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 Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?

a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax

2. What city was Donatello born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?

a) Donato di Niccolò Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi

4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?

→Bronze,clay and wax

5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  

a) True b) False

6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ groundbreaking?

=> I don't know?

7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

1. Behaved like a diva

b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great

d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.

Facts about Donatello

 

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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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1. What type of artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci popular for?

a) Sculptor                                         b) photographer

c) Painter                         d) Mathematician

2. What city was Leonardo Da Vinci born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother’s occupation?

a) model of Mona Lisa b) painter

c) servant             d) Influencer

4. List some of the characters that Leonardo Da Vinci was renowned for?

→Mona Lisa,Jesus and other more

5. True or False: The ‘Mona Lisa’ was a mysterious woman with an uncanny expression?

a) True b) False

6. What did “The Last Supper” portrait painted by Leonardo Da Vinci fade?

a) due to the light                        b) due to using a different type of paint

c) someone tried to paint over it             d) It was painted on glass

7. Name Leonardo Da Vinci’s other masterpieces? 

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Facts about Leonardo

 

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Pointillism task

 Pointillism

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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 

a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines

2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was

a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso

3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:

→Pointillism is a technique from a normal painting

4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:

a) True b) False

5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:

a) True b) False

6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker

a) acrylic paints                    b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                        d) pastels

7. Explain why you like or dislike the style of pointillism art:

→it is so creative and artistic

Facts about pointillism collage

 

History of Stenciling

 History of Stenciling

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1. The use of stencils dates back over 

a) 10 years                                   b) hundreds of years

c) 37 years                                        d) 37 thousand years

2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of 

a) buildings                                               b) superheroes

c) hands and animals                  d) celebrities

3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the

a) Europeans                 b) Polynesians

c) Americans                         d) Chinese

4. In your own words, explain why stencils are used to create art or images: 

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5. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii

a) True b) False

6. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as

a) laser cutters                       b) televisions

c) scissors                                         d) cell phones

7. List as many objects that you can think of that probably used a stencil to create an image e.g. print on a t-shirt

→you can use a paper or a cardboard or even wood

Facts about Stencil Art