ArtActivities

The Last Supper

Look at these paintings. First Second

Who painted this picture? Where is it? Why is it so damaged? Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4

Other artists have also painted a similar picture. Have a look at these. What do they all have in common? What is different about Leonardo's rendition?

Dieric Bouts the Elder

Andrea del Castagno

Duccio di Buoninsegna

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Pietro Lorenzetti

Now look at this painting. It too is called "The Last Supper".

Who painted it? What style of painting is it? What makes this style of painting different?

How is Dali's painting similar? How is it different?

Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4

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Renaissance Artists

Four of the greatest Renaissance artists were Leonardo (Leonardo da Vinci), Raphael (Raffaello Santi), Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti), and Donatello (Donatello).

Leonardo da Vinci Paintings

Raphael Paintings

Michelangelo Works

Donatello Works

Where else have these names been used?

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An Impressionist Legacy

1. Notice that oil paint has been used to make many of the paintings in this exhibition.

Study these paintings.

Alfred Sisley A path at Les Sablons

Look carefully at the way artists have used their paint.

Match the words to the works of art by connecting them with arrows.

Hint: You might need more than one word to describe the way the artist applied his/her paint in some works

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