Visual Arts 10 — Art history

The Art Smackdown...

...is a way for people to get to know major works of art, the stories behind them, and the questions we ask when we look at art. It is Art History, but it is also intended to be entertaining.

It has been drawn together thanks to the input of Michelle Bruce, Robin Jensen, and the tremendous Alison West.

Topics

  1. The ancient world
  2. Medieval art
  3. Renaissance art
  4. Baroque art
  5. Romantic and Neoclassical art
  6. 19th century masters
  7. Impressionism/Post-impressionism
  8. Expressionism
  9. Abstraction
  10. Surrealism
  11. Modernism
  12. Dada
  13. Pop

Support Materials and Handouts

Art Smackdown - Classroom reference posters
Handout: Art Smackdown - Classroom reference posters [pdf]
Art Smackdown - Reference sheet and thumbnails
Handout: Art Smackdown - Reference sheet and thumbnails [pdf]
Art Smackdown - Flash cards
Handout: Art Smackdown - Flash cards [pdf]
Art Smackdown - Review #1
Presentation: Art Smackdown - Review #1 [ppt]
Art Smackdown - Ambassadors analysis
Handout: Art Smackdown - Ambassadors analysis [pdf] source: link
Art history thumbnail exercise booklet
Handout: Art history thumbnail exercise booklet [pdf] source [publisher]
Art Analysis: Observing the Arnolfini Portrait - adapted
Presentation: Art Analysis: Observing the Arnolfini Portrait - adapted
Art Analysis: Observing the Arnolfini Portrait - unadapted
Presentation: Art Analysis: Observing the Arnolfini Portrait - unadapted
Analysis: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte
Handout: Analysis: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte [pdf] source [docx]
Guernica analysis
Handout: Guernica analysis [pdf] source: link

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