Art History Review

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.

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.

Jacques Louis David

1748-1825

Specialized in history paintings

Painted during the Neoclassical period

Oath of the Horatii. 1784.

Oil on canvas

10’10” x 13’11”

Louvre Museum. Paris.

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.

Pablo Picasso

1881-1973

Spanish artist

Known for his Cubist style paintings and sculptures

Founded the Cubist movement along with Georges BraqueWeeping Woman.1937.

Oil on canvas.

847 x 749 mm

Tate Collection.

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.

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.