Answer in a comprehensive short essay.

1. Identify the key features of the different movements from the Renaissance to Neo-
impressionists.

The 14th to the 17th centuries saw the cultural movement known as the Renaissance, which
emphasized the potential for human development. Humanism, investigation into the natural world,
individualism, and artistic realism were important aspects of the Renaissance. At this time, artists
experimented with new methods and aesthetics to produce more realistic and three-dimensional works
of art using shading and perspective. The 17th-century Baroque movement was distinguished by its
opulent, elaborate design, which placed an emphasis on dramatic lighting and movement. Bold colors
and detailed details were frequently used by baroque artists to convey a sense of drama and intensity in
their works, which frequently elicited powerful emotional responses from the audience.

The Impressionist movement developed in the 19th century, and it was distinguished by its use of light
and color to produce evocative, transient impressions of daily life. Impressionist painters frequently
painted outside while capturing the shifting effects of light on the landscape with rapid, free
brushstrokes. After the Impressionists, the Post-Impressionist movement was distinguished by a
rekindled interest in form and structure. In order to express their feelings and thoughts, Post-
Impressionist painters used bright colors and passionate brushstrokes to construct more ordered,
geometric compositions. The Neo-Impressionist movement, which built on the Impressionists' concepts
and sought to develop more precise, scientific methods of color theory, finally appeared in the late 19th
century. The small, exact brushstrokes of pure color utilized by Neo-Impressionist painters were
intended to optically blend in the viewer's eye and produce a sense of brilliance and depth. Ultimately,
each movement expanded the field of art by introducing fresh methods, fashions, and concepts,
inspiring later generations of creators and pushing the frontier of what was conceivable.
1. List down five artists from each period and their works. You may consult or conduct
research from the internet.

Renaissance:

Leonardo da Vinci - "Mona Lisa," "The Last Supper"

Michelangelo - "David," "The Creation of Adam"

Raphael - "The School of Athens," "Sistine Madonna"

Sandro Botticelli - "The Birth of Venus," "Primavera"

Jan van Eyck - "The Arnolfini Portrait," "Madonna in the Church"

Baroque:

Rembrandt van Rijn - "The Night Watch," "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp"

Caravaggio - "The Calling of St. Matthew," "The Entombment of Christ"

Diego Velázquez - "Las Meninas," "The Surrender of Breda"

Peter Paul Rubens - "The Descent from the Cross," "The Garden of Love"

Gian Lorenzo Bernini - "Ecstasy of St. Teresa," "David"

Rococo:

François Boucher - "Madame de Pompadour," "The Toilette of Venus"

Jean-Honoré Fragonard - "The Swing," "The Progress of Love"

Antoine Watteau - "Pierrot," "The Embarkation for Cythera"

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin - "The Silver Tureen," "The Ray"

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun - "Marie Antoinette in a Chemise," "Self-Portrait with Daughter"

Impressionism:

Claude Monet - "Water Lilies," "Impression, Sunrise"

Edgar Degas - "The Dance Class," "The Absinthe Drinker"

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - "Luncheon of the Boating Party," "Bal du moulin de la Galette"

Camille Pissarro - "The Boulevard Montmartre at Night," "The Red Roofs"

Berthe Morisot - "The Cradle," "Summer's Day"

Post-Impressionism:

Vincent van Gogh - "Starry Night," "The Potato Eaters"

Paul Cézanne - "The Bathers," "Mont Sainte-Victoire"

Paul Gauguin - "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?," "Tahitian Women on
the Beach"

Georges Seurat - "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," "Bathers at Asnières"

Henri Rousseau - "The Dream," "The Snake Charmer"

Neo-Impressionism:

Georges Seurat - "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," "The Circus"

Paul Signac - "The Pine Tree at St. Tropez," "The Time of Harmony: The Golden Age Is Not in the Past, It
Is in the Future"

Henri-Edmond Cross - "The Evening Air," "Landscape with Stars"

Maximilien Luce - "The Workers," "The Port of Rotterdam"

Camille Pissarro - "Boulevard Montmartre: Morning, Sunlight," "The Seine and the Louvre at Night"