1. Nicolas Poussin 1594 - 1665 -French painter -Baroque, Classical Style -Spent working life in Rome

2. Landscape with a Calm by Poussin, 1651

3. Impressionism 1800’s France No black paint: Mix dark colors & complementary colors Painting light, warm & cool colors Unmixed Primary Colors As if catching a glimpse in time: Quick, fresh, immediate

4. Claude Monet -French painter -Impressionism: 1870’s -Painters of light: Avoid black paint

5. “Impression Sunrise” Monet, Oil, 1874 Critics: “Painters of mere impressions” rather than a finished piece: Gave the Impressionists their name

6. Oat and Poppy Field Monet, Oil, 1890

7. Claude Monet “Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies” Oil Paint 1899

8. Renoir “Dance at Bougival” Oil, 1883

9. Other Impressionists Edgar Degas Mary Cassatt Edouard Manet Paul Cezanne

10. Three Rules of Composition: 1.Rule of Thirds 2.Avoiding Tangents 3.Dynamic Angles Spatial Depth: 1.Foreground, Middle Ground, Background 2.Linear Perspective 3.Atmospheric Perspective: Values, Contrast, Saturation, Color, Texture Cause of Atmospheric Perspective: Why does it happen? Impressionism: 1.What is the purpose of this art style? 2.Why don’t these artists use black? Artists: Poussin, Monet, Renoir Landscape Quiz Study Guide

11. Landscape with a Calm by Poussin, 1651

12. “Impression Sunrise” Monet, Oil, 1874 Critics: “Painters of mere impressions” rather than a finished piece: Gave the Impressionists their name

13. Oat and Poppy Field Monet, Oil, 1890

14. Claude Monet “Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies” Oil Paint 1899

15. Renoir “Dance at Bougival” Oil, 1883