Christo

“The Gates”

Example of Installation Art

Michelangelo

“Head of a satyr”

Example of Hatching and Cross-hatching

Raphael

“School of Athens”

Example of Linear Perspective and Fresco painting

Fresco painting: Method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on wall surfaces.

Brady

“Abraham Lincoln”

Example of DaguerreotypeEarly Photography

Rivera

“Detroit Industry”

Example of Fresco Painting in Detroit Institute of Arts

Mantegna

“The Dead Christ”

Example of Foreshortening

Van Gogh

“Starry Night”

Example of Motion, Expressive Line

Tintoretto

“Last Supper”

Example of Chiaroscuro

Durer

“Adam and Eve”

Example of Engraving

Lange

“Migrant Mother”

Example of artist photographing history of Great Depression

Roles of Artists

1. Record history2. Give tangible form to the unknown3. Innovative ways of seeing things