Monday 9/10/2012

The Hunters in the Snow Pieter Bruegel 1565 Northern Renaissance

What can we learn about life in 16th century Northern Europe from looking at this image? What kinds of activities do you see taking place when you examine this work of art?

Tuesday 9/11/2012

Oath of the Horatii Jaques Louis David 1784 Neoclassical

What meaning or purpose do you think the artist is trying to get across to us in this work of art? Based on what you see, what can you infer about the story of this image?

Wednesday 9/12/2012The Annunciation Carlo Crivelli 1486 Renaissance

What event is being depicted in this image? How has the artist tried to visualize this event in a manner that the viewer can understand? Finally, what details seem to be odd or out of place in this image?

Thursday 9/13/2012

The Little Fourteen Year Old Dancer

Edgar Degas 1881

Impressionism

When you look at this sculpture, what details stand out as unique or specific to the subject? What do these details reveal to us about the interests of the artist?

Friday 9/14/2012

The Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough 1770

Rococo

When you look at this image, what is your first impression of the character of the gentleman being depicted? What personality traits would you ascribe to this person? Why do you think you get this impression of the subject?