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Period: May 15, 1000 to
art
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May 19, 1000
lascaux
They drawings are of realistic images of large animals, most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. These drawings were found in a number of caves in South-western France. The drawings were found by 4 teenagers and a dog on september 12, 1940. -
Aug 16, 1487
The Vitruvian Man
It was drawn by Leonardo over 600 years ago. Due to its age it is stored away from direct sunlight and is exhibited on rare occasions.This image is an example of the blend of art and science during the Renaissance and provides the perfect example of Leonardo's keen interest in proportion. -
Nov 28, 1500
The last Supper
by Leandarda Di Ser Piero Da Vinci. It is a mural painting.It was painted in Milan.It represents the scene of the last supper from the final days of jesus as narrated in the Gospel of Jhon, when jesus announces that one of his twevle apostles would betray himThe goblet which was used to serve the wine in this painting is sometimes called the Holy Chalice, and has been one of the supposed subjects of Holy Grail. -
Mona Lisa
by Leanarda Di Ser Piero Da Vinc. a painting of a women painted on a oil ona poplar pannel. Painted in Florence, Italy. a woman whose facial expression is frequently described as mysterious. Others believe that the slight smile is an indication that the woman is hiding a secret. -
Sunday afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges-Pierre Seurat shows a typical Parisienne weekend scene. He was interested in optical and color theory, where he painted contrasting dots of colour side by side. The viewers eye blends these dots together to form a unified colour. Blue dots and yellow dots, painted side by side or mixed blend together into green, it is the viewer not the artist mixing colour. This is the principle behind todays printing. -
Starry Night
This painting was painted by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting shows the view outside his sanatorium (when he was in a mental home) window at night. It was painted from memory.the center of the painting shows the village Saint - Remy under a swirling sky, a view from the asylum towards the north. The Starry night is an example of Van Gogh's fascination with the nocyurnal. -
The Scream
This painting, by Edvard Munch, shows an agonized figure against a blood red sky. The landscape is Oslofjord, in Oslo, Norway."I was walking along a path with two friends - the sun was setting - suddenly the sky turned blood red - I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence - there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city - my friends walked on, and I stood tere trembling with anxiety - and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature."His inspiration -
the persistence of memory
It is painted by Salvador Dali. This painting represents the dreams Dali had, the clocks meaning the passing of time when one is asleep. It shows how time is fleeting(moving) and therefore is not important, what you do now and how you live now is all that matters. -
Dora Maar Seated
It was painted by Pablo Picasso.This was the first painting to show two profiles.One eye is shown looking inward, toward herself. The eyelashes of this eye are painted to emphasize the inward direction, but the pupil looks straight out. The other eye, which Picasso has painted red, looks out at the world and at us, while the red shows intensity, the curves and symmetry of this eye give it serenity. -
Thinking about Death
It was painted by Frida Kahlo. In this self portrait, death is presented against a detailed backround of thorny branches. Thinking about Death deals with Frida Kahlo's fear of dying and the fragile weakness of her body, caused by developing polio as a child.
