Art History Review

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Art History Review
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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.
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Rembrandt van Rijn

• 1606-1669
• Known for his dramatic use of light and shade
• Painted during the Baroque period
• Primarily a portrait painter

The Night Watch. 1642. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam.
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Jacques Louis David

• 1748-1825
• Specialized in history paintings
• Painted during the Neoclassical period

Oath of the Horatii. 1784. Oil on canvas 1010 x
1311 Louvre Museum. Paris.
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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.
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Pablo Picasso

• 1881-1973
• Spanish artist
• Known for his Cubist style paintings and
  sculptures
• Founded the Cubist movement along with Georges
  Braque

Weeping Woman.1937. Oil on canvas. 847 x 749
mm Tate Collection.
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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.
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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.