Art

Sam Reski

Leonardo da Vinci

• 1452-1519• One of the first to use

linear perspective• Masters dimensions

in art• Uses aerial

perspective• Painting is Mona Lisa

Pieter Bruegel

• 1525-1519• He painted many

protest pieces• Always filled all of his

space• Used posture to

convey emotion• Painting is The

Hunters in the Snow

Michelangelo

• 1475-1564• Was known as a

sculpture and an architect

• Did lots of work with the human body

• He spent months finding marble to sculpt with.

• Sculpture is Pieta

Rembrant

• 1606-1669• He painted more than

100 self-portraits• Uses lots of light and

shadows• Painted double

portraits• Painting is The Night

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Vincent van Gogh

• 1850-1890• He cut of his because

he could not stop a ringing

• Forced to get a job at age 14

• Funded by brother Theo

• Painting is Sunflowers

View of Toledo

• Painted by El Greco

• Where the Catholic Church tortured non-Christians.

• 50,000 non-Christians were killed here.

Napoleon Crossing the Alps

• Jacques-Louis David• Received this portrait

after making an alliance with Spain.

• He actually crossed the Alps on a mule.

The Scream

• Edvard Munch• Became famous after

being stolen during the Olympics.

• Only 4 copies in existence

The Great Wave of Kanagawa

• Katsushika Hokusai• Mt. Fuji is in the

background• Hokusai made the

waves look like claws

Narcissus

• Michelangelo Caravaggio

• Narcissus fell in love with himself from a spell cast on him by the gods.

• Painted from Greek mythology

Art Elements

• Monet’s Garden at Argentueil, Claude Monet

• Foreground is the leaves and plants at the bottom of the painting.

• Middle ground is the bush of flowers on the left.

• Background is the house and sky

Art Elements

• Self Portrait 1886, Claude Monet

• Self Portrait of Claude Monet

Art Elements

• The Boat Studio, Claude Monet

• Seascape

Art Elements

• Bouquet of Sunflowers, Claude Monet

• Still life