Assignment: Who is the best artist and why?

1. Here are five of the worlds greatest Artists:

Click onto their link to be familiar with their work:
Drawings of women by Leonardo da Vinci
Drawings by Michelangelo
Drawings by Albrecht Durer
Drawings by Peter Paul Rubens
Drawings by Rembrandt
Rate the artist in the order of how you feel is the best art.
1st. Leonardo Da Vinci
Why? I think that he was the best at art because of his style. You can tell his passion for each of
his works, and I think that they are the best executed.
2nd. Peter Paul Rubens
Why? I think that he was second best because I love his style. He was detailed and his works
looked realistic.
3rd. Rembrandt
Why? I really like his paintings. They are very realistic and pretty. You could tell he spent his
time on all of them and looked out for the details.
4th. Michelangelo
Why? Hes down on the bottom of my list just because he didnt complete a lot of his works. At
least it looks that way.
5th. Albrecht Durer
Why? I didnt like Durers style in art. I didnt find it very tasteful, and I thought the other artists
just represented what they were trying to paint or draw in a better way.

2. For each of the artists listed, write a brief biography of each. Include the following:
1.

His greatest work. (Include a copy of the painting).

2. The period of time he painted.

3. The country in which he lived and worked.
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci painted in the Renaissance time. His most well known and greatest work
would probably be the Mona Lisa. He was born in the Florence area. He worked in Milan,
Rome, Bologna, Venice, and France throughout his life.
Michaelangelo

Michelangelos most well known painting would have to be The Creation of Adam in the Sistene
chapel. He painted in the Renaissance time. He was born near Tuscany. He also lived in and/or
worked in Florence, Rome, and Bologna.

Albrecht Durer

One of Albrecht Durers most well known works is Apocalypse Woodcuts. He painted in the
German Renaissance. He was born in 1471 in Nuremberg. He worked mostly in Italy, and
sometimes Germany.
Peter Paul Rubens

This painting is called Crocodile Hunt by Peter Paul Rubens. He painted in the Baroque time
period. He was born in Siegne, and worked in Antwerp, and several places in Italy.
Rembrandt

One of Rembrandts most well known pieces would be Anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicholeas Tulp.
He painted in the Dutch Golden Age. He was born in Leiden, and worked in Amsterdam, and
Rozengracht.
3. Changing a style
Compare Picassos early drawings to his late work.
Early Drawings
Late work
How are the early drawings and how is the late work. Compare the two citing examples from
what you saw.

The early drawings were very realistic looking. On the other hand his later works were very
unrealistic looking, they looked very cartoonish and morphed.
Find a quote from Picasso that might reveal why he changed his style.
A picture is not thought out and settled beforehand. While it is being done it
changes as one's thoughts change. -Picasso (Found on w
ww.art-quotes.com)
Picasso at the beginning of his art did what was considered normal and painted
what he saw. But then later in his life he decided to paint what he felt and his later
art was what he felt.
4. What did you learn from your classmates document. Paste it here and then add your own
explanation of why you felt this was a significant. Please include your classmates name.