SPANISH ART! CLICK HERE TO START! By: Nick Rissler

 Characteristics of Spanish Art  Famous Spanish Artists TOPICS WHICH TOPIC WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT? OR

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 Early Spanish art was strictly regulated by the Crown and the Church.  The Church needed paintings done for cathedrals and other religious reasons.  The Crown on the other hand needed painters and other artists for the many portraits that they wanted of the Royal Family.  These paintings and other forms of art can be described as creatively limited due to the demands made by the Crown and the Church. CHARACTERISTICS

 However, by the 17 th century Spanish art took an entirely new direction and became much more creative and free.  A good example of this can be seen by the use of impressionism being used by Spanish artists. What is impressionism? CHARACTERISTICS

 Recently, Spanish artists have been creating their own forms of art.  The best example of this is cubism, a style of painting that was pioneered by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.  Cubism is now one of the most popular painting techniques used today. CHARACTERISTICS What is cubism?

PRACTICE  Look at the following pieces of Spanish Art.  Try to identify the different characteristics that make it Spanish Art.  Then, click on the picture and the characteristic will be listed for you.

CHARACTERISTIC PRACTICE CHARACTERISTIC  This painting is a good example of impressionist painting that Spanish artists started to use in the 17 th century. PAINTING (Use this button to read the instructions again)

CHARACTERISTIC PRACTICE CHARACTERISTIC  This painting is a good example of cubism that was used by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in the early 20 th century. PAINTING

CHARACTERISTIC PRACTICE CHARACTERISTIC  This painting is a good example of the limited creativity available to Spanish artists before the 17 th century.  You can see this through the fact that it is a portrait and is a religious painting. PAINTING

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QUIZ! Directions-  View the different pictures  Choose the correct specific aspect of the art that describe Spanish characteristics

PICTURE 1 OPTIONS A.)Impressionist B.)Cubism C.)Surrealism D.)Futurism PICTURE

OPTIONS A.)Impressionist B.)Cubism C.)Surrealism D.)Limited Creativity PICTURE 2

OPTIONS A.)Impressionist B.)Cubism C.)Surrealism D.)Limited Creativity PICTURE 3

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VOCABULARY- CUBISM - An early 20 th century art movement where a single viewpoint was abandoned and geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collages were being used instead. Geometric Shapes Interlocking Planes Collages (Cubist portrait of PabloPicasso) Back to Cubism slide Back to Pablo Picasso slide

VOCABULARY- IMPRESSIONISM -A late 19 th century style of painting characterized by brief brush strokes to represent the effect of light on objects. It was also the aim of impressionist artists to capture feelings or emotions in their paintings rather than an accurate depiction. Brief brush strokes Picture as a whole is not very accurate Back to Impressionism slide Back to Joaquin Sorolla slide

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 Born “Domenikos Theotokopoulos” in Crete, but later given the name “El Greco”, which means “The Greek”.  Still considered a Spanish artist because he spent most of his life in Spain.  Best known for his work for churches and monastaries around Toledo, Spain where he spent most of his life.  He best exemplifies Mannerist art, which is characterized by overly stylized work and muscular and elongated figures. EL GRECO

 Born in Valencia, Spain in 1863  Received a grant as a young man to study painting in Rome.  There he discovered a talent for depicting the effects of light in his paintings.  From then on he continued to make impressionist paintings and was very successful in doing so. What’s Impressionism? JOAQUIN SOROLLA

 Born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain.  Widely considered one of the most influential artists of the 20 th century.  Best exemplifies the cubist style of painting, which he pioneered and developed throughout his work.  Received a lot of criticism for painting cubist art because many people saw it as simply, “geometric art.” What’s Cubism? PABLO PICASSO

PRACTICE  Look at the following pieces of Spanish Art.  Try to identify the artist that painted the picture.  Then, click on the picture and the artist will be listed for you.

ARTIST PRACTICE ARTIST  This painting is by Pablo Picasso.  This is evident by the use of geometric shapes in the picture. PAINTING (Use this button to read the instructions again)

ARTIST PRACTICE ARTIST  This painting is by Joaquin Sorolla.  This is evident by the use of the impressionist technique. PAINTING

ARTIST PRACTICE ARTIST  This painting is by El Greco.  This is evident through the use of muscular and elegant bodies of the people in the painting. PAINTING

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QUIZ! Directions-  View the different pictures  Choose the correct artist that you believe completed the painting shown to you.

ARTIST 1 OPTIONS A.)Pablo Picasso B.)El Greco C.)Joaquin Sorolla PICTURE

ARTIST 2 OPTIONS A.)Pablo Picasso B.)El Greco C.)Joaquin Sorolla PICTURE

ARTIST 3 OPTIONS A.)Pablo Picasso B.)El Greco C.)Joaquin Sorolla PICTURE

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