

Spotlight Artist: Greek Sculpture - Kouros figure
Greece ca. 530 BCE Marble approx. 6’ 4” high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens Synopsis A kouros (Ancient Greek: κοῦρος,...

Spotlight Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti
One of the most important early Renaissance sculptors, Ghiberti is best known as the creator of the bronze doors of the Baptistery of...


Spotlight Artist: Egyptian- Menkaura and Queen
Egyptian Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura 2490–2472 B.C. Greywacke, with traces of red and black paint Height: 54 1/2" ...


Spotlight Artwork: Caves Paintings of Lascaux
Hall of Bulls ca. 15,000 BCE Lascaux, Dordogne, France Paint on limestone Largest bull approx. 12' long. Art Code: "Be Curious"...


Spotlight Artwork: Woman of Willendorf
c. 28,000 - 25,000 BCE from Willendorf, Austria Limestone approx. 41/4” tall Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria Synopsis (NOTE:...


Spotlight Artist: Raphael
The School of Athens Raffaello Sanzio (or Santi) da Urbino 1509-1511 Fresco Rome Read and take notes: (adapted from...


Summer 2019
Summer Assignments Art 4 students should complete the Dynamic Duo assignment. Create two projects based on the Head and Heart...


Spotlight Artist: Frida Kahlo - Latin America
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Oil on canvas 1940 Art Code: "Say something!" Synopsis Frida Kahlo de Rivera (Spanish...

Spotlight Artist: Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) - Pop Art
Campbell's Soup Cans 1962 Synthetic polymer paint on thirty-two canvases Each canvas 20 x 16" (50.8 x 40.6 cm). Overall installation...


Spotlight Artwork: Justinian and His Attendants - Byzantine Art
Mosaic from the north wall of the apse, Church of San VitaleRavenna, Italy, ca. 547 Art Code: "There is value in the work." Synopsis One...