German musician and composer Clara Schumann's 193rd birth anniversary is
being celebrated by search engine major Google through its latest
doodle today.
Born in 1819, Clara was one of the most distinguished pianists of the
Romantic era.
Thursday's doodle has Clara surrounded by her eight children. Three of
the children are seen clinging onto her while the remaining are seen
playing the piano along with Clara.
Attractive use of - blue, yellow, green and red - and forms make
prominent the letters of the word 'Google'.
Raised by her father, Friedrich Wieck, following her parents separation
when she was just four years old, Clara gave her first performance when
she was eight years old. Considered a child dodgy, her music became
popular across other European nations.
Clara married Robert Schumann, whom she is supposed to have met during
her first performance at the age of eight, in 1839. The couple had eight
children. But tragedy struck her married life as four of her children
died before her. And, her husband and one son spent their last years at a
mental asylum.
Clara herself became hearing impaired during the later stages of her
life and died at the age of 76 following a stroke.
Google doodles, or the graphical representation of Google logo, are
designed to mark holidays, anniversaries and lives of famous artists and
scientists. The search giant has created over 1,000 doodles so far