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Family Fresco
Students research information about frescos painted by famous artists such as Michelangelo and da Vinci, identify suitable subject and durable surface for their artwork, and recreate textured painting in fresco style that is suitable for...
Joslyn Art Museum
Diego Rivera: Masterworks from the Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz
Being inspired by the art of Diego Rivera, young artists use fresco techniques to create art as a group. They research Rivera's life and art, then get into small groups to use wet plaster and acrylics to experience fresco painting....
Bright Hub Education
Diego Rivera Murals
Explore Mexican culture and art history through active participation in research and painting. The class discusses and researches the life and art of Diego Rivera, then they paint wonderful murals inspired by his representations of...
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Ancient Times
Students create a mural depicting modern life. In this ancient civilizations instructional activity, students view images of wall painting from ancient civilizations showing aspects of their daily life. Students discuss the ways our life...
Curated OER
Journalism in the Halls
Students examine the Lane Tech murals on the Web or at the school. They conduct interviews with students and professionals as a method of researching the subjects of these murals. They write an article for a special "mural" edition of...
Curated OER
Murals That Fit
Students examine different pieces of art that are considered murals. They discuss the differences between paintings and murals. They design and paint their own murals for different sites in their school.
Curated OER
Exploring Restoration Techniques
Students, after taking a field trip to a museum, use paint to try to restore old objects.
Curated OER
Art and Literature Quiz 4
In this art and literature learning exercise, students answer short answer questions about famous books, authors, characters, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Art for Protest or Persuasion (Mural Options)
Young scholars examine various murals made for protest or persuasion purposes. Using the artwork, they identify the different types of techniques and media used to make them. They discuss the other types of jobs that had to be completed...
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African-American Art and the Political Dissent during the Harlem Renaissance
Pupils are introduced to the culture of African American art. Using the internet, they research the events surrounding the Harlem Renaissance and discover how it produced a wide variety of art and literature. To end the lesson, by...
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Reflections in the Mirror A Visual Journal and Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Students examine and analyze works of art by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. They create journals that follow the form and content of Kahlo's diary, and murals in the spirit of Rivera.
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California's Mission/Rancho Era
Fourth graders complete a variety of activities as they study the Spanish colonization of California, including the relationships among missionaries and Indians and their interactions with soldiers and people in the pueblos and ranchos.
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European Tour: History and Tradition: Sistine Chapel
Students explore the Sistine Chapel. In this visual arts lesson, students take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. Students examine the scenes depicted on the chapel's ceiling and share their impressions of the artistic stories.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages: Fresco
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a description of fresco painting, how it was done and examples of it in Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages.
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: Painting
Lean about all the many types of paintings and materials in a unique way. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
Other
The Paintings From Boscotrecase
A art history article on a series of wall paintings belonging to the "Third Style" found in a villa near Pompeii that may have belonged to the daughter of Augustus. There are five sections, the section entitled "The Painter in Roman Art"...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Two Angels
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this late middle-ages fresco painting of "Two Angels" is described and presented with an enlargable image. Also included are links to related topics.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Saint Christopher and the Infant Christ
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page talks about and presents images of the late middle-ages painting "Saint Christopher and the Infant Christ" by the Italian master Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Other
Roman Painting: Frescoes From Campania
Gives detailed descriptions, classifications, and pictures of the various wall frescoes found in the Naples area of Italy during the period of ancient Rome. This includes the city of Pompeii.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Styles of Painting
A descriptive site from Alientravelguide.com that explains nine different styles of painting.
Other
Medieval Painting in the South of France
This website shows through paintings, the daily life, visit of the chapels and religious life in the Southern Alps (South of France).
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
Other
History of Painting: Greek and Roman Painting
This resource, although focusing more on Greek painting, contains some insight information on ancient Roman painting, primarily the Roman frescoes.
Curated OER
Bbc History: Ancient History: Romans: Roman Religions: Catacomb Fresco
Fresco of the Good Shepard painted on the ceiling of cataccomb (an underground burial chamber) in ancient Rome (early fourth century A.D.).