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    Sleep is a painting done by an artist named David Hockey in 1972. Hockey was born in Braford‚ England in 1939 and was an English painter‚ printmaker‚ stage designer and photographer. He was also involved in pop art movement in the 1960’s. Most of Hockey’s works were prints‚ portraits of his friends‚ and stage designs in New York City. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. David Hockey began this painting in 1972 and then abandoning the painting a year later

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    Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay”Exhibition. On a smaller canvas than two other similar paintings‚ Vincent Van Gogh carefully painted for the third time his bedroom in Arles‚ a charming town in the south of France‚ and thus created this approximately 22 ½ x 29’’ artwork. In fact‚ Van Gogh made three almost identical paintings on the theme of his bedroom and are named « Bedroom in Arles ». The first one‚ kept at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is painted

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    Greco. The painting depicts the landscape of Toledo‚ Spain‚ the city where the artist worked and lived for most of his life. This is a very significant work for several reasons: it is considered to be the first landscape in Spanish art‚ one of only two surviving landscapes painted by this artist‚ and because this artist rarely painted non-religious subject matter. View of Toledo is considered to be one of the most dramatic and individual landscapes in the history of art. The painting is not an accurate

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    Dutch Golden Age landscape and seascape painting. A period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century‚ during and after the later part of the Eighty Years War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. At that time‚ the Dutch republic was one of Europe’s most prominent states. It strength was manifest not only in politics and economics but also in the arts and sciences at Europe. II. Land‚ sea and sky paintings of the 17 century: Landscape painting was a major genre in the 17th century.

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    produce different coloured inks‚ they used ground up minerals. The themes of most paintings were both the Shinto and Buddhist religion. Most Buddhist artworks portray saints‚ demons or sinners suffering in hell. These artworks were a warning to live a good life. A distinctive Japanese style of painting developed during the middle Heian period. Sliding and folding screens in wealthy homes where greatly decorated with paintings of animals or scenes from nature. Numerous picture scrolls told famous Japanese

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    viewing the painting he did I found that the two people featured displayed the message that they are not being treated fairly. When looking at where they are‚ I think that not having equal rights is shown. This is so because they are walking in a private area‚ I believe it is made just for blacks and African Americans. I say this because in the nineteen sixties African Americans and blacks were forced to live in a private area. An example of these areas

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    Out the front door and down two steps got me to the lower portion of my back deck. I then swung a right and went down three more steps. I followed the trampled path of grass through the back yard‚ right to the edge of my property. I laughed inside because my dad always had some remark on how his grass never looked nice in the back. I then thought to myself‚ we followed the path multiple times a day anyways‚ and would always continue to do so. By this time‚ I hit the end of the yard and into the woods

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    In our culture there are various festivals‚ events and ceremonies to celebrate. In them the biggest and most beautiful event is marriage which leaves the best memorable things in our mind for our life. I have attended many marriages‚ the actual wedding process is for long time say for few days‚ where in the participation of relatives and friends in the event is most required and appreciated as well. The first part before to the marriage is the “Engagement” which is pre-event where the families of

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    Dutch artists each created a respectable body of work in the Renaissance period as well: Pieter Gerritsz and Pieter Claesz. Their works consist of primarily still-life paintings; those commonly placed in monographs include Gerritsz ’ Still Life of the Paston (Yarmouth) Collection and Claesz ’ Still Life with Turkey-Pie. The painting by Gerritsz‚ now found in the Castle Museum in Norwich‚ England‚ portrays an uruly accumulation of both exotic and domestic items gathered by Sir William Paston throughout

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    Penitensya‚ 1982 Amihan‚ 1980 Likha ng mga Kilalang Pintor Fernando Amorsolo * Tinikling in Oil - Oil on canvas. Farmers dancing the traditional bamboo dance‚ named after the field birds that jump about with their long legs. This oil painting on canvas depicts a rural scene where a group of people are shown celebrating a fiesta in Antipolo. The main focus is on a pair of dancers in the field surrounded by revelers both young and old.  * Harvest - The rice planting means‚ to remember

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