Voices and Visions: Art History and Criticism · Art History

The Renaissance and Realism

Studying how the discovery of perspective changed the way artists represented the world.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did the use of perspective make paintings look more like windows?
  2. 2What do the symbols in these paintings tell us about the values of the time?
  3. 3How does the scale of a figure communicate its importance in the work?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9AVA4R01AC9AVA4E01
Year: Year 4
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Voices and Visions: Art History and Criticism
Period: Art History

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