Art History Alphabet The Letters of the Alphabet Found in Famous Works of Art A Project By: Erica Ludi

A: Title: The Lion Gate Culture: Mycenaen c BCE

B: Title: Page with Psalm 1 (Beatus Vir) Culture: English Gothic Manuscript c

C: Title: The Great Wave Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

D: Title: Page with Hellmouth from Winchester Psalter

E: Title: East Torana of the Great Stupa at Sanchi From India

F: Title: Las Meninas Artist: Diego Velazquez *F is on the easel of Velazquez’s painting.*

Gg: Title: Henri IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici Artist: Peter Paul Rubens *This one is kinda hard to see. All the figures make a lower case “g”.*

Hh: Title: Man and Centaur From: Olympia

I: Title: Column of Trajan Early Roman Imperial

J: Title: Cubi XIX Artist: David Smith

K: Title: View of Toledo Artist: El Greco *Use the dark lines from the river towards the middle to find the K.*

L: Title: Dying Gaul Trumpeter Artist: Epigonos (?)

M: Title: Pont du Gard Early Roman Imperial

Nn: Title: Arch of Titus Early Roman Empire

O: Title: Oculus of the Pantheon Early Roman Empire

P: Title: Chi Rho Iota From the Book of Kells

Q: Mandorla with Jesus’ foot as the tail on the “Q”

Rr: Title: Nike of Samothrace Hellenistic

S: S-curve of Late Classical Sculpture Praxiteles’ Hermes and the Infant Dionysos

Tt: Title: Gero Crucifix Ottonian

U: Title: Saltcellar of Francis I Artist: Benvenuto Cellini

V: Title: Battle of the Ten Nudes Artist: Antonio del Pollaiuolo *V of two foreground figures*

W: Title: Death of Sarpedon Painter: EuphroniosPotter: Euxitheos *Again, have to look at figures to see the “W”*

X: Title: Vitruvius Man Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Y: Title: Akhenaten and His Family From the Amarna Period

Z: Building: Centre National d’Art de Culture Georges Pompidou Architects: Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers *Work with me on this one; the Z is formed by the stairs across the diagonal and the top and bottom of the building*