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Students in grades 3 and 4 build on prior knowledge by exploring through works of art texture, styles and techniques,
and colour.
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| Portrait of Mona Lisa (1479-1528), also known as La Gioconda |
Leonardo DaVinci
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15 1452. Da
Vinci would later be known not only as a painter but also a draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer. When he was about 15 his father apprenticed
him to the renowned workshop of Andrea del Verrochio in Florence. Even as an apprentice, Leonardo demonstrated his
colossal talent. In search of new challenges and prosperity, he entered the service of the Duke of Milan in 1482, abandoning
his first commission in Florence, "The Adoration of the Magi".
He spent 17 years in Milan, leaving only after Duke Ludovico
Sforza's fall from power in 1499. It was during these years that Leonardo hit his stride, reaching new heights of scientific
and artistic achievement. From 1485 to 1490, Leonardo produced a studies on loads of subjects, including nature, flying machines,
geometry, mechanics, municipal construction, canals and architecture.The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are among the most widely popular and influential
paintings of the Renaissance. Much of his work and techniques were rooted in
scientific discovery. From 1513 to 1516, he worked in Rome, maintaining a workshop and undertaking a variety of projects for
the Pope. Leonardo died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France.
| Other work by Da Vinci |
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| The Last Supper, 1497 |
Da Vinci's artwork is a great resource to explore Renaissance art with students. Specific elements to explore
would include colour, line, and form in relationship to Da Vinci's work. As well, Da Vinci's versatility as an artist
provides work in various mediums of art including painting and sculpture as well as the ability to create lessons that are
interdisplinary such as an art-science lesson, art-math lesson, or perhaps an art-history lesson.
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Other Artists to look at...
http://www.tomthomson.org/groupseven/ This link is a great resource if you wish to further explore the Group of Seven
Group of Seven
In 1920, J.E.H. MacDonald,
Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Franklin Carmichael, F.H. Varley and Frank ohnston officially
formed this now famous group. This truly Canadian art movement was started, not
by professional painters, but by a loose association of acquaintances who traveled north from Toronto
on their vacations to paint and relax. The public and artists themselves preferred the softer, mistier and tamer landscapes
of the old world. Most Canadian artists studied abroad and continued their work here, usually after the manner of the Barbizon and Dutch schools. They painted scenes of cows and trees in
the best academic tradition with lots of detail and dark brown coloring.
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| By Lauren Harris, 1885-1970 |
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| By Franklin Carmichael, 1890-1945 |
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