Post-Impressionism (2)

Sources: History through Art, the Pre-Modern Era

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A. From: History through Art - the Pre-Modern Era

Click on: Contents (in the menu bar), and Feature.

Do features 8 and 9.

1. Stop the “tape” (by clicking on the left button) to fill in the table. Use the
backward button to repeat. Click on the middle icon at the bottom for the dictionary.

B. From: Encarta

Click on: Experiment, Famous Paintings, Gallery, Wheatfield and Cypress Trees

1. Look at the painting. Does this painting look like a photograph? Explain.

 

 

2. Click on: Description. Read and take notes. a) In what way was van Gogh’s painting different from the Impressionists? b) What mood is expressed in the

C. Close the Experiment. Click on: Find. Type: van Gogh.

Look at the three pictures and read the texts underneath. Take notes.

1. When did van Gogh live? ___________________________

2. What was the main idea behind expressionism?

3. What were some of the jobs that van Gogh had?

4.a. At what age did van Gogh move to Paris? _______________

b. With whom did he stay while in Paris, and whose work influenced him?

5.a. Where did van Gogh move from Paris? __________________

2. What characterized his paintings during this period?

6. Why did van Gogh cut off part of his ear?

7. How did van Gogh die?