Riley Nordquist

Leonardo da Vinci Life Dates – 1452 – 1519 He was the first artist to use linear perspective He was the first artist to use light and dark shadows

(dimension) He was the first artist to use aerial perspective

Mona Lisa

Michelangelo Life Dates – 1475 – 1564 He carved the Statue of David from marble He was well known for his carving Every brushstroke on the ceiling (Sistein Chapel) was

his

The ceiling of The Sistine Chapel

Pablo Picasso Life Dates – 1886 – 1973 He had 6 wives in his life (he like young women) He invented cubism He became a multi-billionaire

The Tumblers

Vincent van Gogh Life Dates – 1853 – 1890 He painted over 700 paintings

in his life He only sold 1 painting!!!! He cut off part of his ear to

stop a loud ringing he was hearing in his ear (He shot himself)

Starry, Starry Night 2

Claude Monet Life Dates – 1840 – 1926 He helped invent a unique

type of painting (Impressionism)

He did not do well in school (He drew funny pictures of his teachers)

He studied art in Paris

Impression Sunrise

“Mona Lisa” Artist name: Leonardo

da Vinci Mona Lisa has no

eyebrows in the painting.

Leonardo da Vinci made her mouth A symmetrical.

“Self Portrait 1498” Artist name: Albrecht

Durer Everyone of Albrecht

Durer’s paintings has a signature of AD.

Durer drew every strand of hair individually.

“Narcissus” Artist name: Michelangelo

Caravaggio Narcissus’ knee is the

brightest point of the painting

Narcissus got a spell put on him that made him fall in love with the next person he saw. It was himself (his reflection) and he couldn’t leave or take his eyes off of his reflection. He later died.

“Snap the Whip” Artist name: Winslow

Homer “Snap the Whip” was

painted in 1872 Winslow Homer lived

from 1836-1910

“Napoleon Crossing the Alps” Artist name: Jacques –

Louis David Napoleon took a mule

(donkey) in this painting, not a horse, because the path was too narrow for a horse

Napoleon is going over the mountains from France, to attack Italy.

Elements of Art

Foreground

“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci

Middleground

Background

Elements of Art

“Leonardo da Vinci” By: Leonardo da Vinci

Self-portrait

Elements of Arts

Seascape

“Madonna with the Yarnwinder “ By: Leonardo da Vinci

Elements of Art

“Annunciation” By: Leonardo da Vinci

Still Life