Clytie. The Story of the Sunflower

To celebrate the festivity of Autumn, we will focus on Autumn fruits. One of the most representative of them is the sunflower.

The sunflower, or Helianthus anuus, belongs to the asteraceae family of flowers. It is an annual flower very famous for its extremely large and vivid yellow blooms. These plants are widely cultivated all over the world as ornamentals, food plants (their dried seeds can be eaten or used in cooking) and for their valuable oil.

In the Greek Mythology we can find the story of how the first sunflower was born. it is the story of Clytie, a water nymph who feel in love with Apollo, the son a Zeus. Watch the film to discover the whole story.

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was born on March, 30th 1853 in a village in the southern Netherlands. He spent his young adult life working for art dealers. In 1880 Vincent decided to become a painter. In the beginning, van Gogh limited his color pallet to dark colors. When he visited Paris his style changed, incorporating brighter colors and developing a style that was unique. Van Gogh worked hard, and produced more than 2,000 paintings, drawings and sketches in the last ten years of his life. His best-known works were created in the last two years, a time in which he suffered from mental illness which eventually led to his suicide. Vincent van Gogh died on July 29, 1890.

For more information about van Gogh:

• Van Gogh Gallery
• Ducksters
• Making Art Fun
• My Kids Art