Famous Painters
This Dutch artist painted The Starry Night while staying in a mental asylum
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This technique uses tiny dots of color to create an image, famously used by Georges Seurat.
What is Pointillism?
This period, following the Middle Ages, emphasized the revival of classical learning and art.
What is the Renaissance?
She was the famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits and vibrant use of color.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Italian Renaissance technique creates the illusion of depth using a vanishing point.
What is Linear Perspective?
This movement in the late 19th century was characterized by visible brush strokes and open composition.
What is Impressionism?
This Spanish painter co-founded the Cubist movement along with Georges Braque.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
A method of painting on wet plaster, often used for murals, is called this.
What is Fresco?
The Baroque period is known for its use of this dramatic technique involving strong contrasts of light and shadow.
What is Chiaroscuro?
Known as the “Father of Impressionism,” he painted Impression, Sunrise.
Who is Claude Monet?
This printmaking technique uses a carved wood block to create multiple copies.
What is Woodcut?
This 20th-century art movement, started by Marcel Duchamp, challenged traditional art by using everyday objects.
What is Dada?
This Renaissance artist painted the School of Athens and was also an accomplished architect.
Who is Raphael?
The technique of painting with pigments mixed into hot wax is known as this.
What is Encaustic?
This avant-garde art movement of the early 20th century focused on abstract shapes and geometric forms.
What is Cubism?