YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :2 Paintings by Gustav Klimt
Essays 271 - 300
clouds that are very sensuous in their round form. We are also given the flowing nature of the waves despite their horizontal posi...
its geometrical balance with the map, and essentially we are presented with an incredibly intense visual image. But, is this parti...
statue conveys a sense of well being to the viewer. In this statue, the Avalolkitesvara is pictured in interesting pose that sugge...
nude, reclining on a chaise lounger. This can be said to have rocked the art world. Olympia, painted in 1863, and subjected to ha...
white and is the focus of most of the people in the painting, also brings the line of viewing down and across the bottom. The c...
We see the moist and secretive environment and truly gain a feel for the garden and the water which abounds in the painting. It is...
second of course has the flame smoking and Mary just beginning to show the signs of pregnancy. The third has Mary obviously pregna...
known to be a determined individualist, and was known for the time when he asked a group of models about their ridiculous poses - ...
protrudes from the ceiling, perhaps signifying the heavens (Searle). Behind the woman is a tapestry which features the crucifixio...
of Madrid). Another author notes that, "Goyas sensitivity to these events resulted in his best print series and furthermore in a m...
regards to this Renoir is often noted as being perhaps the only artist who never painted a sad painting. Many quote him in regards...
In four pages this paper examines what influenced Whistler's life and art and also considers how society was influenced by Whistle...
(Danto 19). Danto supports his argument with the fact that this is the natural progression out of Picassos Blue Period, which embo...
It is clearly a picture of the Madonna and Baby Jesus. It is also a painting that has several saints surrounding the figures of Ma...
see these influences in his depiction of the legend of Sardanapalus. Delacroix, like any good author, was immediately drawn to t...
of understanding into a cultures ideals and belief systems. The purpose of art, the creation of art, the interpretation of art, an...
Sarah Siddons was a well known personality of the age, perhaps the most famous actress. This presence of character is represented ...
at more than those two dimensions. This is achieved through limiting his use of shading and only subtly hinting at it, such as see...
artist deconstructed the objects in the painting and rearranged them on the canvas. The neutral tones of "gray, green, olive and o...
(1899, oil on canvas, 211" x 33", Art Institute of Chicago). The objects in the painting, the bridge, flowers, water and trees hav...
seems to have earned a portion of his income by supplying pornography to Viennese collectors (Lucie-Smith). Both Schiele and Mun...
to be next in line for killing and then the men with the guns and uniforms. The painting is incredibly dark save for one bright, a...
the background and one individual standing in the foreground. The painting is filled with images and different activities. There i...
This offers a very powerful statement that can be seen as quite emotional and strong. When we think of the color orange we are ...
for it seems to change expressions as we look at it (Pioch, 2002). What we have is a portrait of a real woman, a woman who loves ...
archetypes of the former age. The attention to the spiritual nature of mankind is evident throughout the arts during this time per...
fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful sp...
the paintings. To further narrow the field, Ive looked at each of the works in turn, picked out those that draw me most strongly....
picture" (Messengers of Light, 2005). There has also been recent discussion and controversy over one figure not being one of Jesus...
should be. Evelyn Thom, born in 1927, provides a view of the traditional jingle dress dance. "We went to the round dance...