Artists and

Artisans
 Introduction

Before we touch on to this lesson, let’s

differentiate first these terms:

Artist and Artisan

What is an Artist?
Artist are the one who
produced any manifestation of
artistic arts.

The unique specialty of artists is to

visualize the unpredictable
imaginations that only some person
can do in a form of artistic works.
What is Artisan?
- They are skilled workers that
involved in skilled trade using
their bare hands in making things
or materials.

- An artisan is able to produce

something that has a functional
value.
Famous Artists
Vincent Van Gogh (1853
–1890).

Dutch post-impressionist
painter who is among the
most famous and influential
figures in the history of
Western art.
Famous masterpiece

Café Terrace at Night Still Life with Irises

The Starry Night
 LEONARDO DA VINCI
-Born: 04-15-1452, Vinci, Italy
-Profile: Painter, Architect,
Sculptor, Inventor, Military
Engineer and Draftsman.
-Died: 05-2-1519 ,Amboise,
France
Famous masterpiece

The Mona Liza Virgin of the Rocks Lady with an Ermine

 MICHAELANGELO
-Born: 4-6-1475, Michelang
elo, Italy
-Profile: Painter, Architect,
Poet
-Died: 2-18-1564,
Rome, Italy
Famous masterpiece
Bacchus David
Pietà
Introduction

- In this lesson , we will look over to some

famous artists and artisans and their
medium and technique used in creating
artworks. Some players involve in
production of an art work will be recognize
their roles as well.
The Artisan and the Guilds

- Have you ask yourself why there are a l

ot of artistic and imaginative production
of arts are still survive until today?

- Some historical artifacts are being pres

erve in a museum all over the world for
us to perceive.
The Artisan and the Guilds

- Spectacular structures are being appre

ciated for their historical significance an
d also for their decorative characteristic
s that makes them being unique.

- The most interesting part was the medi

um, materials and techniques behind th
e production of the masterpiece.
The Artisan and the Guilds

- With the help of technology and knowled

ge in conserving and managing all of the
materials and structures to have a great
and strong guardianship to maintain the
appreciation of the artworks.
The Artisan and the Guilds
- Gothic cathedrals and other massive st
ructures that were built in Europe during
Middle Ages.

- Craftsmen and builders during this era ar

e not well-educated like architects and e
ngineers now a days but they accomplis
hed the roles as draftsman, architect, eng
ineer and even as the builder.
Gothic Cathedrals
- The only thing that the artisans have was
a sense on how materials behaved, how t
he environment, light and weather patter
ns affected structures and other strategie
s in creation.

- Gothic cathedrals together with other stru

ctures inspired by its architectural tenets
have survive through time.
- In Germany, one of the great examples of
early Gothic architecture was Cologne
Cathedral. The best account or reference
for this was the famous mason master
Gerhard Ryle when he started the project
in 1248 but it was finished in 600 years,
claiming the record as one of the longest
construction project in history.
Cologne Cathedral
 Gerhard von Ryle
- 13th century, mas
ter builder Gerhard
von Ryle presents the
model of the Cologn
e cathedral in
Gothic style to the
archbishop Konrad
von Hochstaden
References:
- Lesson 5 of Art Appreciation by Bernardo Nicolas Caslib Jr, Dor
othea C. Garing andd Jezreel Anne R. Casaul.

- https://prezi.com/p/hj2bijhixv0c/artist-and-artisans/

- https://www.google.com/search?q=Gerhard+von+Ryle&tbm

- https://www.google.com/search?q=cologne+cathedral&tbm

- https://www.google.com/search?q=gothic+cathedral&tbm
Thank you!!!
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Prepared by: Aldryn Paul Villas