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.