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1 Art From Yesterday to Today Compare and Contrast Mitchell 2000

2 Compare Ancient and Modern Rome as the artist Giovanni Paolo Panini painted them. What similarities and differences do you find? How did Rome change? Ancient Rome, 1757 Giovanni Paolo Panini (or Pannini) (Italian, Roman, 1691–1765) Oil on canvas; 67 3/4 x 90 1/2 in. (172.1 x 229.9 cm) Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1952 (52.63.1) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Modern Rome, 1757 Giovanni Paolo Panini (or Pannini) (Italian, Roman, 1691–1765) Oil on canvas; 67 3/4 x 91 3/4 in. (172.1 x 233 cm) Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1952 (52.63.2) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

3 Times change…what do you think this farm looks like today? Grant Wood American, 1892-1942 Seedtime and Harvest (Approaching Storm) lithograph, 1937 Gift of W.P. Jacocks, 58.2.36 Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4 Grant Wood American, 1892-1942 March (Iowa) lithograph Gift of W.P. Jacocks, 58.2.272 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Time changes…Subdivisions may line this road now.

5 Landscape with Stars, ca. 1905–06 Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910) Watercolor over pencil on paper; 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (20.5 x 32.5 cm) Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.592) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Times change…Light pollution and buildings block out the stars.

6 Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, ca. 1873 Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875) Oil on canvas; 31 7/8 x 39 in. (81 x 99.1 cm) Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917 (17.120.209) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Times change…Turkeys don’t roam in now crowded areas.

7 The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907 Henri-Julien-Félix Rousseau (le Douanier) (French, 1844–1910) Oil on canvas; 44 3/4 x 63 in. (113.7 x 160 cm) Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951 (51.112.5) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Times change…Animal’s habitats slowly disappear.

8 Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen, 1896 Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903) Oil on canvas; 21 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (54.3 x 65.1 cm) Bequest of Grégoire Tarnopol, 1979, and Gift of Alexander Tarnopol, 1980 (1980.21.1) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Changing landscapes… buildings cover the horizon.

9 Brooklyn Bridge, ca. 1912 John Marin (American, 1870–1953) Watercolor and charcoal on paper; H.18-5/8, W. 15-5/8 in. (47.3 x 39.7 cm) Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949 (49.70.105) The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Artists landscapes change with the times.

10 The Block, 1971 Cut and pasted papers on Masonite; Overall: H. 48, W. 216 in. (121.9 x 548.6 cm) Six panels, each H. 48, W. 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shore, 1978 (1978.61.1) ©Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org Creating new landscapes, from within the cities in which they live.

11 How has the area where you live changed? What will it look like in the future?


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