| Leonardo da Vinci is known as the "Renaissance Man" |
Renaissance |
| Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling took 4 years to paint |
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| Renaissance artists dissected bodies to learn anatomy |
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| The Renaissance centred on Italy, but the word the word is actually French |
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| Da Vinci appears as Plato in Raphael's "The School of Athens" |
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| Baroque architecture began in Rome with the Gesù Nuovo church |
Baroque |
| Another example of Baroque architecture is the Trevi Fountain also in Rome |
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| The word Baroque is Portuguese. It means something like "strange" |
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| A famous Baroque painting is "Love Conquers All" by Caravaggio |
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| Rembrandt was banned from selling art and had to sell his house instead! |
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| A favoured theme of Rococo art was the leisure time of the wealthy |
Rococo |
| Rococo art is sometimes called "Late Baroque" as the two styles are similar |
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| Philosopher Voltaire described Rococo as "superficial" and "decadent" |
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| Jean-Antoine Watteau is seen by many as the first great Rococo painter |
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| Thomas Johnson was one of the few British Rococo designers |
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| Neoclassicism was inspired by the classical art of ancient Greece and Rome |
Neoclassicism |
| Engraving and etching were important media for early Neoclassicists |
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| A famous Neoclassical painting is "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" |
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| "Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss" is a famous Neoclassical sculpture |
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| Neoclassical architecture was popular. One example is the USA's Capitol |
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| The main themes of Romanticism were emotion and drama |
Romanticism |
| "El Tres de Mayo 1808" by Goya is a defining Romantic painting |
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| Natural disasters were another common theme of Romanticism |
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| The German word “weltschmerz” was an important feature in Romanticism |
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| William Blake is perhaps the most famous British Romantic artist |
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| Realism is considered by many to be the beginning of modern art |
Realism |
| Realism artists tried to show the world as it appears, both ugly and beautiful |
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| The Realism movement started in France after the 1848 revolution. |
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| "The Stone Breakers" by Gustave Courbet is a good example of Realism |
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| As is "The Spanish Singer" by Édouard Manet |
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| Impressionism takes its name from the painting "Impression, sunrise" |
Impressionism |
| All 3 women in "Women in the Garden” are Claude Monet's wife |
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| Impressionists used bright colours, not the subdued ones of the time |
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| Impressionists painted post Industrial Revolution life, like cafés for example |
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| Brush strokes are often visible in Impressionist paintings |
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| Fauvism was inspired by the teachings of Gustave Moreau |
Fauvism |
| Fauvism shows the world as artists experience it, rather than how it truly is |
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| Fauvism used colour to express themselves, for example pink mountains |
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| Fauvism was the first movement to use abstract forms |
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| "Woman with a Hat" by Henri Matisse is a good example of Fauvism |
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| Modern Art relies on symbolism, much like poetry in pictures |
Modern Art |
| The most famous Modern Artist was Pablo Picasso |
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| Cubism was an early form of Modern Art |
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| As was Art Nouveau |
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| Andy Warhol's Modern Art paintings of soup cans were "pop art" |
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| Contemporary Art is the art of today and of recent decades |
Contemporary Art |
| Contemporary art can be seen as odd. "Huffy Howler" is a good example |
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| "Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps" is a contemporary classic |
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| The most famous Contemporary artist is probably Banksy |
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| "My Bed" is a Contemporary sculpture by Tracey Emin |
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