Observing Animals

Eighth grade students learned that Renaissance means “Rebirth" and that this period in art history started in Florence, Italy between 1400 and 1500.  



Self-Portrait, Albrecht Durer

 They also learned that Albrecht Durer was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.  He studied nature to make his drawings and paintings as realistic as possible.  



Beetle, Albrecht Durer

 After viewing several examples of his work, students observed a model of an animal and drew it, then traced it onto a scratch art board.  Then they etched their drawing into the board.