The Seine At Lavacourt Analysis

Dallas Museum of Art Visit Assignment
Yaqi Zhang
University of North Texas
MDSE 3350 Ancient Civilization
The Art This is a typical Roman marble sarcophagus which was made during A.D 138-192, and the artist is unknown. The characteristics in the sarcophagus include warriors and horse. The warriors hold the weapon and shield and seems like they were fighting each other in the war. From these soldiers’ facial expressions, visitors can know that the war during that period is violence and bloody.
Artifact Analysis In this sarcophagus, all of the soldiers wear the body armor, abolla, and sagum. These soldiers’ costumes are very common in Roman period, especially the body armor. Roman soldiers always wore body armor over a tunic (Tortora &
He created this impressionistic painting in 1880 and named the painting “The Seine at Lavacourt”. “The Seine at Lavacourt” provides audience a detailed view of the small village named Lavacourt beside the Seine River.
Artifact Analysis “The Seine at Lavacourt” is an impressionism painting done by Claude Monet. The whole painting does not have clear or strict lines, shapes and edges because these are characteristics of the impressionism painting. He used many bright colors and soft brushwork to display a peaceful scene of the Seine River. The Seine at Lavacourt is one of the masterpieces from his Seine collection. His painting actually influences the future development of realism, neo-classicism, japonisme (Claude Monet Biography, n.d.).
Personal Interest I went to “Monet and the Seine” exhibition in Houston Fine Arts Museum in 2015, after that, he becomes one of my favorite artists in Europe. Also, he is one of the most important artists in France and a founder of the impressionism (Stuckey, 1995). The mid 19th century is a tough time for people because in that period, people lived in the darkness of the war. However, most of the Monet’s artwork reflected the positive images. He wants to inspire and help people by using his paintings, and bring them out from the
The painting describes a nude woman in the yellow background room and she was probably pulling up her stocks. The painting name is “Nude, Yellow Background”.
Artifact Analysis This art is post-impressionism because the brushwork and the entire painting are clearer than the original impressionism. Art movements include Les Nabis and Fauvism influence Pierre Bonnard artwork (“Pierre Bonnard Biography”, n.d.). Pierre Bonnard combined vibrant color and impressionism brushwork to create the bright background and stand out the subject – the nude woman. The combination of these two elements is the unique feature of Les Nabis and Fauvism.
Personal Interest The bright and vivid background color and the woman’s gesture drew me to this particular piece of art. The brighter color gives people a sense of happiness and that’s why I like it. His painting style is different from the original impressionism, so I want to know the