The study of culture is essential to a meaningful understanding of historical events and trends. Thus, this class will also focus on the art and architecture which has shaped European history. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
Cimabue-Madonna Enthroned, 1285
Giotto-Madonna and Child, 1320
Statue of Marcus Aurelius, 176CE
Donatello-Gattamelata (Statue of Erasmo di Narni), 1447
Brunelleschi-Dome of the Florence Cathedral, 1420
Donatello, Mary Magdalen, 1457
Masaccio-Expulsion, 1427
Van Eyck-The Arnolfini Wedding, 1434
Metsys-The Money Changer an his Wife, 1514
DaVinci-Last Supper,1498
Rafael-School of Athens,1510
Michelangelo-Last Judgement, 1523
Donatello-Bronze David, 1430
Michelangelo-David, 1501
Bernini-David, 1623
Bernini-Ecstasy-of-St-Theresa, 1647
Caravaggio- The Calling of St. Matthew, 1600
Caravaggio- The Deposition, 1604)
Van Dyck-Charles I,
Rubens-Bacchus, 1638
Fragonard-The Swing, 1767
David-Belisarius, 1781
David-Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1800
Friedrich-Wanderer Standing Over a Sea of Mist, 1818
Gericult-The Raft of the Medusa,1819
Goya-The 3rd of May, 1808; 1814
Dalacroix-The Massacre at Chois, 1822
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Millet-Gleaners, 1857
Daguerre- The Artist’s Studio, 1837
Manet-Olympia, 1863
Monet-Impression Sunrise, 1872
Monet-Rouen-Cathedral, 1891
Monet-Rouen-Cathedral
Monet-Rouen-Cathedral
Manet- Woman at a Bar,1881
Van Gogh-Starry Night, 1889
Van Gogh-Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear, 1889
Mnch-The Scream, 1893
Matisse-The Joy of Life, 1905
Schiele-Self-Portrait, 1910
Picasso-Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon, 1907
Picasso-Ma Jolie, 1911
Heartfield-Have No Fear, He’s a Vegetarian!, 1936
Duchamp-Fountain, 1917
Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931
Malevich, 8 Red Rectangles, 1919
Pollock-Autumn Rhythm, 1950
Judd-Concrete, 1975
Warhol, The Marilyn Diptych, 1962
