MEET THE MASTERS Pablo Picasso and Paolo Uccello

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973)

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain.

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Picasso’s father was a professor of art and he learned many things from him. By the time Picasso was 16 years old, he was already a great artist. Self-portrait

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Picasso was famous for a technique called cubism- a form of painting that featured simple geometric shapes. Factory, Horta de Ebbo', 1909 (oil on canvas)

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Geometric Shapes: Two Girls Reading, 1934, (oil in canvas)

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Girls Before a Mirror, 1932

Pablo Picasso (1881 -1973) Seated Woman, 1937

Paolo Uccello (1397 -1475)

Paolo Uccello (1397 -1475) Paolo Uccello was born in Pratovecchio, Italy.

Paolo Uccello (1397 -1475) Hunt in the Forest, 1465 Was known for his experimental studies in foreshortening and linear perspective.

Paolo Uccello (1397 -1475) Foreshortening means to reduce or distort parts of an object to give the illusion of three dimensional space. Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface.

Paolo Uccello (1397 -1475) He loved using the forms and movement of humans and animals in his paintings. Saint George and the Dragon, 1470

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