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Essays 271 - 300
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...
community of artists in a remove village in Brittany," which is where he "painted Still Life with Quimper Pitcher" in 1889 (Barnes...
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...
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...
titled "Life Science: Animals and Their Environments" includes the idea of also incorporating art into the lesson. The first artwo...
derive from your religion could be grouped around this central influence. For example, people holding hands in love and fellowship...
it is wise to be wary of people who are quick to dump on a passionate temperament, particularly during conservative social and pol...
art. The "master style" that is featured in both paintings is invariably Cubism, despite de Koonings protestations, "I never made...
contended to be even more misleading. The infatuation with Native Americans is, however, particularly obvious when one considers ...
of the African American community in the nation (The Professor). From the opposite perspective another author, in quoting ones com...
depict life as they saw it honestly and realistically, and not as an extension of deceptive social or political propaganda (Impres...
visionary. The social and political history of mid-nineteenth century France had an enormous impact upon the art that was produce...
killed the Gorgon Medusa, rescued Andromeda, slaying the monster. As indicated above, Chasseriaus work has been viewed as a brid...
workers who are hurrying to finish their work and/or reach their destinations before the storm arrives are on the left-hand side o...
of Madrid). Another author notes that, "Goyas sensitivity to these events resulted in his best print series and furthermore in a m...
nude, reclining on a chaise lounger. This can be said to have rocked the art world. Olympia, painted in 1863, and subjected to ha...
its geometrical balance with the map, and essentially we are presented with an incredibly intense visual image. But, is this parti...
statue conveys a sense of well being to the viewer. In this statue, the Avalolkitesvara is pictured in interesting pose that sugge...
regards to this Renoir is often noted as being perhaps the only artist who never painted a sad painting. Many quote him in regards...
the 19th century but his work had been censured and placed away for much of that time due to the fact that he focused mainly on li...
nurturers. So, while the characters, and the environment, of both pictures differ greatly there is also a sense of femininity that...
so distant from the restricted Venetian veduta" (Bellotto Bernardo: Venice 1721 - Warsaw 1780). Such a description does offer the ...
Expressionist, a cave painter (and poet) with a yen for existentialist texture" (Adams 126). In his earliest works, 1917 to 1936...
radical of all times. These changes are particularly interesting in regard to the manner in which they changed the artistic depic...
hilltop is now shown as much as it is suggested by two rounded green shapes in the lower half of the painting. The dancers barely ...
some style to the films. "One group of filmmakers who were experimenting with cinematic technique were those who emerged from B...