8th Grade Intermediate World Art II Online

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Part 1

Unit 1: Renaissance and Beyond

• Recognize that artworks with similar characteristics are grouped into periods or styles.
• Identify characteristics of Italian Renaissance art in works by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
• Identify events in the life of Raphael and characteristics of his art.
• Identify the use of one-point and atmospheric perspective in paintings.
• Identify characteristics of Northern Renaissance art in works by Albrecht Dürer and Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
• Identify ways Renaissance artists were inspired by the ideals of Classical art.
• Compare and contrast Renaissance and Baroque sculpture by Michelangelo and Bernini.
• Identify ways the arts from Africa, China, and the Islamic world influenced artists and patrons of Renaissance Europe.

Unit 2: Eye on Design

• Identify ways Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Paul Gauguin, André Derain, and Mark Rothko use color in paintings.
• Compare and contrast the use of color in Naturalistic and Fauve art in works by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and André Derain.
• Identify ways Edgar Degas, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Giacomo Balla show movement in artworks.
• Recognize that artists use the elements of art and principles of design in artworks.
• Identify ways African and Japanese artists use the elements of art and principles of design in their art.
• Identify compositional characteristics in paintings by Diego Velázquez and Titian.

Unit 3: It's All in the Technique

• Recognize that artists use various techniques to produce different effects in their drawings.
• Identify techniques used in drawings by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Vincent van Gogh.
• Identify techniques used in paintings by John James Audubon, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Paul Signac.
• Compare and contrast techniques used in naturalistic and impressionist paintings in works by John James Audubon and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
• Identify techniques used in prints by Albrecht Dürer, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Andy Warhol.
• Identify techniques used in sculptures by Donatello, Michelangelo, Auguste Rodin, and Marisol Escobar.

Part 2

Unit 4: Themes in Art: The Artist's Vision

• Recognize that artists have different ways of portraying the same theme or subject.
• Identify characteristics of portraits by Rembrandt, Judith Leyster, and Pablo Picasso.
• Identify characteristics of landscapes by Thomas Cole, Vincent van Gogh, Shen Zhou, and Ansel Adams.
• Identify events in the life of Pablo Picasso or characteristics of his art.
• Describe characteristics of cubist art in works by Pablo Picasso.

Unit 5: Function and Beauty

• Identify characteristics of book covers made by Islamic, French, and Russian artists.
• Identify ways artists add beauty to functional objects.
• Identify events in the life of William Morris and characteristics of his art.