Discovering the Artist Claude Monet

Your assignment for this week:

Click on each button bellow to discover the French Artist Claude Monet then answer the assessment questions below. Drag the Meet the Masters art sheet to your desktop and recreate the painting using colored pencils. Monet chose colors that depicted various times of the day, what time of day will you choose? When completed, make a photo and send it to ihs.db@yahoo.com . You have one week to complete this lesson. This lesson will count for 2 grades an assessment and a classroom lesson.

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What is the name of the famous cathedral Monet painted?

Rome Cathedral

Rouen Cathedral

When observing the palate of Money you will see one color that he used most often, that of

blue

yellow

Monet was the most popular

Post Impressionist

Impressionist

Monet painted most often the subject of

wheat fields

water lilies

Where was Claude Monet born?

Paris, France

Giverny, Grance

Le Havre, France

Rouen, France

What technique did Monet often use to depict the effects of light and atmosphere in his paintings?

Pointillism

Chiaroscuro

Plein air painting

Sfumato

Thank you!

Assignment #2:

Monet painted many versions of the front of the Rouen Cathedral in France. In fact he rented an apartment across the street from the cathedral for 3 years to observe the light that changed every 15 minutes. View the following video about these paintings then drag the following art sheet to your desktop and print it out. Using only primary colors, bring this masterpiece by Monet to life. When you have finished make a cell phone image and send it to ihs.db@yahoo.com . You have one week to complete this lesson.