Paul Klee was wildly creative and his paintings jiggle and sing. Be warned, writes Adrian Searle – one visit to the Tate's new show will never be enough
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him. He is considered as one of the most important natural scientists of Switzerland and was sometimes referred to as the 'German Pliny'.
On September 28, 1573, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, genius Italian artist of the Renaissance was born in Milano. He was best known for his realistic paintings with a dramatic appearance of lighting.
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Los Angeles police offered a $200,000 reward today for information leading to the return of at least a dozen paintings worth millions, including works by Marc Chagall and Diego Rivera, that were stolen from an Encino home.