Lesson 7: The Impressionist Movement Pages 38-43
The Impressionist Movement Late 1800 s Founded by Claude Monet Artist captured his impressions of a scene Ready-mixed paint & portable easels Impression: Sunrise Claude Monet
Claude Monet Gave Impressionism its name Plein-air painting Effect of light on the subject Painted many pictures in a series Known for waterlily pictures Claude Monet, self-portrait, 1886
Claude Monet Haystacks Cathedral at Rouen
Water Lily Pond Claude Monet Monet s garden at Giverny was a great source of inspiration for his paintings. J
Blue Waterlilies
Waterlilies Claude Monet J L Orangerie, Paris
Who would you prefer paint your portrait, Leonardo da Vinci or Monet?
Pierre-August Renoir 1841-1919 Began career as a porcelain painter Worked with Monet, Pisarro, Cezanne Joyous scenes in dappled sunlight Luncheon of the Boating Party Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
August Renoir J Girl with a Watering Can Girl with a Hoop
Luncheon of the Boating Party August Renoir J
Edgar Degas 1834-1917 Never considered himself to be an Impressionist Famous for paintings of ballet dancers Also sculpted Only French Impressionist to create paintings in the US Dancers in Pink
J The Dance Class Edgar Degas
If money were no object, would you rather buy a Degas painting or a Jan Van Eyck painting?
J Berthe Morisot 1841-1895 French female artist Given art lessons by Corot, famous French landscape painter The Cradle Berthe s sister with her 2 nd child in 1871 The Cradle
James MacNeill Whistler 1834-1903 American born, but spent much of his boyhood in Russia Named his art work as if they were musical compositions Symphony in White No. 1 Symphony in White No. 2 His painting known as Whistler s Mother is the 2 nd most famous painting in the world
Arrangement in Black and Grey, No. 1 James MacNeill Whistler J Musee d Orsay, Paris
American female Impressionist Encouraged by Philadelphia artist, Thomas Eakins Mothers with children provided the theme for many of her works Mary Cassatt 1844-1926 A Ride in a Rowing Boat
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Mary Cassatt
J Sleepy Baby Mary Cassatt Dallas Museum of Art The Bath, Mary Cassatt
Noted African- American Impressionist Encouraged by Thomas Eakins Studied in Paris during the 1880 s The Banjo Lesson Christ & His Mother Studying the Scriptures Henry O. Tanner Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures, Dallas Museum of Art J
The Banjo Lesson Henry O.Tanner
Auguste Rodin Impressionist sculptor Works left unfinished The Thinker
REVIEW QUESTION #1: What is the title and who is the English artist who painted this work? J
The Hay Wain John Constable J
REVIEW QUESTION #2: Name the title and the creator of this painting by a French Romantic artist.
Eugene Delacroix Massacre at Chios The Louvre, Paris
REVIEW QUESTION #3: What is the title of this painting and which figure represents Jesus?
J Jesus The Calling of St. Matthew (by Caravaggio)
REVIEW QUESTION #4: What is the title of this painting and who is its Spanish Baroque artist?
J The Waterseller of Seville Diego Velasquez
Review Question #5: What is the title of this painting by a French Romantic artist? Name the artist.
Eugene Delacroix Liberty Leading Her People J The Louvre, Paris
REVIEW QUESTION #6: What is the title of this painting by a Mannerist artist? J And who was the artist?
The Burial of Count Orgaz, 1586 J El Greco Toledo, Spain
REVIEW QUESTION #7: What is the name of this group portrait? What is the name of the Dutch Baroque artist who created it? J
The Night Watch Rembrandt van Rijn J
REVIEW QUESTION #8: Which Impressionist artist was known for his paintings of waterlilies?
Claude Monet
REVIEW QUESTION #9: Which Mannerist painted this mythological scene? And what is the title of this work?
J Titian Bacchus and Ariadne
REVIEW QUESTION #10: What is the name of the American artist who was known for naming his paintings as if they were pieces of music? J
Arrangement in Black and Grey, No. 1 James MacNeill Whistler J Musee d Orsay, Paris
REVIEW QUESTION #11: Which of these two paintings of the Last Supper was done by the Mannerist, Tintoretto? J J A B
REVIEW QUESTION #11: Which of these two paintings of the Last Supper was done by the Mannerist, Tintoretto? J A
J REVIEW QUESTION #12: Who painted The Arnolfini Marriage?
Jan van Eyck J
REVIEW QUESTION #13: What is the title of this painting? And who is the artist?
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews Thomas Gainsborough J Combination of a double portrait and a landscape painting
J REVIEW QUESTION #14: Name the artist and the painting title:
J King Henry VIII Hans Holbein the Younger
REVIEW QUESTION #15: J Name the title of this painting and its artist.
J The Swing Fragonard
REVIEW QUESTION #16: What is the title of this painting and who is the artist? J
Honore Daumier J Third Class Carriage
REVIEW QUESTION #17: J What is the name of this painting by a Dutch Baroque artist? And what was the artist s name?
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter J Jan Vermeer
REVIEW QUESTION #18: Who painted this fresco and what is its title? J
ANSWER: Raphael The School of Athens J
REVIEW QUESTION #19: Name the artist and the title of this painting. J
The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli J
REVIEW QUESTION #19: Which artist was the founder of the Impressionist Movement? Haystacks Impression: Sunrise
Claude Monet - the founder of the Impressionist Movement Haystacks Impression: Sunrise