Picasso's Guernica is a famous artwork that depicts the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Museums teach us about art history and different artistic styles from around the world and throughout time. Some key artworks mentioned are the Venus of Willendorf statue from 28,000-25,000 BCE, Shiva Nataraj Hindu deity sculpture, and an Ethiopian cross from the 17th century.

1. Picasso Guernica

2. What is art?
What have you learned from going to
museums?
Cite three art works in your response.

3. NDEBELE

4. Waterworn pebble
resembling a human
face, from
Makapansgat, South
Africa, ca. 3,000,000
BCE.
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5. A (Visual) Sign signifies
something. Its form is
arbitrary and it simply has to
be learned.

6. 6

7. A (Visual) Symbol stands for
something. It is connected to
something through some form of
relation (visual similarity, history,
etc). It often depicts a real world
object and is often metaphorical.

8. 8

9. 9
Nude woman
(Venus of
Willendorf),
from Willendorf,
Austria, ca.
28,000–25,000
BCE.
Limestone,

10. Aphrodite

11. Leonardo

12. Pollock

13. Daguerre

14. Rothko

15. Nadar

16. Shiva
Nataraj

17. Indian Stupa

18. Taj Mahal
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19. Gabon Face Mask 19 -20th Century

20. Frida Kahlo Mexican 20th century

21. Bearden

22. Ethiopia 17th Century

23. Pahari painting India

24. Muybridge British 19th Century

25. Nadar French 19th Century