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Lesson 07: The History Of Blue, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 07: The History Of Blue, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers the history of Lapis Lazuli and Tyrian Purple in art and architecture.
Lesson 04: Death And Mourning In The Prehistoric And Ancient World, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 04: Death And Mourning In The Prehistoric And Ancient World, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers death and mourning in the prehistoric and ancient world by discussing related art and architecture including, but not limited to, Varna Necropolis, The Flood Tablet / The Gilgamesh Tablet, Ziggurat in Uruk, Royal Tombs of Ur, Great Pyramids of Giza, Tomb of King Tutankhamun, and Book of the Dead of Hunefer.
Lesson 08: The Renaissance, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 08: The Renaissance, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers artworks created during the Renaissance in Europe. It begins with a preface on artworks created prior to the Renaissance that focused on Christian ideology and iconography. Artists discussed include Botticelli, Donatello, Michelangelo, Bernini, and Leonardo da Vinci.
Lesson 09: Michelangelo- From High Renaissance To Mannerism, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 09: Michelangelo- From High Renaissance To Mannerism, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers artworks created between the High Renaissance and Mannerism with a focus on Michelangelo.
Lesson 01: Introduction To Art Appreciation, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 01: Introduction To Art Appreciation, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers the elements and principles of art. Elements of art are the physical parts of the work, including line, shape, form, space, texture, value, color, and time. Principles of art are the ways in which those parts are arranged, including unity/variety, balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, rhythm, and pattern.
Lesson 06: Divine Architecture, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 06: Divine Architecture, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers divine architecture including the Ancient Greek Parthenon, Ancient Roman Pantheon, Byzantine Hagia Sophia, and Gothic Chartres Cathedral.
Lesson 11: Bosch And Other Scenes Of The Apocalypse, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 11: Bosch And Other Scenes Of The Apocalypse, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers artworks of scenes from the apocalypse with a focus on Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights.
Lesson 05: Ideal Beauty In The Ancient World, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 05: Ideal Beauty In The Ancient World, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers ideal beauty in the ancient world by discussing related art and architecture from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
Lesson 22: Postmodernism, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 22: Postmodernism, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers postmodernism with a focus on artists Cindy Sherman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, James Turrell, Damien Hirst, Nam June Paik, Kehinde Wiley, and Bruce Nauman.
Lesson 24: Converging Histories - The Global Art World, Marie Porterfield
Lesson 24: Converging Histories - The Global Art World, Marie Porterfield
Art Appreciation Open Educational Resource
This lesson covers contemporary artists that incorporate artistic traditions specific to the histories of various geographic regions including Mariko Mori, Ai Weiwei, Raqib Shaw, Shirin Neshat, Muzaffar 'Ali, Takashi Murakami, El Anatsui.