greek art

Greece has a rich artistic history that spans some 5000 years, it started in the Cycladic and Minoan prehistoric civilization. It gave birth to western classical art, in took influence from Eastern civilizations engulfed Italian and European ideas during the Romanticism period and the new orthodox Christianity religion in the Byzantine era. Greek art has four main forms: architecture, sculpture, painting, and pottery.There are 3 scholarly distinctions of ancient Greek art: archaic, classical, and Hellenistic.

Art Movement (Renaissance) Quiz

1.)  What does the word, "Renaissance", mean?

Rebirth

2.)  True or False?  The Renaissance was from the 13th - 18th Century?

False. 14th - 17th Century

3.)  What was the most outstanding work of the Renaissance?

St. Peter's Basilica

4.)  Florence Cathedral contains how many bricks?

4 million bricks

5.)  Virgin Child with Saints and Doner is who's work from the Renaissance?

Gerard David

Monet and Michelangelo Quiz

1.Claude Monet is recognized as the founder of French Impressionist paintings.

2.Impressionism - a style of painting that started in France during the 1860’s.

3.After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, what country did Monet take refugee in?

a) England b) Germany c) France d) Norway

4.Where are Monet’s Wheatstacks and Lilies located today? A: The Art Institute of Chicago
5.Who are the women in Women in the Garden modeled after?
A: Camille Doncieux.

6.When did Michelangelo finish Last Judgment?

a) 1555 b)1514 c) 1541 d) 1451

7.Who asked Michelangelo to decorate the Sistine Chapel? A: Julius

8.What was the high point of Michelangelo's early style?

a) David b) Sistine Chapel c) Pieta d) Last Judgment

9.Who did he apprentice under when he was thirteen? A: Domenico Ghirlandaio

10.True or false: Michelangelo was only a sculptor, he did no other art forms. A: False

Global Warming by JoAnna Valdiviezo

It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do my diorama on, until I realized how truly disturbed I feel when I walk outside, or sit in the car, and start sweating, thinking to myself that the temperature is only going to get higher every year, due to our selfish actions. The effects of global warming are being f

elt now more than ever, not only does it cause extreme weather, but it is also destroying many animals' habitats and causing their extinction.

My diorama/microwave has the planet Earth cooking inside (melting glaciers included).