"The Dream", 1910
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rousseau/dream.jpg.html
Henri Rousseau
French painter
PERIOD or MOVEMENT: Post Impressionist/Surrealism/
1844-1910
TIDBITS:
He was often called "la dounanier". Why?

 

THE ART CANON:
Art Works Every Well Educated Person Should Know!


"Joachim's Dream", Fresco, 1304-1306.
Fresco. Capella degli Scrovegni, Padua, Italy
http://www.abcgallery.com/G/giotto/giotto4.html

Giotto
Italian painter, sculptor, architect
PERIOD: Early Renaissance
Early 1300's

TIDBITS:
Known as the "Father of Modern Painting"
Look for deep blue backgrounds

 

 

 

 


Use this page as a visual "review". It's not necessary to memorize every detail, but you should be above to recognize these works and recall something about them.

"The Scream", 1894, National Gallery of Oslo, Sweden
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/12/10/scream.munch.reut/
Edvard Munch
Norweigen painter
PERIOD or MOVEMENT: Expressionist/Symbolism
Member of Die Brücke (The Bridge), a Dresden group of Expressionist painters.
1863-1964
TIDBITS:
Why is the sky red? Click on the link to find out!


"La Gioconda", (1479-1528)
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter, inventor, scientist
Period: Renaissance
A lso known as the Mona Lisa, portrait of the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; 1503-06 (150 Kb); Oil on wood, 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in); Musee du Louvre, Paris
TIDBITS: Many scholars believe that this is a portrait of the artist....Why?
What is meant when someone is called a "Renaissance Man"?.