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17,000 B.C. Rock Painting of Tarpans (ponies)
Prehistoric Art Cave Painting Lascaux Caves, Dordogne, France
"Tarpans: Mustangs with ancient characteristics were bred to resemble a creature shown in 15,000-year-old cave paintings." (GILLIAN FLACCUS )
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1320 B.C. Queen Nefertiti
Neferti means "the beauty has come"
*She was King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned 135336) wife.
*Nerfertiti helped Aton become the primary national god of Egypt.
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Ishtar's Gate 575 B.C. The gate was once considered one of the seven wonders of the world. It is made from blue-glazed brick with images of alternating bas-relief dragons and wild cattle.
http://wamtac.wordpress.com/art-history/mesopotamian-art-3500-300-b-c-e/ -
875 BC, Ashurnasirpal II at War
limestone relief, height 39 inches
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/mesopotamian.html
*Panels displayed in friezes - A decorative horizontal band usually placed along the upper end of a wall. http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/frieze.html -
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis, 500 A.D.
*Greek word meaning "good" is close to her head.
*The man to her right is offering her a cornucopia as a gift.
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Duccio, Maesto Madonna
*Painting displays the formal style of "the Italo-Byzantine tradition"
*Shows a strong clear understanding that it evolved from classical roots.
*New spiritual Gothic style is fused with the classical and Italo-Byzantine styles.
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Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498
http://history.hanover.edu/courses/art/leols.html
*It is a mural style painted for Duke Lodovico Sforza.
*Dry wall was used instead of wet plaster meaning it is not a true fresco.
*The masterpiece was created in only 3 years and measures 14 feet by 30 feet.
http://artdispatch.blogspot.com/2007/08/interesting-facts-about-leonardo-da.html -
Deposition, Jacopo Pontormo, 1528
*Mannerism was a new style that began in Florence and Rome.
*Human figure is the focus especially contorted poses.
*Shows the turmoil that Europe was experiencing at the time.
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The Young Virgin, Francisco de Zurbarán
According to medieval legend, as a girl the Virgin Mary lived in the Temple in Jerusalem, where she devoted herself to praying and sewing vestments, the subject of Zurbarán's painting, executed about 1632–33.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/27.137 -
The Death of Socrates, 1787 – Jacques Louis David
http://www.artsz.org/neoclassicism-art/the-death-of-socrates-1787-jacques-louis-david/
*The importancce of this painting was discussed and debated for months by David and his friends.
*Socrates was condemed to death or exile by the government, he chose death.
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Impression, sunrise, Claude MONET, 1873, Musée Marmottan, Paris
*This painting is one of the most famous in the world.
*The Impressionism period was named by a critic who called the artist at the time impressionists.
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Yellow Ballerina, Edgar Degas
Degas’ work was pivotal at this time, being able to capture the moments that eluded photographers due to long exposure times.
http://theatreoffashion.co.uk/2011/12/09/track-the-trend-ballet/ -
‘Mere et Ses Enfants’ – Alfred Stevens
*Stevens was one of the most skilled decorative painters of the time.
*Steven's experience as a sculptor allowed him to create sculptural lines in his paintings.
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Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night
*Van Gogh only sold one painting while alive.
*Starry Night is one of the most popular and recognizable paintings in modern culture.
*Van Gogh's early years were dedicated to evangelizing those in poverty.
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html -
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Anthony Buchta (American, early 20th century), “Bean Blossom Landmark”
*Buchta was known for landscape paintings, etching, and teaching.
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Girl at the Mirror. Norman Rockwell
Original oil painting for Saturday Evening Post cover, Berkshire Museum, on loan from Norman Rockwell.
*Rockwell's grandfather was an artist so it is said that art runs in the family.
*Rockwell started creating masterpieces at the age of five. He would make naval ships out of cardboard and painting them because he could not afford the store bought ones.
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A Perfect Summer Day, Thomas Kinkade
*This delightful image depicts a cottage nestled somewhere in the country of Ireland.
*Kinkade's mother would frame his drawings when he was a child making her his first "collector".
*Kinkade was named Graphic Artist of the year six years in a row.
* Kinkade is best known for infusing light into his paintings, being called the "the Painter of Light".
http://www.christcenteredmall.com/stores/art/kinkade/thomas_kinkade_biography.htm
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