Our final unit study of the year turned out to be a great one – even if it was on the lighter side of book learning. We had just finished an intensive study of the Middle Ages, which naturally covers a lot of Renaissance history. So, the main purpose of this study was to tie…
I love Discovering Great Artists! I’ve used it in our home and in a co-op art class. This lesson came from the book. Albrecht Durer did paintings, watercolors, drawing and woodcuts. We tried our hand at woodblock printing, which was one of Durer’s specialties. You take wood blocks and hammer metal objects into the wood to make impressions. …