including operas, symphonies, and concertos
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination—the capacity to feel and create beauty is the mark of genius
From: Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)
33 mentor adoptions
Gertrude Stein
Early 20th Century
Known for
Avant-garde writer and Paris salon hostess who shaped modernism
A rose is a rose is a rose.
From: The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
8 mentor adoptions
Richard Wagner
19th century Germany
Known for
Revolutionary opera composer who transformed music into total art
The artwork of the future must unite all the arts
From: My Life — Volume 1
6 mentor adoptions