Visual Arts - 5th Grade

• 4 Works by Edgar Degas
  2 bronze statues and 2 paintings.
• A Young Hare
  by Albrecht Dürer. Watercolor and gouache on paper.
• Agony in the Garden
  by Paul Gauguin
• Albright-Know Art Gallery Artgames
  Compare and contrast still lifes by different artists that are painted in different styles. Explore how common things like candlesticks, books, etc. had symbolic meanings in art.
• Fur Traders Descending the Missouri
  by George Caleb Bingham - Be sure to use the enlarge and zoom buttons to see the painting's details.
• Haere Mai
  by Paul Gauguin. Includes a photo of the artist.
• Portrait of John Quincy Adams
  by George Caleb Bingham. This site provides information about president John Quincy Adams
• Self Portrait
  by Albrect Durer. Includes a brief description of the work and the time period.
• South Wind, Clearing Skies
  by Katsushika Hokusai. Color woodblock print.
• The Dance Class
  by Edgar Degas. Use the buttons to enlarge and zoom into the picture. Read the brief discussion of the work.
• The Dance Lesson
  by Edgar Degas. Oil on canvas.
• The Great Wave
  by Katsushika Hokusai - Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Use the various buttons to enlarge or zoom into the picture.
• The Millinery Shop
  by Edgar Degas Oil on canvas. This site provides an interesting discussion of the time period and the methods and aspects of the painting.
• The Persistence of Memory
  by Salvador Dali - Oil on canvas. Use the magnifying glass to view a larger version.
• The Renaissance Connection
  Trace modern innovations back to the Renaissance with the time telescope, and then create your own future innovation.
• The Walk
  by Albrecht Durer - a Line engraving
• Three Dancers
  by Edgar Degas