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Painted Rooms: Rome

are so clearly defined that there is a lack of true illusionism that one would see in a painting that encompasses many overlapping...

Sean Scully/Wall of Light

the formed of "learned communication" (Kuspit). As it is, Scully tries to recreate his lived experience for the viewer by offering...

Van Eyck and Velasquez

the bed (Jan Van Eycks Arnolfini "Wedding" Portrait). Finally, the light source is a window to the left, and the daylight illumina...

Renaissance Humanism and “The School of Athens”

being a "practical" discipline. It provides outstanding mental exercise, but its difficult to see how debates about the nature of ...

Art of Wassily Kandinsky

KANDINSKYS ART Few realize that Kandinsky is considered to be the founder of abstract art. Though his art was not appreciated at...

Murillo and Velazquez Spanish Painters

what are called knickers today, and a dark cape that is full and is approximately the same length as the abbreviated pants. As ...

Mona Lisa Viewing Experience

world that actually extend beyond a recognition of the genius of the painter. The symmetry, color, rhythm, and other components of...

Van Der Weyden/Art

connection between the three central figures. St. Luke, while he is painting the Virgin and child, does not appear to be looking ...

Frans Hals and Rembrandt

(His own work 96). This produces a velvety-look to the players tunic, yet the instrument distinctly has the high gloss of polished...

'Medici Cycle' of Peter Paul Rubens

of understanding into a cultures ideals and belief systems. The purpose of art, the creation of art, the interpretation of art, an...

An Analysis of the Series of Paintings Voyage of Life by Thomas Cole

Life is "an allegory of the four stages of man: childhood, youth, manhood and old age" (Bertman, 2002). Each of the paintings sho...

Impressionism/Music & Art

not explicitly intended to depict any concrete object or situation, but rather seeks to create a "mood or atmosphere," which elici...

Neolithic Period to Tang Dynasty Chinese Paintings

were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...

W.H. Auden, Georges Braque, and Pablo Picasso

In five pages this report considers W.H. Auden's poetry line 'Art is a lie that tells the truth' within the contexts of painting b...

French Artist James Tissot

Although he served in the Franco-Prussian war, he was also accused of being part of the short-lived Paris Commune. Consequently t...

'Woman Holding Her Foot' and the Cubism of Pablo Picasso

One of Picassos widely acclaimed Cubist paintings, the 1907 Woman Holding Her Foot is a fine example of this artist at his Cubist ...

Impression Sunrise of Claude Monet

moment which will soon disappear with either a breeze, or a blink (Wood 245.) Monets art addressed the previously unacknowledged...

The Wall Art Found in the Etruscan Tombs

This 6 page paper discusses the wall paintings found in Etruscan tombs. Among those discussed are the Tomb of the Baron and the To...

A Tour of the Louvre

In five pages this research paper celebrates the passions of art and politics revealed in various displays of Romantic and Neoclas...

Vitruvian Man and Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

In four pages this paper examines these paintings' 'imperfections' and what they may perhaps reveal about the Renaissance concepts...

Themes of the Mona Lisa Painting by Leonardo da Vinci

In five pages this paper discusses how this painting represents the 16th century European treatment of women in a consideration of...

Art Criticism and Pollock

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 ...

Paint Costing Case Study; The Case of Wellesley Paint

local reputation may be seen as a competitive advantage, but there is also the lack of ability to mix and match paint, as seen wit...

China's Secular Figure Painting

and propriety" (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 2005). As such all paintings, beginning with the Dunhuang period, have...

Dutch Vanitas Paintings and Vanity

the human body. In Leiden, the first important Vanitas painter was David Bailly (1584-1657), and later Pieter Claesz (c. 1596-166...

1937's Weeping Woman with Handkerchief Painting by Pablo Picasso

man very much at war with himself, constantly battling inner demons that prolifically poured onto his canvases. He literally had ...

Comparison of Paintings by Manet and Monet

in the same direction to some extent, and thus is also the focal point of the painting. However, it is not as strong a focal point...

Paint Caused the Hindenburg Disaster

to the belief that it was hydrogen that caused the flames and also because the United States and Germany were at a very tense posi...

Two Paintings from the Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art

rich with character. Apparently Courbet was from a very wealthy family and yet this picture presents him very much as a common man...

Henry James's 19th Century Critique of John S. Sargent's 'Lady with the Rose' Painting

lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...