YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Life and Paintings of Rembrandt
Essays 181 - 210
I am more at ease...I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and ...
comprehend it with ease" since Leonardo had captured "all the minutenesses that with subtlety are able to be painted" (Halsall). T...
that Im trying to really figure out" (Bradford, 2006). One cannot help relate the artists words to the painting itself. Similarly,...
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, which was held in Chicago in 1893 (LACMA). While her depictions of mothers and children represent...
There is also another element which one could utilize to connect the two. This comes with the setting of the painting. It appears,...
expected that it was Gary. Contract law doe not make assumptions regarding the level of consideration, only that it exits, the lev...
version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...
that of the tree trunks, gives a strong diagonal component to the work, running from the top left to the bottom right. The use of ...
painters of the Italian Renaissance "strove to achieve the image of perfection at rest within itself. Every form developed to self...
"Death on the Pale Horse (1802), oil sketch on canvas, Allstons analysis relates something of his own romantic vision. He writes t...
(Pollock 10). Thus, we need to see what Impressionisms characteristics are, and compare them to the painting. The Web Museum, an o...
their work. Delacroix was known for aiming at capturing the "essence" of what he viewed rather then presenting his subject in trul...
being a "practical" discipline. It provides outstanding mental exercise, but its difficult to see how debates about the nature of ...
to Velasquez when he was working in his Studio and suddenly the little princess and her entourage appeared."4 But, there is clearl...
First, Socrates, who is obviously the focus of the painting, is sitting up, still teaching as shown by his raised left hand. Hes m...
Introduction In the early part of the 20th century there were many artists creating intriguing pieces of work that were very uniq...
workers who are hurrying to finish their work and/or reach their destinations before the storm arrives are on the left-hand side o...
visionary. The social and political history of mid-nineteenth century France had an enormous impact upon the art that was produce...
of the African American community in the nation (The Professor). From the opposite perspective another author, in quoting ones com...
art. The "master style" that is featured in both paintings is invariably Cubism, despite de Koonings protestations, "I never made...
it is wise to be wary of people who are quick to dump on a passionate temperament, particularly during conservative social and pol...
contended to be even more misleading. The infatuation with Native Americans is, however, particularly obvious when one considers ...
Descent into Hell," painted in the style of Hieronymus Bosch in the Netherlands between 1550-1560 is oil on wood, 21 x 46 inches, ...
that art was significant in and of itself, i.e., "art for arts sake," and that abstract expressionism should be viewed as a "movem...
During the nineteenth century, all aspects of European culture were affected by the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the ad...
object of desire, but here she seems shy and even a bit hostile. In his book on Ingres, Robert Rosenblum describes one of Ingres o...
statement" of the Impressionist movement, it is by no means the only (or even the best) artistic representation of that aesthetic ...
relationship to this particular painting it is oil on canvas and was perhaps painted in 1604-1605 but yet reworked over the years ...
were taking place around him, primarily those things that were political and military in nature. He was profoundly touched by many...
you from New York City. The purpose of my visit is to find out more about John Currin, a modern artist who fascinates me and calls...