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Image |
Period |
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Commentary |
Seurat |
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Impressionism |
1884 |
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Seurat uses pointillism in this piece. He focused mostly on the landscape and spent two years on the piece. Oil on Canvas |
Van Gogh |
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post Impressionism |
1885 |
The Potatoe Eaters. Oil on canvas. Very dark with just enough light to see what is going on. |
Giotto |
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Renaissance |
1305 |
This painting has a lot of detail. The faces show a lot of expression and you can see the weeping. The angels surrounding Christ draw you attention to Him. |
Watteau |
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Rococo |
1716-1717 |
The Perspective. It is oil on canvas. Very dark and detailed. The house in the back isvery detailed relative to its distance and it is very centered. |
Poussin |
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Neo-Classical |
1633-1636 |
The Adoration of the Golden Calf. This oil on canvas is also extremely detailed. You can see the texture in the clothing and the hair of thosse surrounding. |
unknown |
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Cave Paintings |
15,000 BC |
The horse is extremely simple with little color. Before modern paints. This pictures depicted stories. |
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