Famous Artists of

Art History

Floral DesignMiss. Perry

Who are these people?What?• Researching and recognizing famous artists from

each art history time period

Who?• The most common artists from each time periods• These are general artists, not just floral designers

Why?• They have been influential on the art industry• They are recognized by art historians for their

accomplishments, and sometimes their success

Time PeriodsEgyptianGreek RomanByzantineRenaissanceBaroque - FlemishImpressionismArt NouveauArt DecoAbstract - Modern

Egyptian Period

Although no known artists are credited, it is apparent that Egyptian art has had an influence on artists over time

Instead of artists names, pieces of artwork are identified by the ruler (or pharaoh) of the time it was created

Head of Tutankhamen1300s B.C.During reign of King Tut

Greek ArtKnown as classical art  Greeks are known for three main items: • sculptures, temples, and vase paintings 

In Greeks city-states courage, valor, and independence where strongly held values as seen in their artwork The Greeks idealized humans, showing the strong and youthful depiction of men and womenTheir temples reflected their religious beliefs in the gods

Parthenon, 500 BCRegarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monumentsBuilt for the Greek goddess Athena, for saving Athens and Greece in the Persian WarsThe temple is also known as a political statement showing the richness and power of the city

Vases & Pottery, 500 BCRed-figure pottery is a where the design details and the background are painted black, while the figure itself is not paintedThis way, the figures take on the reddish tone of Athenian clay after it is burned (rusting the iron in the clay)

Venus de Milo, 130 BCFamous statue believed to depict Aphrodite (called Venus by the Romans, the Greek goddess of love and beauty)It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life sizePraised by artists and critics, who regard it as the epitome of graceful female beauty

Winged Victory of Samothrace200 BCMarble Sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory)Shows a mastery of form and movement which has impressed critics and artists Admired for its naturalistic pose and draped garmentsA cultural icon which strongly influenced artists

Roman Art

Roman art became secular and usable, and achieved grandness in scale, as seen in the Coliseum Romans developed the use of the arch, vault, and domeThey also discovered concrete All this allowed for grand architecture, as found in religious buildings such as the Pantheon These buildings had important influence far beyond the Roman period

The Pantheon, built in 25 BC Name means "Shrine of all the Gods“, built as a temple to the seven gods in the Romans state religionChristian church since the 7th century

The Colosseum, 70 ADAlso known as the Flavian AmphitheaterOriginally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was once used for gladiator combat

Byzantine Period

• Focuses mainly on religious subjects with little room for artists’ personal expression

• Domed churches and decorative mosaics were characteristic

• In place of the nude, the figures of God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, as well as saints and martyrs of Christian tradition were the entire focus of art

Pietro Cavallini

Italian painter and mosaic designer, the leading artist of his dayHis two major surviving works are mosaics of the Life of the Virgin , 1291; and a sectioned fresco, the most important part of which is a Last JudgmentHe was the first artist to make a significant break with the stylizations of Byzantine art

Pietro Lorenzetti He and his brother, helped introduce naturalism and foreshadowed the art of the RenaissanceHe was responsible for an emotional series of large panels depicting "Crucifixion, Deposition from the Cross, and Entombment‘ as seen hereThe facial expressions are very geometric, as if bodies were just glued on to a face, with no relationship to each other

ActivityChoose either a vase, sculpture, or temple to draw as an example of Greek Art.• Examples:

Draw a vase with a dark background and leave the design light (Dinuba Emperor, social scene, cars, etc.)

Draw a temple that depicts what is important to you, your values or beliefs

After reviewing the artistic examples from the Byzantine period, draw your own for your notebook.• Examples:

Draw a scene of a family (royal, or church, or presidential) and show gold plates behind the heads.

Draw a mosaic (put the picture into little pieces)