<span>1. What is the name of the artist who created the artwork? HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
2. What kind of an artwork is it? REALISM
3. What is the name of the artwork? THE BANJO LESSON
4. When was the artwork created? 1893
5. What are some other major events in history that occurred at the same time this artwork was created? BLACK PEOPLE WERE STEREOTYPED AS ENTERTAINERS IN AMERICAN CULTURE
6. List the literal objects in the painting (trees, people, animals, mountains, rivers, etc.). OLD MAN, YOUNG BOY, BANJO, CHAIR, COAT, TABLE, KITCHEN WARES
7. What do you notice first when you look at the work? Why? I NOTICE THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG MAN PLAYING THE BANJO. THEY ARE THE FOCAL POINT OF THE PAINTING.
8. What kinds of colors do you see? How would you describe them? BLACK, WHITE, SHADES OF BLUE. GRADUAL COLORS. DARKER SHADE TO EMPHASIZE SHADOWS.
9. What shapes can we see? What kind of edges do the shapes have?
10. Are there lines in the work(s)? If so, what kinds of lines are they?
11. What sort of textures do you see? How would you describe them/
12. What time of day/night is it? How can we tell? LATE AFTERNOON. SHADOWS AND LIGHT PLACEMENT.
13. What is the overall visual effect or mood of the work(s)? ISOLATION. IT WOULD SEEM AS THOUGH THE CHARACTERS IN THE PAINTING ARE FOCUSED ON EACH OTHER AS THEY LEARN TO PLAY THE BANJO. THEY ARE I N THEIR OWN WORLD.</span>
Paris is where it was inspired
Answer:
The Notre Dame school trained a lot of famous singers in the Middle Ages. They were the first group of composers to bring Polyphony into the church. They cataloged a significant amount of music do that is why we know so much about music from the Middle Ages today.
