“Analyze an example of a self portrait painting by one artist through the Subjective and Structural Frame.”…
He was a greatly influenced by Caravaggio. In 1610, van Honthorst, moved to Italy to study Caravaggio’s realism and dramatic use of artificial light (Gerrit van Honthorst). Caravaggio is one of the most widely imitated artists in the history of Western art. Many of Caravaggio’s followers, including van Honthorst, were particularly interested in Caravaggio’s paintings of the underbelly of Rome’s street-life (Benay). His followers were most likely struck by Caravaggio’s ability to grant subjects dignity that was not necessarily consistant with the lowly actions shown in the painting (Benay). The image, Smiling Girl, a Courtesan Holding an Obscene Image, clearly shows van Honthorst’s use of Caravaggio’s technique of making subjects that were engaging in unseemly behavior still look dignified. Gerrit van Honthorst returned to the Netherlands in 1620, after studying the methods of Caravaggio. Van Honthorst stayed in Utrecht until 1627. Although van Honthorst continued to paint using Caravaggio's techniques in his works, by 1624 a number of his painting began to depart from the usual stylistic formula of his fellow Caravaggisti; artificial illumination was used less frequently in his major compositions (Errata: Gerrit van Honthorst: A Discussion of His Position in Dutch Art, 1962). Van Honthorst’s most significant contribution to Dutch art was his leadership, of the Utrecht followers of Caravaggio. It…
Margaret Preston was born on the 29th of April 1875 in Port Adelaide. Throughout her career, she produced over 400 artworks applying diverse techniques such as etching, monotyping, woodcutting, stenciling and painting. She was both a painter, specializing in still life, landscape, and portraits, and a print maker. She is widely recognized as one of the most famous female Australian artists.…
When doing portraiture artists tend to exaggerate colour and tones to get across the feelings in a picture or to exaggerate the importance of something or someone in a picture. I have chosen to compare and contrast the work of two portraits, first of all I will talk about ‘weeping woman’ by Pablo Picasso and I will secondly talk about ‘Woman with a veil’ but Raphael Sanzio.…
In Holland, the seventeenth century is known as the Dutch Golden Age, in which trade and art is nourished at an unprecedented level. Being born in this era, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn created many masterpieces, especially portraits. He was exceptionally skilled at capturing the personality of other people in his paintings. He also applied different lighting effects in his portraits to create figures that are life-likeness. Therefore, Rembrandt’s success in catching people’s personality through their facial expression,…
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, by the artist using the same materials/media as in portraits (drawings, paintings, sculpture and photography). Self-portraiture is a powerful genre as artists are able to directly translate the emotions they are feeling, in a more intense and potent way than merely telling us verbally. The power of a particular self-portrait does not necessarily rely upon the portraits “aesthetic beauty”, rather than its ability to give us insight on the artists psychological, physical and emotional views of themselves.…
Family portraits are rare in early 18th century British colonial America, perhaps because they were expensive & usually so large, that they required a sizable public parlor for display. Most 18th-century colonial American houses were not spacious. Family portraits are also much more complicated for the artist, and there were few artists available in colonial America early in the century. But the incidence of family portraits grew, as the number of painters & spaces in homes also grew.…
portrait painted (Figures 2-4), sitting repeatedly for painters and sculptors, so much so that he…
I chose to evaluate two works of art from two different time periods, one from the Baroque era and another from the Neoclassical artworks. The first piece of artwork that I chose is the "Resting Girl". This beautiful work of art was created by Francois Boucher in 1715 and is the perfect example of a late Baroque style painting which features the Rococo style. This painting is located in the Wallraf Museum in Cologne, Germany. This painting consists of oil on canvas and was the very example of applying a light romantic touch. Boucher used light and delicate colors with emphasis on the interiors which were elegant and exuded luxury.…
Unlike Caravaggio, Vermeer tended to paint his works around his Dutch heritage. Many times this entailed paintings of women. Compared to Caravaggio, Vermeer’s painting took on a more laid back appeal. Some of these paintings include “Woman with a Pearl Necklace” and “Woman Holding a Balance.” Everyday life seemed to be what inspired many of Vermeer’s works. In Caravaggio’s paintings there is a lot of sadness and dark scenes dealing with religion. Vermeer’s paintings stayed more to the life he…
Compared to the Mona Lisa there are settle differences. Portrait of a woman is actually smiling, instead of the smirk depicted of the Mona Lisa. Portrait of a woman to me has the expression of being annoyed, and really not wanting to be the center of attention at the moment. The portraits face is full of color, her faint green and brown eyes are very realistic as if to be following you around the room. She carried light bags under eyes, seeming as if she was tried or had little sleep. Her head is tilted slightly to her right shoulder. The woman depicted in the portrait looks as if she was apart of a lower class (not royalty) family. The art work has a simple wooden frame, with flakes of gold to accent the dark colors in the painting. For the portrait to be so of age, it seems to have aged well.…
Helen Levitt's name became associated with photography in the 1930s. She was raised in Brooklyn, NY and loved music, dance, books, and foreign films. Though she did start high school, she left before graduating and went to work for a commercial photographer in the Bronx. She soon began to take pictures on her own.…
My reason for working around such a controversial subject is my huge fascination for the complexity of the human body, I feel that the abnormality in recent contemporary art is a feature worth recognition and the great step of progression within art culture shows no boundaries for what is considered ‘real art’. In many forms, art is requested for more than something to admire, over the years many movements such as Cubism, Abstract, Surrealism and Contemporary have evolved into visual language to communicate with their audiences and share a universal belief or experience. Many movements are formed through people’s life influences and usually become the embodiments of people’s pieces. I actively agree that art is a method of revealing emotional…
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a complete work of art, complete in the sense that it gives such great insight to human nature and the people of the world. The title is essentially what this novel represents. The “coming of age” is represented like a portrait because it takes a long time, with many different attempts, to reach the final work of art. In even greater context, the protagonist experiences a series of epiphanies in which he gains insight into his own nature and into the people of the world. In the main characters “coming of age” there are crucial components that are lost and gained, which can be derived from his love of family, religion, and art.…
The short story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner gives a reader a portrayal of how Emily Grierson, the main character of the story, it first gives the reader an impression of her character. Uses symbolism as a way to represent the intangible qualities of the characters. These two traits help out give the story a lot of life in the end.…