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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