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Painting and the Invention of Photography

their work. Delacroix was known for aiming at capturing the "essence" of what he viewed rather then presenting his subject in trul...

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 ...

Diego Velazquez’ Las Meninas

to Velasquez when he was working in his Studio and suddenly the little princess and her entourage appeared."4 But, there is clearl...

American Renaissance

This is not to say that the influence of European authors was not discernible in the work of these authors. For example, Melvill...

The Dark Ages and the Renaissance

that it was so primitive. Yet, that is a time that came after the Renaissance when everything changed a great deal. The Renaissa...

Who Is Mona Lisa?

comprehend it with ease" since Leonardo had captured "all the minutenesses that with subtlety are able to be painted" (Halsall). T...

Mark Bradford and Claude Monet Compared and Contrasted

that Im trying to really figure out" (Bradford, 2006). One cannot help relate the artists words to the painting itself. Similarly,...

Mary Cassatt: “A Cup of Tea”

(Pollock 10). Thus, we need to see what Impressionisms characteristics are, and compare them to the painting. The Web Museum, an o...

Cassatt and “Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child

the Worlds Columbian Exposition, which was held in Chicago in 1893 (LACMA). While her depictions of mothers and children represent...

The Influence of Medieval Christianity on Art of the Time

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...

Commercial Law Questions

expected that it was Gary. Contract law doe not make assumptions regarding the level of consideration, only that it exits, the lev...

Conversion of St. Paul by Caravaggio

In a paper consisting of twenty pages this painting is examined particularly in terms of the artist's use of shadow and light as w...

Don Quixote and Velasquez’ Las Meninas

There is also another element which one could utilize to connect the two. This comes with the setting of the painting. It appears,...

Theodore Chasseriau's Andromeda

killed the Gorgon Medusa, rescued Andromeda, slaying the monster. As indicated above, Chasseriaus work has been viewed as a brid...

Analysis of the Monet's Impressionist Painting "Woman with a Parasol" (Also Known as "The Stroll, Camille Monet, and Her Son Jean")

depict life as they saw it honestly and realistically, and not as an extension of deceptive social or political propaganda (Impres...

The Cosby Show

of the African American community in the nation (The Professor). From the opposite perspective another author, in quoting ones com...

Native Americans as Depicted in the Art of the Dominant European Culture

contended to be even more misleading. The infatuation with Native Americans is, however, particularly obvious when one considers ...

Social and Political Views of Pablo Picasso

it is wise to be wary of people who are quick to dump on a passionate temperament, particularly during conservative social and pol...

Jacques-Louis David: “The Death of Socrates”

First, Socrates, who is obviously the focus of the painting, is sitting up, still teaching as shown by his raised left hand. Hes m...

The Fall of Phaeton

relationship to this particular painting it is oil on canvas and was perhaps painted in 1604-1605 but yet reworked over the years ...

Still Life with Quimper Pitcher by Paul Gauguin

community of artists in a remove village in Brittany," which is where he "painted Still Life with Quimper Pitcher" in 1889 (Barnes...

Goya and Duel with Clubs

were taking place around him, primarily those things that were political and military in nature. He was profoundly touched by many...

Impressionist Value in Monet's "The Stroll"

statement" of the Impressionist movement, it is by no means the only (or even the best) artistic representation of that aesthetic ...

Mademoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso

tangible formation. That he also was a talented sculptor speaks to the fact that Picasso was fully capable of translating his two...

20th Century Energy in the Cubism Art of Georges Braque and Poetry of Carl Sandburg

In 5 pages this paper compares Braque's Houses at L'Estaque painting with Carl Sandburg's 'Chicago' poem in a consideration of how...

Kandinsky, Beckmann, and Marc

Introduction In the early part of the 20th century there were many artists creating intriguing pieces of work that were very uniq...

Women Renaissance Artists

power, and Petrarch headed a revolution in reason that damned Medieval society. The fed the new view of humanity and artistic ende...

French Sculptor and Painter Edgar Degas

In five pages Degas is discussed in a consideration of two of his most famous paintings 'Women with Chrysanthemums' and 'Dancer on...

Card Sharks by Caravaggio

In seven pages this research paper analyzes this painting as representative of the artist's work and also includes the controversi...

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...