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Michelangelo He was a sculptor, painter and architect. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He worshipped the human body, it was his inspiration The Last Judgment
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Courtney Almendinger
Leonardo da Vinci
He only painted 25 paintings in his life. He was left handed, but taught himself how to write with
his right hand. He was the first artist to use linear perspective.
1452-1519
Mona Lisa
Michelangelo
He was a sculptor, painter and architect. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He worshipped the human body, it was his inspiration.
1475-1564
The Last Judgment
Claude Monet
He didn’t do good in school. He was too busy drawing to listen.
He used his kids as models in his paintings. He loved to paint water and how light reflected off of it.
1840-1926
Impression: Rising Sun
Vincent van Gogh
He only sold 1 out of his 700 paintings during his lifetime. The rest of his paintings were sold after he died.
His goal was to paint feeling in his art. He committed suicide.
1853-1890
Starry, Starry Night
Pablo Picasso
He went through six periods of art- the blue, rose, cubism, surrealism, expressionism and abstract period.
The death of his friend started his blue period of art. He made a breakthrough in art by painting two viewpoints
in a painting rather than just one.
1886-1973
Woman in a Blue Hat
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
This painting took Georges Seurat over two years to make. There is only one person looking at you in this painting- the
little girl in the white dress.
Georges Seurat
The Arnolfini Portrait
It was the first oil painting. It was made in 1924. It is a picture of the two getting
married.
Jan van Eyck
Self Portrait 1498
This painting was highly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. To catch your attention, the artist drew proportionate right
angles (his left arm and the window). It is 20.47 in. x 16.14 in.
Albrecht Dϋrer
The Great Wave of Kanagawa
This is one painting of a series of thirty-six. Mt. Fuji is in all thirty-six paintings. It is 10.1 in. x 14.9 in.
Katsushika Hokusai
View of Toledo
This is the second most famous sky painted. Through the painting, the artist was trying to say Toledo
was like a graveyard.
El Greco
Art Elements
Café Terrace at NightBy: Vincent van Gogh
foreground
middleground
background
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Portrait of Dr. GachetBy: Vincent van Gogh
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Seascape
Starry Night Over the Rhone By: Vincent van Gogh
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Still life
SunflowersBy: Vincent van Gogh
