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2015-2017 Art Contest List
RenaissanceJan van Eyck The Annunciation c. 1434-36Sano di Pietro Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, Saint
Bartholomew, and Four Angels c. 1460s/70sPietro Perugino Portrait of Lorenzo di Credi 1488Titian Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos c. 1547Jacopo Bassano The Adoration of the Magi after 1555Giovanni Battista Moroni “Titian’s Schoolmaster” c. 1575
BaroquePieter Claesz Still Life with Peacock Pie 1627Georges de La Tour The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs c. 1630-34Diego Velázquez Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberana c. 1631-33Nicolas Poussin The Sacrament of Ordination (Christ Presenting the
Keys to Saint Peter) c. 1636-40Bernardo Strozzi Queen Berenice of Egypt c. 1640Jan van Goyen View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse Kil 1644Paulus Potter A Farrier’s Shop 1648Abraham Mignon A Hanging Bouquet of Flowers prob. 1665-70Jan van der Heyden View Down a Dutch Canal c. 1670Rosalba Carriera Painting 1730s
ModernJohann Zoffany The Lavie Children c. 1770Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Portrait of Francisco Sabatini 1775-79Thomas Gainsborough Seashore with Fishermen c. 1781-82Charles Willson Peale Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of Rachel c. 1782-85Jacques-Louis David The Anger of Achilles 1819Robert S. Duncanson Still Life with Fruit and Nuts 1848Frederic Edwin Church Cotopaxi 1855Edouard Manet The Toilers of the Sea 1873Alfred Sisley The Banks of the Oise 1877/78Eva Gonzalès Nanny and Child 1877/78John Haberle Can You Break a Five? 1888Georges Seurat Young Woman Powdering Herself 1889Vincent van Gogh Green Wheat Fields, Auvers 1890Paul Gauguin Portrait of the Artist with the Idol c. 1893
Twentieth CenturyFrederic S. Remington The Old Stage-Coach of the Plains 1901Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Moonrise: Soldier and Maiden 1905Othon Friesz The Regatta at Antwerp 1906Morton Schamberg Figure 1913William Herbert Dunton Winter Camp of the Sioux c. 1916Marc Chagall Dream Village 1929Thomas Hart Benton Romance 1931-32Michael Frary Row Boat 1959Dorothy Alden Morang Urban Nocturne 1963Byron Kim Synecdoche 1998
Art Elements by Example
Color
Bright / rich van Eyck - The AnnunciationNeutral Remington - The Old Stage-Coach of the PlainsWarm / cool Dunton - Winter Camp of the Sioux
Sisley - The Banks of the OiseComplementary Schamberg - Figure
Light
Source Kirchner - Moonlight: Soldier and MaidenMood Strozzi - Queen Berenice of EgyptLight and shadow Velázquez - Portrait of Don Pedro de BarberanaLight and dark areas of canvas Potter - A Farrier’s Shop
Line
Drawn David - The Anger of AchillesComposed Seurat - Young Woman Powdering HerselfDirectional van der Heyden - View Down a Dutch Canal
Texture
In the painting Peale - Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of RachelOn the canvas van Gogh - Green Wheat Fields, Auvers
Contrast
Color Chagall - Dream VillageLine Morang - Urban NocturneTexture Claesz - Still Life with Peacock Pie
Perspective
Distance Church - CotopaxiDepth Duncanson - Still Life with Fruit and Nuts
Rhythm
Color Mignon - A Hanging Bouquet of FlowersLine Titian - Saint John the Evangelist on PatmosShapes Friesz - The Regatta at Antwerp
A Thumbnail Sketch of Art HistoryRenaissance (1400-1600)
ArtBright, pure colors (often primary)Formal compositionsFormal subjects: history and legend (many religious themes), portraits (important people)Development of oil painting
GeneralRebirth of classical learningInvention of the printing pressBusy commerce, growth of middle class
Baroque (1600-1750)
ArtComposition still formal, attention to detailStrong sense of movement and emotionStrong contrasts between light and dark areas of canvasOriginal art in ordinary householdsGenre, still life, and landscape become popular subjectsStyles / movements - Rococo (late in period)
GeneralRise of ProtestantismScientific discoveries: knowing the real world
Modern (1750-1900)
ArtLess formal, more realistic compositionsOrdinary, everyday subjectsPainting moves outdoorsStyles / movements - Neoclassism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Pointillism
GeneralPolitical and industrial revolutions
Twentieth Century (1900-2000)
ArtAnything goes!Enormous varietyArt as emotionStyles / movements - Fauvism, Cubism, abstract
GeneralTwo World WarsVast scientific and social change
Sample Test QuestionsART ELEMENTS SECTION
Grades 4-6
1. Which of these works was createdusing watercolors?a. Saint John the Evangelist on
Patmosb. Paintingc. Row Boatd. none of the above
2. In View Down a Dutch Canal, a
line leads viewers’ eyes into thedistance.
3. Nanny and Child would be consideredaa. group portrait.b. genre scene.c. landscape.d. history and legend painting.
4. To help create a dramatic mood inQueen Berenice of Egypt, the artistused a contrast of
.
5. A symbol in The Annunciation whichrepresents the Holy Spirit isa. Mary’s blue robe.b. beams of light.c. lilies.d. a dove.
True/False
6. Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberanawas painted at approximately life size.
7. Realistic detail is less important in CanYou Break a Five? than in TheRegatta at Antwerp.
8. An object looks white if it reflects allthe light that hits it.
Grades 7-8
9. The colors red and green are called .
10. Which of these techniques ofperspective is least important in thecomposition of Cotopaxi? a. paler colors in the backgroundb. smaller objects in the distancec. warm colors in the foregroundd. less detail in distant objects
11. Young Woman Powdering Herself wascreated with on .
12. Landscape is used mainly as abackground in a. The Sacrament of Ordination (Christ
Presenting the Keys to Saint Peter).b. Seashore with Fishermen.c. The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs.d. none of the above
13. The arches of the windows in TheAnnunciation provide an example of anartist’s use ofa. texture.b. rhythm.c. light.d. contrast.
True/False
14. Rosalba Carriera’s Painting is a self-portrait of the artist.
15. Basing a painting’s composition on atriangle or pyramid shape gives thework formal balance.
16. Moonlight and lamplight provide anexample of contrast in The Old Stage-Coach of the Plains.
Answer Key
4-6
1. c2. diagonal3. b4. light and dark5. d6. T7. F8. T
7-8
9. complemen-tary
10. c11. oil / wood
panel12. a13. b14. F15. T16. T
Sample Test QuestionsART HISTORY SECTION
Grades 4-6
17. Robert S. Duncanson is most famousfor creatinga. genre scenes.b. landscapes.c. portraits.d. still lifes.
18. The Anger of Achilles was painted in astyle known as
.
19. Which of these works was createdduring the Baroque period of arthistory?a. Portrait of Lorenzo di Credib. Cotopaxic. A Farrier’s Shopd. all of the above
20. What was the nationality of the artistEdouard Manet?
21. Michael Frary worked for most of hiscareer ina. Texas.b. New Mexico.c. California.d. New York.
True/False
22. Van Gogh and Gauguin were friendswho painted together.
23. The Rococo style of paintingdeveloped in France.
24. The Banks of the Oise was painted atan earlier time than View of Dordrechtfrom the Dordtse Kil was.
Grades 7-8
25. was an artteacher for Eva Gonzàles.
26. Which of these portraits was createdfirst?a. Self-Portrait with Angelica and
Portrait of Rachelb. Portrait of Don Pedro de Barberanac. Portrait of the Artist with the Idold. Portrait of Francisco Sabatini
27. One development that occurred duringthe Renaissance wasa. popularity of genre subjects.b. invention of an airtight tube to hold
oil paint.c. methods of showing perspective.d. an abstract style that made objects
unrecognizable.
28. Alfred Sisley was one of the originalmembers of the group that developedthe style of painting.
29. Which of these still lifes was painted bya German artist?a. Still Life with Peacock Pieb. Can You Break a Five?c. Still Life with Fruit and Nutsd. none of the above
True/False
30. Jacques-Louis David painted in theRococo style.
31. Thomas Gainsborough was appointedofficial painter to the King of France.
32. Frederic Remington was a sculptor andwriter as well as a painter.
Answer Key
4-6
33. b34. Neoclassic-
ism35. c36. French37. a38. T39. T40. F
7-8
41. Manet42. b43. c44. Impression-
ist45. d46. F47. F48. T
2015-2017 Art Contest Museum List
Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Fort Worth3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107
John Haberle Can You Break a Five?Frederic Remington The Old Stage-Coach of the PlainsMorton Livingston Schamberg Figure
El Paso Museum of ArtOne Arts Festival Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901
Sano di Pietro Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, SaintBartholomew, and Four Angels
Bernardo Strozzi Queen Berenice of Egypt
The Grace Museum of Art102 Cypress, Abilene, TX 79601
Michael Frary Row Boat
International Museum of Art and Science - McAllen1900 Nolana, McAllen, Texas 78504
Dorothy Alden Morang Urban Nocturne
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art - UT Austin200 E. Martin Luther King Blvd., Austin, Texas 78712
Thomas Hart Benton RomanceByron Kim Synecdoche
Kimbell Art Museum3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107
Jacopo Bassano The Adoration of the MagiGeorges de La Tour The Cheat with the Ace of ClubsDiego Velázquez Portrait of Don Pedro de BarberanaNicolas Poussin The Sacrament of Ordination (Christ Presenting the
Keys to Saint Peter)Jacques-Louis David The Anger of Achilles
McNay Museum of Art - San Antonio6000 North New Braunfels, San Antonio, Texas, 78209
Paul Gauguin Portrait of the Artist with the IdolMarc Chagall Dream Village
Meadows Museum - Southern Methodist University5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX 75275
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Portrait of Francisco Sabatini
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston5101 Montrose, Houston, Texas 77006
Charles Willson Peale Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of RachelFrederic Edwin Church CotopaxiEdouard Manet The Toilers of the SeaGeorges Seurat Young Woman Powdering HerselfErnst Ludwig Kirchner Moonrise: Soldier and MaidenOthon Friesz The Regatta at Antwerp
National Gallery of Art - Washington, D.C.Sixth Street and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. 20565
Jan van Eyck The AnnunciationPietro Perugino Portrait of Lorenzo di CrediTitian Saint John the Evangelist on PatmosGiovanni Battista Moroni “Titian’s Schoolmaster”Pieter Claesz Still Life with Peacock PieJan van Goyen View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse KilPaulus Potter A Farrier’s ShopAbraham Mignon A Hanging Bouquet of FlowersJan van der Heyden View Down a Dutch CanalRosalba Carriera PaintingJohann Zoffany The Lavie ChildrenThomas Gainsborough Seashore with FishermenRobert S. Duncanson Still Life with Fruit and NutsAlfred Sisley The Banks of the OiseEva Gonzalès Nanny and ChildVincent van Gogh Green Wheat Fields, Auvers
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum - Canyon2503 Fourth Ave., Canyon, Texas, 79016
William Herbert Dunton Winter Camp of the Sioux
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