PW5 Flashcards
(3 cards)
Picasso (Vollard, 347, Ceramics)
Pablo Picasso,
born in 1881 in Spain, of the 20th century.
A co-founder of Cubism,
more than 26,000 works.
His early Blue and Rose periods gave way to the groundbreaking African Period and Cubism.
Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and printmaking, pushing boundaries
Guernica” (1937), a powerful response to the bombing of a Spanish town during the Civil War.
four children.
Picasso died in 1973,
leaving a legacy that continues to shape modern art.
Rembrandt van Rijn
(1606–1669)
Dutch master of the Baroque period
light and shadow (chiaroscuro)
dramatic and emotional works.
He started as an apprentice in Leiden and later moved to Amsterdam,
Despite personal tragedies( his wife and children, Rembrandt continued to create innovative etchings and paintings.)
His etchings, in particular, revolutionised the medium, making it a form of personal expression rather than just reproduction.
His work influenced later artists like Goya and Picasso.
Salvador Dali
Dali (Sacra Biblia & Divine Comedy)
born 11 may 1904 , died1989
spanish surlist painter
Salvador Dalí’s Sacra Biblia (1963) is a series of 105 etchings depicting Biblical scenes with his surrealist style,
faith through distorted figures and symbolic elements.
Dalí’s Divine Comedy (1960–1963) consists of 100 watercolors and etchings inspired by Dante’s Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
Dalí reimagines Dante’s journey with surreal, bizarre imagery, combining religious themes with his distinctive style.
fascination with spirituality and the metaphysical.
