Baroque
Day 1: Draw it
15 minute sketch of "Las Meninas"
Day 2: Write it
Artist: Diego Velázquez
Painting: "Las Meninas" (The Ladies-in-Waiting)
Year: 1656
Shows a princess and the royal court.
People: (from left)
Velázquez
Lady-in-waiting
Queen Mariana
King Philip IV
Infanta Margaret Theresa (Princess)
Queen's Chamberlain
Lady-in-waiting
Princess's chaperone
Bodyguard (only un-named person)
Little people
Focus
-Visually: Princess
-1-pt perspective: King and Queen
Title: Ladies-in-waiting
Velazquez was the court/royal painter to the Spanish (Spain) Royal Family
–Emblem “Order of Santiago”
-Group of knights that Velazquez really wanted to be part of.
-Rumor is, the King himself painted it on the painting 3 years after it was finished.
Fire in 1734 destroyed the castle. The painting had to be restored by the court painter. The princess's cheek was completely repainted.
1985
-Voted the world’s greatest painting
Day 3: Creative Exercise
Draw and complete a creativity exercise from the tin can.
Day 4: Creative Writing
Write down what you think each subject in the painting is thinking. Be imaginative!
Day 5: Quiz
Check Exittix for a link to your quiz on Baroque
15 minute sketch of "Las Meninas"
Day 2: Write it
Artist: Diego Velázquez
Painting: "Las Meninas" (The Ladies-in-Waiting)
Year: 1656
Shows a princess and the royal court.
People: (from left)
Velázquez
Lady-in-waiting
Queen Mariana
King Philip IV
Infanta Margaret Theresa (Princess)
Queen's Chamberlain
Lady-in-waiting
Princess's chaperone
Bodyguard (only un-named person)
Little people
Focus
-Visually: Princess
-1-pt perspective: King and Queen
Title: Ladies-in-waiting
Velazquez was the court/royal painter to the Spanish (Spain) Royal Family
–Emblem “Order of Santiago”
-Group of knights that Velazquez really wanted to be part of.
-Rumor is, the King himself painted it on the painting 3 years after it was finished.
Fire in 1734 destroyed the castle. The painting had to be restored by the court painter. The princess's cheek was completely repainted.
1985
-Voted the world’s greatest painting
Day 3: Creative Exercise
Draw and complete a creativity exercise from the tin can.
Day 4: Creative Writing
Write down what you think each subject in the painting is thinking. Be imaginative!
Day 5: Quiz
Check Exittix for a link to your quiz on Baroque