Lesson 4 – Selfies Through TimeObjective

Students will explore self portraits throughout the history of art, using the same time periods as the Music Eras of orchestral music; Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary (Modern). They will create self portraits using artistic elements from each era and will identify the similarities between the elements of art and music through time.

Suggested Materials• Portraits Through Time graphics (provided)• Assorted art materials• Recordings of repertoire from the BPO concert (audio links can be found at youtube.com/user/BfloPhilharmonic)• Classroom resources for research on visual artists

New York State Arts Standards1 – Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts2 – Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources3 – Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art4 – Understanding the Cultural Contributions of the Arts

New York State Social Studies Standards2 – World History

Common Core Learning Standards for ELA & LiteracyReading, CCR 1, 2, 4 and 7Writing CCR 1 and 4Speaking & Listening, CCR 1, 2, 4 and 5Language, CCR 1 and 6

Procedure1) Using the Portraits Through Time graphics, ask students to look at the featured portraits in art from each era.

Ask students to notice the difference in styles between each of the portraits.2) Then focus on two of the portraits: da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Picasso’s Self Portrait. Ask them to describe each

portrait and how they are different from each other. This could be a writing exercise or a class discussion. a. What colors are used? (Warm or cool hues, bright or dark, etc.) b. What types of textures and lines? (Smooth, rough, heavy, flowing, etc.) c. What is the mood of the figure in each portrait? (Peaceful, happy, gloomy, angry, etc.)

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3) After practicing this type of observation, share the remaining portraits from each era and ask students to select one of them as their inspiration. If they have selected a different portrait than the da Vinci or the Picasso, ask them to answer the same questions from number 2 to help determine the elements of style that are used in that portrait.

4) Using available art materials ask students to create their own self portrait in the style of the portrait they have selected. Coach them to refer to the elements of style that they determined in number 2 as their guide.

5) Display all portraits in the classroom.

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Extended LearningWhen completing this lesson, you may choose to also compare the portraits to their musical counterparts from the same era. For instance, for a focus on the Renaissance era, you can play the recording of Gabrieli’s septimi toni a 8 no. 2 (from the BPO concert repertoire list) while looking at the Mona Lisa. Ask students to describe the music. Is it light, dark, warm, cool, flowing, bold, peaceful, free, heavy, smooth, happy, gloomy, energetic, rough, etc. Then see if there are similarities between the music and the art piece from the same era. You may do this with each era as time permits.The BPO will be using the following composers’ pieces during the concert (audio links to repertoire found at youtube.com/user/BfloPhilharmonic) :• Gabrieli’s Septimi toni a 8 no. 2 (Renaissance)• J.S. Bach’s Little Fugue in g minor (Baroque)• Mozart’s “Un moto di gioia mi sento” from Figaro (Classical)• Beethoven’s Symphony #5, first movement (bridge between Classical and Romantic)• Smetana’s Moldau (Romantic)• Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun (Late Romantic – Impressionist)• Stravinsky’s Firebird Infernal Dance (Contemporary - 20th Century)• Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (Contemporary – 20th Century)

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Autumn by Corrado Giaquinto

Portrait of Agnolo Doni by Raphael

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Anatomy Lesson by Dr. Culp by Rembrandt

Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David

Madame Raymond de Verninac by Jacques-Louis David

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View of Prague with the Charles Bridge crossing the Vltava River (Moldau) by Adam August Müller

Romantic-

Modern Rome by J. M. William Turner

Niagara Falls by William Morris Hunt

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Portrait of Camille with a bouquet of violets by Claude Monet

Impressionist-

Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat by Vincent van Gogh

Jeanne Samary by Pierre Auguste Renoir

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Contemporary (Modern)-

Photograph of Thunder Cloud by Frank Rinehart

Self-Portrait by Pablo Picasso

The Son of Man by Rene Magritte

Self Portrait by Frida Khalo

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Contemporary (Modern)-

Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol

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