{"product_id":"ever-ancient-ever-new-art-history-appreciation-theory-and-practice-level-2","title":"Ever Ancient, Ever New: Art History, Appreciation, Theory, and Practice (Level 2)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_line_cat\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product_line_cat\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Textbook and\/or Art Pad Above\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_line_cat\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_line_cat\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt History, Grades 7-12\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis program continues the “story of art” from the High Renaissance to Modern Art with the goal of cultivating a sensitivity to beauty and the way God speaks through art. Includes art history, appreciation, theory, and projects!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Late have I loved You, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new!”  —St. Augustine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e leads children to God by Benedict XVI’s “way of beauty.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLevel 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the “story of art” from the High Renaissance to the Modern era, paying special attention to how the art of each period was influenced by the religious and philosophical beliefs of the time. The first half of the book focuses on the magnificent art of the Baroque period, including a valuable discussion of the Council of Trent’s guidelines for sacred art. The second half summarizes the artistic movements after 1700 until the present, then concludes with a unit on American art during the 18th to 20th centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscussion of each artistic period is accompanied by:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetailed picture studies of period masterpieces that teach students the “language of art” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lesson in art theory with a focus on the principles of design (unity, variety, contrast, movement, proportion, emphasis, repetition, balance, and rhythm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Pad 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides homeschool-friendly art projects that teach fine arts skills while reinforcing and complementing the lessons in art theory and history from the text. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Pad 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36 weeks of easy-to-follow project instructions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProjects themed to match the textbook  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProject templates on colored cardstock and artist’s paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear lists of additional, easy-to-find supplies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New, Level 2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteaches:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt History:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Mannerism, Dutch Golden Age, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modern Art, and American Art\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt Theory:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinciples of design (unity, variety, contrast, movement, proportion, emphasis, repetition, balance, and rhythm); chiaroscuro and tenebrism; efficient\/loose brushwork; warm and cool colors; tints, shades, and tones; color saturation\/intensity; color and mood; local, optical, exaggerated, and arbitrary color; visual weight; symmetrical and asymmetrical balance; actual, implied, and visual movement; irregular rhythm through line, shape, and brushstroke; abstraction; and the rule of thirds\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt Appreciation:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 90 picture studies of masterpieces such as Velazquez’ \u003cem\u003eThe Coronation of the Virgin\u003c\/em\u003e, David’s \u003cem\u003eThe Oath of the Horatii\u003c\/em\u003e, and Childe Hassam’s \u003cem\u003eThe Fourth of July\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt Practice:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fine arts skills such as advanced human figure drawing, working with acrylic paints and oil pastels, still life drawings and paintings, extreme view and two-point linear perspective, crosshatching, contour drawings, grid drawings, using saturated and desaturated colors, creating regular and irregular rhythm, using exaggerated and arbitrary color, compositional skills, advanced painting skills, and more!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrerequisites \u0026amp; Scheduling: It is highly recommended that the student complete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLevel 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before beginning this program. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New, Level 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is designed to be completed over two years in 7th and 8th grades, but could also be used by 6th-12th graders. 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