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M. Schlein J-11
Masters of Monday
On most Monday's students will be provided information about an artist(s) and/or art movements.
Prehistoric and Minoan murals
Response Question:
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How does the purpose of the mural in the cave of Lascaux compare to the purpose of the murals of the Minoans?
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Lascaux's Prehistoric Cave Paintings
The Palace of Knossos
Still Life Painters
Clara Peeters &
Wayne Thiebaud
Response Question:
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Compare/contrast the works of Clara Peeters and Wayne Thiebaud.
Clara Peeters
Clara Peeters. Still life with flowers, goblet and dainties. 1611.
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Want to know more about vanitas? Watch the video below... Vanitas are symbolic works of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, often contrasting symbols of wealth and symbols of ephemerality and death. (Wikipedia)
American Landscape Painters
Albert Bierdstadt &
Frederic Edwin Church
Albert Bierstadt. Valley of the Yosemite. 1864.
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Frederic Edwin Church. Horseshoe Falls. December 1856 – January 1857. Oil on paper mounted to canvas. 11 1/2 x 35 5/8 in.
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European Landscape Painters
David Hockney &
Van Gogh
Watch the video then compare/contrast the two artists—a maximum of one paragraph.
WATCH THIS Biography:
https://youtu.be/vA_I0qwnh_w
Biography Video: David Hockney on Vincent van Gogh | FULL INTERVIEW from the Van Gogh Museum website.
EXTRA STUFF...
Want to know more about David Hockney? Check out this site:
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-david-hockney
Want to know more about Van Gogh? Check out this site:
https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en
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