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In eight pages these fifteenth century paintings by Jan van Eyck are analyzed in terms of their iconographic, historical, and reli...

attain it." Madonna Sixtina Raphael loved the image of the Mother and Child and used it often. Each reworking of the pair showed...

In six pages this painting is analyzed in terms of its representations of a woman's sensuous nature and her strength as these qual...

In twelve pages this paper analyzes the Last Supper painting by Tintoretto with Leonardo's approach to the same scene among the to...

In four pages this paper discusses how Rembrandt, Cranach, and Da Vinci represented the last supper of Jesus Christ in this consid...

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...

very good and it was, at the time, a more promising form of travel, for traveling across the Atlantic, than airplanes at the time....

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...

is simply the "launching pad for an awesomely stark drama" (Perl, 1998). In the foreground on the Crucifixion panel, heavily drape...

Sarah Siddons was a well known personality of the age, perhaps the most famous actress. This presence of character is represented ...

was predictable in his mental instability. But, he did possess patterns and habits that did not necessarily change despite the men...

the essence of poetry, encourages contemplation of metaphysical truths" and that this should be "at the heart of artistic expressi...

greatly. In addition this figure, this woman, takes the center of the canvas for the most part, starting at the bottom of the pa...

This offers a very powerful statement that can be seen as quite emotional and strong. When we think of the color orange we are ...

fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful sp...

focuses on the men at the table, with Jesus in the center of the painting. In Tintorettos painting it is as if we are looking in a...

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...

do this, Da Vinci prepared the wall as if he were painting on panel (Rosand, 2001). The Last Supper pictures the moment when Jes...

regards to this Renoir is often noted as being perhaps the only artist who never painted a sad painting. Many quote him in regards...

of his arm, and it also affected his ability to paint. In 1920, Pippin would marry Ora Giles of South Carolina and they settled i...

the time. In regards to this Renoir is often noted as being perhaps the only artist who never painted a sad painting. Many quote h...

with the exception of Renoir and those who shared in the pairs experiments with color and technique. Monet banished black and gra...

so distant from the restricted Venetian veduta" (Bellotto Bernardo: Venice 1721 - Warsaw 1780). Such a description does offer the ...

its geometrical balance with the map, and essentially we are presented with an incredibly intense visual image. But, is this parti...

so intricately painted with many hues, becomes iridescent, as if vibrating at so high a frequency it is crossing the bounds into s...

in 1640 Poussin returned to Paris and to decorate the Grand Gallery of the Louvre and receive royal favors. However, he soon becam...

the opinion that Cassatt possessed "infinite talent" (Whitcomb 48). In 1893, Cassatt painted a work that signified that she had ...

protrudes from the ceiling, perhaps signifying the heavens (Searle). Behind the woman is a tapestry which features the crucifixio...