Many Mona Lisas

Rylee's Minecraft Mona, Grade 5

Giana's Vampire Mona Lisa, Grade 4

Aria's Cat Mona Lisa, Grade 4

Keshawn's Angel Mona Lisa, Grade 4

Alex's "Frida Lisa", Grade 5

Manuel's Villager Mona Lisa, Grade 5

Samuel's Viking Mona Lisa, Grade 4

Analiz's Modern Mona Lisa, Grade 5

Melanie's Clown Mona Lisa, Grade 5

Lily's Chicagoan Mona Lisa, Grade 5

Victoria's Super Hero Mona Lisa, Grade 5

     The fourth and fifth graders began their Renaissance unit this month.  We began by comparing and contrasting art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Art.  The students came up with an impressive list of characteristics of Renaissance Art including the use of perspective, the use of proportion, blending of colors, and more realism.  They began with Leonardo da Vinci and The Mona Lisa as their first Renaissance lesson.  You can see that they got creative with their own Monas, and I love to see that they are carrying over last year's lessons on value into their work.  Next week, we move on to talking about Michelangelo!