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Hi all! We had another fun day doing art. We have moved into the Renaissance period which began in the 1400’s. This period was a time of rebirth and prosperity. The invention of the printing press brought the world closer together with the influences of art, science and math.One of the most famous artists of the time was Leonardo da Vinci. He was known as a “Renaissance man” because he had several talents (other than being an artist) which reflected the various opportunities of the time.Today we drew the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work of art.Enjoy!
Karem (Kaylie’s mom)
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Core Knowledge: “Art of the Renaissance” Curriculum
Teachers: Study of the following artists and works of art may be integrated with study of related topics in World History 5: The Renaissance.
Note: When you study perspective, review from grade 3 foreground, middle ground, and background; and, for contrast, examine paintings that do not attempt to create an illusion of depth, for example, Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne (see Visual Arts 4: Art of the Middle Ages).
• The shift in world view from medieval to Renaissance art, a new emphasis on humanity and the natural world
• The influence of Greek and Roman art on Renaissance artists (classical subject matter, idealization of human form, balance and proportion)
• The development of linear perspective during the Italian Renaissance The vantage point or point-of-view of the viewer Convergence of lines toward a vanishing point, the horizon line
• Observe and discuss works in different genres—such as portrait, fresco, Madonna—by Italian Renaissance ar tists, including
- Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus Leonardo da Vinci: The Proportions of Man, Mona Lisa, The Last Supper Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, especially the detail known as The
- Creation of Adam Raphael: The Marriage of the Virgin, examples of his Madonnas (such as Madonna and
- Child with the Infant St. John, The Alba Madonna, or The Small Cowper Madonna) • Become familiar with Renaissance sculpture, including
- Donatello, Saint George
- Michelangelo, David • Become familiar with Renaissance architecture, including
- The Florence Cathedral, dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi
- St. Peter’s in Rome • Observe and discuss paintings of the Northern Renaissance, including
- Pieter Bruegel, Peasant Wedding Albrecht Dürer, Self-Portrait (such as from 1498 or 1500) Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife (also known as Arnolfini Wedding)