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How to Look at Art. How to Look at Art. Subject – What the art is about Technique – The way the art was created Historic Style – Artistic characteristics specific to an era Symbolism – Using images to convey abstract meaning Context – Events (historical or personal) that impacted the art
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How to Look at Art • Subject – What the art is about • Technique – The way the art was created • Historic Style – Artistic characteristics specific to an era • Symbolism – Using images to convey abstract meaning • Context – Events (historical or personal) that impacted the art • Personal Interpretation – What do you feel? What do you see?
Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian c. 1522, Oil on canvas
St. Matthew from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims c. 816 – 835 Ink and colors on vellum
Deposition, Rogier van der Weyden 1435, Oil on panel
Deposition Peter Paul Rubens 1612 – 1614, Oil on panel
An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, Harmen Steenwyck c. 1640, Oil on canvas
Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix 1830, Oil on canvas
Luncheon of the Boating Party, Auguste Renoir 1881, Oil on canvas