year 7 unit 7 a portrait timeline
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Portraiture
Hans Holbein ‘Henry VIII’ 1539 Lucian Freud ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ 2000
Here are two paintings of British Royalty painted at different times! What are the differences between them? When were they painted? Write notes on the back of your images in groups!
Lesson ObjectivesInvestigate portraiture and how it has been represented by different artists
Understand how to create a quality artist research page
Explore further ideas associated with ‘identity’
Jan Van Eyck ‘The Arnolfini Marriage’ 1434
PortraitureIn this project we will focus on the portrait! For every project in Art is important to study who other artists have approached the same theme or technique!
Lets look at how the portrait has developed over the centuries and the identity of the people in each painting!
Who are the people in this painting?
Tell the class one thing about their life!
Portraiture
Leonardo Da Vinci ‘Mona Lisa’ 1505-1510
This is one of the most famous paintings in the world, but what do you know about her?
Who was Mona Lisa? Describe her identity to the class
Why is this painting so famous? Watch the clip and find out!
Click the painting to find out why!
Portraiture
Rembrandt ‘Self Portrait’ 1661
Some artists often paint their own self portrait! What kind of person was Rembrandt?
Describe his personality in one word!
PortraitureIn early portraiture, only important people would be painted as subjects!
Describe the identity of the woman in this painting!
Thomas Gainsborough ‘Lady in Blue’ 1770’s
Edgar Degas ‘The Absinthe Drinker’ 1876
PortraitureIn the late 19th Century began to paint different subjects.
How is the woman in this painting by Degas different from the woman in Gainsborough’s portrait?
Vincent Van Gogh ‘Self Portrait’ 1889
PortraitureHere is a self portrait by the artist Vincent Van Gogh.
What do you know about his life?
Describe his personality in one word!
Portraiture
Amedeo Modigliani ‘Portrait of Anna Zborowska’ 1919
Amedeo Modigliani distorted and stretched his portraits in the early 20th century.
What personality does the woman in this painting have?
Frida Kahlo ‘Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird’ 1940
PortraitureFrida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who used herself and her identity as a starting point for her work.
Which of these words would describe Frida Kahlo and why?
HappyDepressedThoughtfulShyAggressiveFriendlyFunny
Portraiture
Francis Bacon ‘Self Portrait’ 1972
Francis Bacon was an artist who also painted his own portrait!
What has he changed about his own face? Look at his photograph and decide!
Wang Xiaogang ‘Les Camarades’ 2000
PortraitureWang Xiaogang is a Chinese artist who portrays the people around him!
What do his portraits say about China today?
Jenny Saville ‘Boy’ 2005
PortraitureJenny Saville is an artist working today using an expressive technique.
Look back at the first image and describe the differences between the two images!
Artist Research
Year 8 Artist Research Page
Annotation on the artwork
Copy of the artists work
Print of the artists work
TaskChoose one artist from today’s lesson, the presentation is on Lionel and create a research page.
REMEMBER!It must feature annotation on the work, a copy of the artists work and a print of the artists work!
During the lesson we have looked at different artists approach to portraiture through the centuries!
Which painting matches which artist?
Which is your favourite and why?
Which portrait is the odd one out?
Rembrandt ‘Self Portrait’ 1661Amedeo Modigliani ‘Portrait of Anna Zborowska’ 1919
Frida Kahlo ‘Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird’ 1940
HomeworkComplete your artist research page for the next lesson