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ItaloByzantine
Title
MadonnaandChildwithSaintJohn
theBaptistandSaintPeter
Sketch
Date
1290
Artist
Cimabue
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Thespaceinthisworkisvery
shallowandnotproportional.The
workisveryflatwithlittledepth.
CharacteristicGoldhalosof
ByzantineArt.
EarlyRenaissance
Materials
Temperaonpanel
Facesaremoreclassicallydepicted,
yettherestoftheworkretains
Byzantinecharacteristics.
Title
TheMadonnaofHumility
Date
1424
Artist
Masaccio
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Classicalsubjectmatterwith
Christiansymbolism.Maryandthe
babyJesusareshowinrealistic
terms,notidealizedatall.
SpecificallyshowninbodyofJesus.
Materials
Temperaonpanel
Asenseofdepthiscreatedusing
perspective.Masaccioalso
experimentswithlightinthiswork.
Sketch
HighRenaissance
Title
TheSmallCowpowerMadonna
Sketch
Date
1505
Artist
Raphael
oilonpanel
Materials
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis Threedimensionalcharacteristics,
style?
workhasadefinitelightsource
Thenaturalisticrepresentationsof (natural).Verybalancedwork.
MaryandJesusappearvery
confidentandnotidealized.Depth
andspacinghasbeenperfected
throughlinearperspective.
Mannerism
Title
TheHolyFamily
Sketch
Date
1528
Artist
Bronzino
Materials
oilonpanel
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis Clashingredandgreencolor.Workis
style?
notbalancedorsymmetricalinany
Usesaclassicaltheme,yetthe
way.
bodiesaretwistingandelongated,
notrealisticatall.Fullofaction,
highlyemotionalfacial
expressions.
Title
PortraitofaGentlemanwithaTall
HatandGloves
Date
1658
Baroque
Artist
RembrandtvanRijn
Materials
oiloncanvas
Sketch
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Theworkhasthetypicalspotlight
effectofRembrandt,creatinga
contrastbetweenthelightandthe
dark,leadingtoadramatic
depiction.
Thelighteffectoftenebrismis
present.Theformofthemanisvery
realisticaswell.
Rococo
Title
TheSwing
Sketch
Date
1775
Artist
JeanHonoreFragonard
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Theworkcontainsalotofenergy.
Thelandscapeisverylushand
green,whilethepeopleare
dressedornatelyy.Thesubject
matterisverylightandplayful.
Neoclassical
Materials
oiloncanvas
Thecolorsaremorelightandthe
brushstrokesarecurvedandnot
straight.
Title
TheEmperorNapoleoninHisStudy
attheTuileries
Sketch
Date
1812
Artist
JacquesLouisDavid
Materials
oiloncanvas
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Formisverysculptedandclassical.
Depthisveryshallowdueto
enclosedsetting.Coolcolorssuch
astheredandblue.
Propagandaconnotations.Poseand
settingbringsclassicalthemesback
intothepresentday.Verylinear
compositioninbackground.
Romantic
Title
ArabsSkirmishingintheMountains
Date
1863
Sketch
Artist
Delacroix
Howdoestheworkexemplifythis
style?
Exotic,energeticbattlescene.
Violentsubjectmatterappealsto
emotions.Dramathatgoesagainst
classicalideals.Brightcolorssuch
asgreen,blue,andred.Twisting
andtumultuousmotions.
Materials
OilonCanvas