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David Carson

in a manner that would logically, and eventually, lead readers to the correct pages. This became a large part of his sort of art, ...

"The Child's Bath" by Mary Cassatt

naked toddler in her lap, as she gently washes the childs feet in a basin. Both the dark-haired child and the dark-haired mother a...

Diego Rivera

to Rivera, who is considered to be the "greatest Mexican painter of the twentieth century," should begin with Riveras biographical...

US Artist Winslow Homer

and error, in an artistic career that lasted 50 years and produced some 2,000 known works. Such a large body of work leaves admir...

Kierkegaard and Sartre: Philosophies

is a body, "more numerous than the people which compose it," but it can "never be shown" because it is simply an abstraction (Kier...

Age 18 or 21

There is some controversy over the ages 18 and 21. For instance, in some states a person who is 18 can order an alcoholic beverag...

"Lincoln" - Aspects of the Victorian Age

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the film, "Lincoln". Similarities to other works about the Victorian age, such as "...

Renaissance Neoplatonic Beauty and The Courtier by Castiglione

In six pages this paper considers the aesthetic objectives of Neoplatonic beauty in terms of the art of Leonardo da Vinci and Mich...

Appia's Material Realism and Artistic Ideal

In five pages this research paper examines Appia's concepts of theater and art and considers how he idyllically staged Wagner's wo...

Tonality in Music and Art

the opposite of reality since telephone polls to not actually shrink in size over distance, although this is the real visual effec...

The Impressionism of Claude Debussy

Impressionism is a term usually reserved for painting, but Claude Debussy's work has often been termed impressionistic. This essay...

Thousand Years of Italian Music

In eight pages this paper traces the development of Italian music in a consideration of contributions, important works, and compos...

American Historian Richard Hofstadter

In nine pages this paper examines Anti Intellectualism in the United States and Age of Reform by Richard Hofstadter in a considera...

Holocaust Remembrance Through Literature and Art

In five pages this paper discusses how it is important to remember the Holocaust through art and history with The Diary of Anne Fr...

Sexism, Romanticism, and the Portrayal of Women in Eighteenth Century Art

and females are portrayed during that time period. A highlight of the Fricks holdings is its collection of 18th-century rococ...

Politics and Art

In five pages the ways in which political climate has always been reflected in art are examined and includes various cultural work...

'The Storm' by Pierre Auguste Cot on a Trip to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art IV

In three pages a critique of this work of art on the foreground and background uses by the artist is presented. There is no bibli...

1960s' Pop Art Movement

In six pages this paper discusses the political and social significance of the pop art movement of the 1960s in an overview that a...

Supporting Graffiti

In eight pages this paper celebrates inner city graffiti as social messages of substance as well as works of art. Nine sources ar...

Comparison Between Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo

follows "A good painter must paint two things above all others the person and the intent of that persons soul" (qtd. in North 16)....

Analysis of Internet Websites Featuring Pablo Picasso

In two pages this paper discusses how Pablo Picasso and his works of art are featured on various Internet websites. There is no b...

European Painters' Display Viewed on a Trip to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art I

fit the mold of others who painted during the Baroque period. Historically, Toledo was a center of inquisition activity and int...

Sir Launfal by Thomas Chestre and Iai of Lanval by Marie de France

In six pages these works from the Middle Ages are compared and contrasted in terms of their similarities and differences. There a...

Radical Impressionism of Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir

In twelve pages this paper examines the life and French Impressionist works of art of Pierre Auguste Renoir and his radical 19th c...

Romantic Era Poetic Influence of Thomas Moore

biographer. (5) It can also be argued that Moore had an influence on his contemporaries in the Romantic Era. Even though he spen...

Comparative Thematic Analysis of Boys and Girls by Alice Munro and Doe Season by David Kaplan

In five pages the themes of these works are contrasted and compared regarding gender differences, sexuality, and coming of age. T...

Impressionist Artists Georges Seurat and Camille Pissaro

able to comprehend one of the artist s works in a single glance, but instead he finds himself needing to look more and at length, ...

Les Demoiselle d'Avignon Painting by Pablo Picasso

In five pages this Cubist work of art is examined in terms of history, texture, color, line, and composition. Four sources are li...

Aging According to Katherine Mansfield, Edward Albee, and Arthur Miller

"actresses" that make up the whole of the Sunday scene. She is in this mood when a young couple sit down close to her. She imagi...

Artifice and Art in 'Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope

In 5 pages this paper discusses how the poet pokes fun at Belinda for affecting an artistic appearance when all the while he is do...