works of art i know

Frida kahlo
mexican
Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas y Colibrí
oil on canvas

first impressions:
when i first saw this painting i liked it because
of the colors in it. i like how she is in front of the
green leaves and there are two black animals in
the background. another thing that i like is the
flowers with the wings. at first i thought it was
wierd but after i looked at it for a while i started
to like them.

what i have learned:
Frida Kahlo relates the different animals and colors
to a perticular time in her life.

Henri Matisse
french
1905
oil on canvas

my first impressions
when i first saw this painting was drawn to
it because i liked how he used so many different
colors and shades of colors to make this person.
my favorite part of this painting is the background
because it has many light colors that look very calm.

what i learned
this was painted in 1905. it was beleived that the woman
in this painting is henri matisse's wife Amelie. it is in the
san fransisco museum of modern art.

Works Of Art I Know

Egyptian

my first impressions:

I picked this picture because it looks interesting because it has a lot of symbols and color in it. Also at the right side there is someones arm and i am interested in what or who's it is.

what I have learned:

this is a picture of King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep. He was honored by the Egyptians because he remade Egypt after an era of chaos and instability. This piece came from his mortuary temple in Deir el-Bahri. The person on the right side was a goddess but was destroyed in the Amarna Period

Sources:

http://www.metmuseum.org/