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Name _________________________
Period _________
Renaissance Art – Museum Curator Challenge
Artists during the Renaissance changed in style from their predecessors. While
artists of the early Middle Ages reflected the ideals of spirituality and religious faith, the
artists of the Renaissance stressed individuality and realism. Renaissance artists began
studying the human form for a true representation of life. They also used a new technique
called perspective, which allowed for objects to have the illusion of depth in their
paintings.
PRODUCT – You will create a 5 slide PowerPoint OR Photo-Story and develop a
documentary about the Renaissance. Be sure to include a WORKS CITED slide at the
end of your project.
PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE
Your challenge is to research ONE of the artists listed below. You MUST …
a. Slide #1: Provide a brief introduction & biography of your artist
b. Slides #2-4: Three examples of their art – the last being the “masterpiece”
a. Each piece needs a “placard” ~ title, date, location and “medium”
c. Slide #5: Works Cited
Grading Rubric
4 = Exceeds Standard
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Student fully completes all aspects of the assignment
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Student demonstrates a strong understanding of their artist
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Student accurately details each piece of work by title, date, location
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Student can describe in their summary the specific art techniques used by the artist when producing their work
3 = Working towards Standard
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Student completes most aspects of the assignment
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Student demonstrates an understanding of their artist
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Student describes each piece of work by title, date, location
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Student can describe in their summary some of art techniques used by the artist
2 = Does not reach Standard
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Student did not fully complete assignment
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Student do not show an understanding of photostory
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Student cannot describe the work produced by chosen artist
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Student does not correctly describe the title, date or location of the piece
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Students did not attempt or failed to describe the specific art techniques used by the artist when producing their work
1 = incomplete project
Featured Artists:
Late Gothic Period (Netherlandish)
 Gentile da Fabriano (1370-1427)
 Jan and Hubert van Eyck (1385-1425)
 Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464)
Early Renaissance in Italy
Sculptors
 Nanni De Banco (1384-1421)
 Donatello (1386-1466)
 Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455)
 Luca della Robbia (1399-1482)
 Bernardo Rossellino (1409-1464)
 Antonio de Pollaiuolo (1433-1490) also a painter
 Andrea del Verrocchio ( 1435-1488) also a painter
Painters
 Masaccio (1401-1428)
 Veneziano (1410-1461)
 Piero della Francesca (1415-1492)
 Andrea del Castagno (1421-1457)
 Antonello da Messina (1430-1479)
 Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
 Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494)
 Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506)
 Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516)
 Pietro Perugino (1446-1523)
High Renaissance in Italy
 Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
 Michelangelo (1475-1564)
 Raphael ( 1483-1520)
 Titian (1485-1576)
Mannerism
 El Greco (1541-16114)
 Guiseppe Arcimoldo (1526-1593)
Renaissance in the North
Germany
 Matthias Grunewalk (1470-1528)
 Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
 Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)
 Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)
 Hans Holbein I1497-1543)
Netherlands
 Jan Gossaert (1478-1532)
 Joachim Patiner (1480-1524)
 Pieter Brugel the Elder ( 1480-1524)
Art Research Project
Artist Name ____________________________ Name of Art Piece _______________________
Date of piece ______
Medium used ______________ Website used _____________________
Describe the painting or sculpture you have found…be sure to include the background and other
information as well.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Explain how Renaissance art techniques (i.e., realism, individuality, glorifying, and perspective)
were used in the painting.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Artist Name ____________________________ Name of Art Piece _______________________
Date of piece ______
Medium used ______________ Website used _____________________
Describe the painting or sculpture you have found…be sure to include the background and other
information as well.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Explain how Renaissance art techniques (i.e., realism, individuality, glorifying, and perspective)
were used in the painting.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Artist Name ____________________________ Name of Art Piece _______________________
Date of piece ______
Medium used ______________ Website used _____________________
Describe the painting or sculpture you have found…be sure to include the background and other
information as well.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Explain how Renaissance art techniques (i.e., realism, individuality, glorifying, and perspective)
were used in the painting.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________