Transcript Art History Review

Art History Review
Leonardo da Vinci
1452-1519
Born in Vinci, Italy
Painted during the
Renaissance
Considered a
“Renaissance Man”
Mona Lisa. c.1503.
Oil on wood
30 x 21” approx.
Louvre Museum. Paris.
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Night Watch. 1642.
Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam.
1606-1669
Known for his
dramatic use of light
and shade
Painted during the
Baroque period
Primarily a portrait
painter
Jacques Louis David
1748-1825
Specialized in history
paintings
Painted during the
Neoclassical period
Oath of the Horatii. 1784.
Oil on canvas
10’10” x 13’11”
Louvre Museum. Paris.
Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Post-Impressionist Ptr.
Expressive use of
color and forms
Starry Night. 1889.
Oil on canvas
Approx. 29 x 36 ¼ “
MOMA. NY.
Pablo Picasso
Weeping Woman.1937.
Oil on canvas.
847 x 749 mm
Tate Collection.
1881-1973
Spanish artist
Known for his Cubist
style paintings and
sculptures
Founded the Cubist
movement along with
Georges Braque
Wassily Kandinsky
1866-1944
Russian
Abstract Expressionist
painter
Emotional properties
of color, line and
shape
Sea Battle. 1913.
Oil on canvas
57 x 47”
National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.
Andy Warhol
1928-1987
American
Pop Art
Known for mass
producing images of
mass produced objects
100 Cans. Oil on canvas. 72 x 52”
Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo.