Art Theory & Criticism: Unit 2 Activity 4

Unit 2 Activity 4: A PICTURE OF EVENTS 

Below is a collection of EVENTS and ARTISTS from 600 years of Damned Fine Colouring In

Byzantine EraBotticelliRomanesque EraInternational Gothic EraTitianThe ReformationGiottoBrueghelHugo van der GoesBrunelleschiRogier van der WeydenMatthias GrünewaldSodomaLeonardoGiorgioneMichelangeloRaphaelEl GrecoPeruginoConrad WitzBelliniPontormoDonatelloMasaccioTibaldiMessinaVeroneseGiorgio VasariHieronymusBoschLucas CranachCimabueTintorettoRossoDella FrancescaParmiaginoStephen LochnerGutenberg PressAlbrecht DürerHieronymus BoschVerrocchioCorreggioArcimboldoGhirlandaioJan van EyckLippiHolbeinPalma VecchioBronzinoGiulo RomanoMantegna

Alternatively, develop a list of designers and architects from the index of an authoritative text or historical overview.

View The Birth of Damned Fine Colouring In

Actions

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What to do

This task will require two sheets of paper at least A3 in size.

  1. SHEET ONE: Plot the time span for each artist/designer/architect, their birth and death dates and at least one key event during their life time. You may wish to attribute a particular colour for each entry. Along the base of your paper, in a line, record the correct information for every resource you use.
  2. SHEET TWO: Create a new timeline using only six of the artists/designers/architects from SHEET ONE. For each artist/designer/architect on SHEET TWO identify the key intentions or purposes for their art work. Again, along the base of your paper, in a line, record the correct information for every resource you use.

What to submit

  • Sheet one and sheet two
  • These will include approximately 300 – 500 words of your own handwriting and the reference material at the base of each sheet

Assessment

This activity will be assessed against criteria 1, 2 and 5.