The artwork I chose is the painting “The Banjo Lesson” by Henry Ossawa Tanner on page 337 of our textbook. This painting portrays a man giving a young male child a lesson of playing the banjo. The little boy is sitting on the man’s lap in a chair while the man shows him where to position his hands and fingers to play. The painting was done in 1893‚ and the way people lived during that period can be seen in the painting. The room looks to be dimly lit by a candle or fire on the right side and
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Cave Art and Paintings and Their Meaning Dr.Elaine Marchello Vsc 160D1 001 Nov 20 2011 Paintings are one of the earliest discovered traces of art‚ and people first found them on the relics of the Aurignacian time period. Those paintings were drawn on the cave walls and ceilings‚ probably 32‚000 years ago. There are a lot of conjectures about the meaning of cave paintings‚ some people believe that those pictures are used to communicate with others‚ but others ascribe a kind of
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The paintings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Frank Duveneck show the juxtaposition between the high society‚ in the portrait of Mademoiselle Jeanne Gonin‚ and the gritty working class population‚ in the painting The Cobbler’s Apprentice. These oil-on-canvas portraits reflect their differences through stylistic qualities and subject matter‚ through the use of brush stoke and light they convey different messages to the viewer. Ingres’ painting of a somber looking wealthy woman is an oil-on-canvas
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happened across. The first time I looked at Tiziano Vecillio‚ or Titian’s painting I was mortified at the subject he had decided to paint about‚ and as I started researching the history of his painting I found myself disgusted with the true meaning of the painting. However‚ I also find myself dazzled by the spectacular artwork he has given the world‚ and the boldness he had to choose such a controversial myth to paint of. The painting was inspired by the myth of Jupiter being in love with a women named
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Virgin Mary‚ the painting of Our Virgin of Guadalupe evokes a somber and endearing response from the viewers. The composition of this painting brings in the attention to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The dark space in the background‚ and the light shining directly on her divert the eye to the center of the painting. The curved curtains in the background also frame her in the center. The composition of the painting also brings attention to the crown of thorns at the bottom of the painting. This attention
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image. This is exactly what Artemisia Gentileschi has done with oil painting mediums. Known as one of the famous female Baroque artist‚ all of her works are perfectly painted with great detail and colors. When one looks at her works‚ one can see the excellence in her skills that are portrayed in her paintings. Oil painting has been around since the 7th century AD in Asia; during this time‚ unknown artists‚ in order to create painting in the caves of Bamyan‚ Afghanistan‚
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Oil Paintings During Romanticism Times And Cubism In cubist paintings‚ objects are broken up‚ analyzed‚ and reassembled in an abstracted form‚ instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint‚ the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to present the piece in a greater context. Often the surfaces intersect at what seems like random angles presenting no coherent sense of depth. In Romanticism artwork exalted individualism‚ subjectivism‚ irrationalism‚ imagination‚ emotions and
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Ancient Egyptian Afterlife Discussion Many of the traditions practiced over 4‚000 years ago in ancient Egypt are still practiced today. The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife‚ one they called the Kingdom of the Dead. This is very similar to some modern religious beliefs in Heaven. The soul‚ or ka as the Egyptians called it‚ would be passed on to this afterlife. Many religions today believe in the afterlife and the continuation of a persons mind‚ memories‚ personality‚ and of course their
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Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’
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The chamber has shown the affinity and communication of nature and human through its decorative ceiling. There are 34 thematic paintings on panels in the chamber in total‚ the thematic oval panels on the 4 sides of the room showing religious or mythological scenes‚ or representing scenes of production process and trade. The object collection itself was stored in 20 cabinets. The arrangement of this hidden vault room is quite unique‚ instead of showing the collections in a large cabinet‚ Francesco
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