Art Assignments

 

 

Famous Paintings

Art Appreciation

Instructor: Mr. Mallow

 

These Famous Paintings were chosen to help you become familiar with and to learn to appreciate the works of famous artists. The activities will educate you about the art of our past which will better prepare you for the understanding of the art of today.

 

Instructions:

 

First, read the story about the artist.

Next, study the view of the painting.

Then, print the study sheet/worksheet. Answer the questions.

After studying the view of the painting and completing the appropriate worksheet, be prepared to discuss the art piece in a “critique” setting in our next class period.

 

Finally, be sure to turn in your completed worksheet with your name on it to Mr. Mallow.

 

Albert Bierstadt

The Rocky Mountians

 The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt

George Henry Boughton

Pilgrams Going to Church

 

Pilgrims Going to Church by Henry Boughton

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Children’s Games

 Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder

Mary Cassatt

The Boating Party

 The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt

Cavallino

David Playing for Saul

David Playing Before Saul by Cavallino

Paul Cezanne

Apples and Oranges

 

Apples and Oranges by Cezanne

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Conversion of Paul

Conversion of Paul by Lucas the Younger Cranach

John Steuart Curry

Tornado Over Kansas

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Albrecht Durer

A Young Hare

 

A Young Hare by Albrecht Durer

Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Charles I of England

 

Charles I of England by Anthony Van Dyck

Jan Van Eyck

The Arnolfini Marriage

Betrothal of the Arnolfini by Jan Van Eyck

Juan de Flandes

Marriage Fest at Cana

Marriage Feast at Cana by Juan de Flandes

Fragonard

The Reader

 

 

The Reader by Fragonard

Gainsborough

Blue Boy

 

Blue Boy by Gainsborough

Paul Gauguin

M. Loulou

 

 

M. Loulou by Paul Gauguin

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear

 

Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh

 

 

Pieter de Hooch

The Courtyard of a House in Delft

The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch

 

 

Edward Hopper

Light at Two Lights

Light at Two Lights by Edward Hopper

 

 

Jaume Huguet

The Last Supper

The Last Supper by Jaume Huguet,

 

 

Ito Jakuchu

Tiger

Tiger by Ito Jakachu

Emanuel Leutze

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

Limbourg Bros.

Duke of Berry on a Journey

 Duke of Berry on a Journey by the Limbourg Brothers

Michelangelo

Pieta

 Pieta by Michelangelo

Jean-Francois Millet

The Angelus

The Angelus by Jean-Francois Millet

Claude Monet

Water Lilies (The Clouds)

Water Lilies (The Clouds) Claude-Oscar Monet

Grandma Moses

Beautiful World

Beautiful World by Grandma Moses

Georgia O’Keefe

Light Iris

Light Iris by Georgia O'Keeffe

Raphael

St. George and the Dragon

St. George and the Dragon by Raphael

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Syndics of the Clothmakers’ Guild

The Syndics of the Clothmaker's Guild by Rembrandt van Rijn

Remington

The Smoke Signal

The Smoke Signal by Frederic Remington

Renoir

A Girl with a Watering Can

A Girl With a Watering Can by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence by Joshua Reynolds

       

 

 

 

Diego Rivera

The Flower Carrier

 

The Flower Carrier by Diego Rivera

 

 

 

 

Norman Rockwell

The Golden Rule

 

The Golden Rule by Norman Rockwell

 

 

 

 

Henri Rousseau

Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest

Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest by Henri Rousseau

 

 

 

 

Peter Paul Rubens

Self-Portrait with Isabella Brant

 

Self-Portrait With Isabella Brant by Peter Paul Rubens

Georges Seurat

La Grande Jatte

 

 

La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

Titian

Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap

Man in a Red Cap by Titian

Diego Velazquez

Las Meninas

Las Meninas by Diego Valazquez

Jan Vermeer

The Lacemaker

The Lacemaker by Jan Vermeer

Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

James Abbot McNeill Whistler

Whistler’s Mother

Arrangement in Gray and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother by James Abbot McNeill Whistler

N.C. Wyeth

The Giant

The Giant by N.C.Wyeth

Wang Yani

Baboons

Wang Yani

Francisco Goya

Manuel Osorio de Zuniga

 

Manuel Osorio de Zuniga by Francisco Goya

 

Edward Hicks

Noah’s Ark

 

 

 

Noah by Edward Hicks

Hans Holbein the Younger

Edward VI as a Child

 Edward VI As a Child by Hans Holbein, the Younger

Winslow Homer

Sailing the Catboat

 

 

Sailing the Catboat by Winslow Homer

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