Renaissance Portraits...Women

Visit the National Gallery of Art website to read the article/look at the images from a past exhibition about Virtue & Beauty...Renaissance Portraits of Women.

Note:
What traits do they share?
Patronage?
Original Location?
Artists...male or female? Does gender matter when painting portraits?

Birth of Venus...Background

Botticelli's Birth of Venus is said to be based off a poem of the same title by Poliziano. Read the poem to discover for yourself the link that exists between the two. Botticelli is unique for the era, painting mythological subjects rather than Biblical scenes or portraits.

Turnitin.com Discussion

Look to turnitin.com for the written response prompt due 3-3-10:

Read the article about Dolley Madison from the Smithsonian Magazine's March 2010 Issue.

Read the article Titled Spirits in the Sand from the March 2010 National Geographic Magazine.

February Comes to a close

Friday 2-26 we will have a quiz on Flowers/Symbolism and Saints and their attributes (Matching format...about 20 questions). We will complete the Florence video Friday and start chapter 21 PPT if time...if not FFD!

Monday (3-1-10) you will get your tests back.

Tuesday 3-2-10 Have read chapter 22 and completed workbook questions. There will be a brief reading quiz.

Wednesday 3-3-10 respond to turnitin.com discussion

Thursday 3-4-10 MPC

Friday 3-5-10 FFD

Each day next week we will look at PPTs of images from chapters 21 and 22. The test is 3-9-10. the Museum Catalog rubric will be posted by 3-1-10.

Don't forget February Bonus Opportunities

WED 2-24-10 Teen Art Cafe at 6 pm San Diego Museum of Art
SAT 2-27-10 Guest Lecture Series at 2 pm (duration 1-1.5 hours)

Details in an earlier blog post

Upcoming Assignments...a few changes

Friday 2-19 we'll finish discussing chapter 20. Chapter 21 is due...there may be a short quiz.

Monday's test will cover 19, 20 and presentations that were given. One presentation in yet to come...hold off on that portion of the Museum Catalog.

Tuesday 2-23 see blog post re: Gilbert Stuart. If we have not gotten to the MP Card from today (due to fire drill) we will on Tuesday along with the Gilbert Stuart.

Wednesday 2-24 we will NOT have chapter 22 due.
Thursday 2-25 MPC
Friday 2-26 quiz on flowers/symbolism and saints/attributes (10-20 matching format)
Tuesday 3-2 Read/Workbook chapter 22
Thursday 3-4 MPC
Tuesday 3-9 Test 21,22 (MC also)
Thursday 3-11 Read/wkbk/quiz 23

News of note

The ORIGINAL Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington is up for auction.

Read the USA Today Article.

For Tuesday...follow up. Look at the other Gilbert Stuart portraits of American Presidents. Look at them from teh "Cornflakes Make rotten Fudge Popsicles" Eye. Who was the patron? How was the sitter displayed for eternity? We will discuss in class.

Your presentations

After tomorrow's presenters...everyone will be done. Your papers will be returned to you and grades posted by the end of the week.

Monday 2-22-10 we'll have a test on chapters 19-20 and the presentations

You will have a presentation about an artist and an architect this semester.

Updates

Tomorrow we will study the first Masterpiece Card and have student presentations. Friday we will have our first FFD of the semester (Abstract Expressionism).

Upcoming FEBRUARY Due Dates...NOTE a bit of a schedule change
2-11-10 Masterpiece Card
2-18-10 Masterpiece Card
2-19-10 Chapter 21 read/wkbk/quiz assignment

workbook page/#
33 all
34 #2 - end of page...continues on top of 35
35 #7
36 #12-13
38 #22
39 #1
41 #3


2/22/10 TEST 1 and Museum catalog...rubric attached to website (Museum Catalogs 2009-2010 Page)

2-24-10 Chapter 22 read/workbook/quiz...assignment

workbook page/#
46 1#1-3
47 #5,7
48 #11,12
50 #26
51 #29-30
52 #36
54 #1


2-25-10 Masterpiece Card

2-26-10 Quiz...Flower Symbolism and Saints and their attributes

Bonus Opportunities for this Semester...

at San Diego Museum of Art...

Guidelines:
Always turn in admission tickets, notes and any artwork you make
Bonus is an EXTRA...you MUST have all work completed PRIOR to the activity for the bouns to count.
Bonus points listed are the maximum possible...you have the chance to earn UP to that total of points.

February:
1. Teen Art Cafe Wednesday 2-24-10 @ 6 pm (FREE) Includes refreshments and art making questions...contact teencafe@sdmart.org (15 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series Saturday 2-27-10 at 2 pm ($7.00 students)(Topic African Art)(15 points)

March:
1. From Art History to Art Making 3-13-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) (Speaker. Exhibition tour and art making). Tickets must be purchased PRIOR to the event either at museum or through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000)
2. Target Free Family Day 3-20-10 Saturday 11-3. Free admission to museum. Art activities, demonstrations and tours. (10 points)
3. Seldom Seen: Nun's Shield Thursday 3-25-10 @ 7 pm in Boardroom ($5.00) Nun's Shield's (popular in 17th-19th Centuries) taken out of vault and put on display/explained. (20 points)

April:
1. Family Drop in Day 4-18-10 Sunday 1-3 pm (Free after Museum Admission). Tours and art making. (10 points)
2. Teen Art Cafe 4-21-10 Wednesday at 6 pm. Theme: Constructing Abstraction with Wood (15 points)
3. Seldom Seen 4-22-10 Thursday at 7 pm ($5.00). Salvador Dali's The Three Graces (15 points)
4. Art in Context 4-24-10 Saturday at 2 pm (Free After Museum Admission). Art historical tour of exhibition of the work of Torres-Garcia. (10 points)
5. Guest Lecture Series: Naman Ahuja 4-28-10 Thursday @ 7 pm ($7.00 Students). Subject " New Discoveries of Ancient Terracotta Sculptures from Eastern India" (10 points)

May:
1. From Art History to Art Making. 5-8-10 Saturday 1-3 pm ($10.00 students) Subject: Mannerism. Tickets required...museum or Ticketmaster. (20 points)
2. Guest Lecture Series 5-13-10 7pm ($7.00 students) Speaker:Alexei Leporc discusses reinstallation of the modern art galleries at SDMA (10 points)
3. Family Drop in Days 5-16-10 Sunday 1-3 pm. Topic: Adventures in 3D - Sculpture Garden. (Free after museum admission). Space limited, arrive early. (10 points)

Symbolism of Flowers

Learn about flowers and symbolism to better understand Renaissance Art...many of the meanings have been lost over time.

Masterpiece Cards...Friday Fun Days

OK...organized now for the return of the Masterpiece Cards. We'll combine our study of the Masterpiece Cards (mostly famous European Artworks) with a study of American Artworks that are Contemporary with the European Masterpieces.

Several of the American images will be taken from the Collection at the National Gallery of Art.

EVERY Thursday we'll cover a Masterpiece Card Unit...see page on the website.

Never Fear...FFD return Friday 2-19-10...Abstract Expressionism.

Presentations

The first presentation was today...never an easy thing to go first! This week and next we'll have 2 presentations a day and then I will present information from chapters 19 and 20.

Don't forget to upload your papers to turnitin.com...some are losing points for not being there already.

Welcome to Semester 2!

We enjoyed listening to those who attended the SDMA workshop about Science and Art. Thanks for sharing. Your bonus points will be awarded. There will be several other workshops...look for the announcements!

I have one field trip planned for April to the Timkin Museum and SDMA ... I am looking into planning a trip to the LA County Museum of Art...looking into details to see if it is feasible! Two great exhibits are coming that I would love to have everyone see! Would be great to do this as an AP Review.

Today we had a quiz on Chapter 19 and will start discussing Chapter 19 tomorrow. Individual presentations will also start tomorrow.

Chapter 20 - read/workbook and quiz will be due on Tuesday 2-9-10.
Complete page:
23 and 24 all
25 (top portion that is page 24 continued and #'s 6 and 7)
26 #'s 10, 11 14,15
27 17, 18, 20
28 #1
29 #6

Our first test will be on Chapters 19 and 20 (Wed 2-17-10)as well as student presentations. Museum Catalog Rubric will be posted by Wednesday 2-10-10.