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Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Tuesday: Word Work of the Day (T4W7D1)


 

Response to text: Donatello

 Donatello

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.



1. What materials was Donatello working with?


a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax



2. What city was Donatello born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?


a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi



4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?


→stone bronze wood and wax



5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  


a) True b) False



6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ ground breaking?

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7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

  1. Behaved like a diva

b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great

d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.


Four Facts: Donatello

 



  


                                   Today We are learning about Donatello !

Monday, 29 November 2021

Response To text

  Leonardo Da Vinci

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1. What type of artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci popular for?


a) Sculptor                                         b) photographer

c) Painter                         d) Mathematician



2. What city was Leonardo Da Vinci born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother’s occupation?


a) model of Mona Lisa b) painter

c) servant             d) Influencer



4. List some of the characters that Leonardo Da Vinci was renowned for?


  • Mona lisa.



5. True or False: The ‘Mona Lisa’ was a mysterious woman with an uncanny expression?


a) True b) False



6. What did “The Last Supper” portrait painted by Leonardo Da Vinci fade?


a) due to the light                         b) due to using a different type of paint

c) someone tried to paint over it             d) It was painted on glass



7. Name Leonardo Da Vinci’s other masterpieces? 


→da last supper.


Four Facts: Leonardo da Vinci

 

  

      

                                     Today we are Learning about Leonardo da Vinci!

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Response to Text: Weds - Pointillism

 Pointillism



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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 


a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines


2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was


a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso


3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:


Pointillism art is different from normal art because pointillism art is using dots not lines. 


4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:


a) True b) False


6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker


a) acrylic paints                    b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                        d) pastels