PRELIM 04 - Artists and Artisans Flashcards
Is one of the world’s greatest thinkers and philosophers
Leonardo da Vinci
Year when Leonardo went to the court of Ludovico Sforza in Milan, where he stayed for 16 years
1482
An artist of exceptional talent who is influenced by impressionist painters ofthe period
Vincent Willem Van Gogh
An Italian renaissance sculptor, painter, poet, and architect
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
The primary inspiration for the new art movement of impressionism
Oscar Claude Monet
Born in Malaga, Spain in 1881 to a conventional artistic family; he displayed a talent for painting and began displaying his work from the age of 14
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th century symbolism
Edvard Munch
7 artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man, Lady with an Ermine, Annunciation, St. John the Baptist, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
5 artworks by Vincent Willem Van Gogh
Straw Harvest, Caffe Terrace at Night, Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, Irises
5 artworks by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
The Creation of Adam, Pieta, The Sistine Chapel, Madonna of Bruges, Angel
5 artworks by Oscar Claude Monet
Haystacks, The Willows, The Artist’s Garden at Giverny, The Water Lily Pod, The Poppy Field
4 artworks by Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Le Reve, The Old Guitarist, The Weeping Woman, Guernica
3 artworks by Edvard Munch
The Scream, Anxiety, Separation
Focuses on creating aesthetically pleasing works
Artists
Focuses on accessorizing and functionality more than aesthetics
Artisans
Located just north of Venice is the island of Murano, one of the best places in the world to see the art of glass blowing
Glass Blowers - Murano, Italy
Following the teachings of their forefathers, workers reply a variety of materials
Knife Makers - Tibet, China
Traditionally made from rosewood, sycamore, cypress, and spruce
Flamenco Guitar Luthiers - Madrid, Spain
Intricately carving the stone into decorative forms, the treasures were passed down through the generations
Jape Lapidaries - Hokitika, New Zealand
Dug up in Southern China, archaeologists determined that the oldest fragments of pottery dated back some 20,000 years
Azulejo Tile Makers - Lisbon, Portugal
Textile weaver; Tiboli
Lang Dulay
Textile Weaver; Ilocano
Magdalena Gamayo
Metalsmith; Kapampangan
Eduardo Mutuc
Casque maker; Ilocano
Teofilo Garcia