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"Joachim's Dream", Fresco, 1304-1306.
Fresco. Capella degli Scrovegni, Padua, Italy
http://www.giottodibondone.org/Joachim's-Dream-(Sogno-di-Gioacchino).html

Giotto
Italian painter, sculptor, architect
PERIOD: Early Renaissance
Early 1300's

TIDBITS:
Known as the "Father of Modern Painting"
Look for deep blue backgrounds

"The Scream", 1894, National Gallery of Oslo, Norway
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/about/pressreleases/3308421.html?page=1&c=y
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter
PERIOD or MOVEMENT: Expressionist/Symbolism
1863-1964
TIDBITS: Use the link above to find the answers to the following questions. You may need to explore further!
1.Why is the sky red in this painting?
2. Where/what is Christiania?

Here's a "Scream " Coloring Page! Try it out when you have time! Drag your recolored "Scream" to the desktop and save it as extra credit in your portfolio!

American Gothic, by
Grant Wood

Questions:

1. Who are the people in the painting?

2. Where is the scene and house located?

3. What was Wood trying to say in this painting?

4. Do you seen any repeated shapes in the painting? What?

"La Gioconda", (1479-1528)
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter, inventor, scientist
Period: Renaissance
1503-06 (150 Kb); Oil on wood, 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in); Musee du Louvre, Paris
QUESTIONS
#1: Exactly who IS Mona Lisa?

#2: Does everyone agree? If not, who else might she be?

#2: Where can the Mona Lisa be seen?

#3: How it Mona protected?

#4: Who is Vincenzo Peruggia, and what did he do?

#5: Look closely at Mona Lisa....what's missing?

BROADWAY BOOGIE WOOGIE

Broadway Boogie-Woogie is a painting by
Piet Mondrian.

Question: What is Broadway Boogie Woogie all about? What was Mondrian trying to express? Why?

TRY THE MONDRIMAT!
http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/