Title: Arnolfini

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Title Arnolfini His Wife, 1434Artist Jan
Van Eyck
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Key Points to Note

• Mirror (reflects the couple and the artist)
• Signature above mirror says, Jan Van Eyck was
  here, 1434

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• Marriage theme Patron Saint of Childbirth is on
  the bed post
• The dog is a traditional
• symbol of faithfulness.

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Title Mona Lisa, 1506 Artist Leonardo Da Vinci
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Key points to note

• Da Vinci kept records of all his models but there
  was no record of Mona Lisa.

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• Some believe that this was a self-portrait of the
  artist as a woman and he painted this as a joke.
• Has not been proven.
• http//library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/link2.htm
  

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Artist Vincent Van Gogh Title Self-Portrait
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Key points to Note

• Painted himself when he had little money to pay
  models to pose.
• Has a large collection of Self-Portraits.

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Frida Kahlo Title Self-Portrait 1940
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Key points to note

• Didnt feel the need to flatter herself, she
  painted what she saw, eyebrows and all.
• Much of her work portrays her Mexican culture.

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• Kahlo had a difficult life. (polio, bus accident,
  lost a child)
• While recovering from her bus accident she had a
  special easel made so she could paint lying on
  her back.

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Artist Chuck Close
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Key points to note
Work is based on a grid system. After
suffering in his spinal column he couldnt move
his arms or legs. Began painting with his brush
between his teeth. Used the pointillism technique
a lot because of his small range of motion.
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Facial Expressions
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Edvard Munch

• The Scream

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Francis Bacon

• Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent
  X 1953

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Paul Serusier

• 1890

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