1. Courtney Almendinger

2. Leonardo da Vinci  He only painted 25 paintings in his life.  He was left handed, but taught himself how to write with his right hand.  He was the first artist to use linear perspective. 1452-1519 Mona Lisa

3. Michelangelo  He was a sculptor, painter and architect.  He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.  He worshipped the human body, it was his inspiration. 1475-1564 The Last Judgment

4. Claude Monet  He didn’t do good in school. He was too busy drawing to listen.  He used his kids as models in his paintings.  He loved to paint water and how light reflected off of it. 1840-1926 Impression: Rising Sun

5. Vincent van Gogh  He only sold 1 out of his 700 paintings during his lifetime. The rest of his paintings were sold after he died.  His goal was to paint feeling in his art.  He committed suicide. 1853-1890 Starry, Starry Night

6. Pablo Picasso  He went through six periods of art- the blue, rose, cubism, surrealism, expressionism and abstract period.  The death of his friend started his blue period of art.  He made a breakthrough in art by painting two viewpoints in a painting rather than just one. 1886-1973 Woman in a Blue Hat

7. Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte  This painting took Georges Seurat over two years to make.  There is only one person looking at you in this painting- the little girl in the white dress. Georges Seurat

8. The Arnolfini Portrait  It was the first oil painting.  It was made in 1924.  It is a picture of the two getting married. Jan van Eyck

9. Self Portrait 1498  This painting was highly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci.  To catch your attention, the artist drew proportionate right angles (his left arm and the window).  It is 20.47 in. x 16.14 in. Albrecht Dϋrer

10. The Great Wave of Kanagawa  This is one painting of a series of thirty-six.  Mt. Fuji is in all thirty-six paintings.  It is 10.1 in. x 14.9 in. Katsushika Hokusai

11. View of Toledo  This is the second most famous sky painted.  Through the painting, the artist was trying to say Toledo was like a graveyard. El Greco

12. Art Elements Café Terrace at Night By: Vincent van Gogh foreground middleground background

13. Art Elements Portrait Portrait of Dr. Gachet By: Vincent van Gogh

14. Art Elements Seascape Starry Night Over the Rhone By: Vincent van Gogh

15. Art Elements Still life Sunflowers By: Vincent van Gogh