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    ART 101 Week 5 Individual Painting Styles Resource: Appendix B   Review pp. 504–518 in Ch. 20 & Ch. 21 of A World of Art   View the Neoclassic piece The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques Louis David‚ on the National Gallery of Art website‚ located in Appendix B. To access the piece‚ do the following:   ·         Type The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries into the Search This Site box. ·         Click The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries.   View

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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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    Sesshu’s painting known as “Winter Landscape” depicts the mountainous terrain of China with people settled across it. At first glance‚ without being technical‚ Sesshu uses only ink and paper to paint the mountain range‚ slowly adding less distinct mountains as it moves further away‚ and then vegetation in the form of trees is scattered about the mountain. There is a human presence mixed in with the nature in the form of a man walking up the mountain and a large temple or palace like structure in

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    Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer’s painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is a display a girl and a completely empty dark background. The girl is disconnected from an identity there is no inclination as to who she is but Vermeer has painted some visual signs that could conjure up a hypothesis of what the girl is representing in the painting. The title of the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring immediately brings attention to the pearl earring. The pearl earring elegantly dangles’ slightly below

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    of Painting Modern art was a reaction to the rigid style set by traditional French institutions. Modern styles emerged starting in the 1860s and continued through the 1970s. This type of art refers to styles of painting that eschewed realism and past traditions. Instead‚ its focus is on experimentation with various materials and styles. The following are some of the popular styles that reflect the spirit of the modern art movement. 1. Abstract Art Abstract art refers to a style of painting that

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    Description An expressionist figure painting of a nude woman using oil paint on linen Head leaning back and sitting comfortably in her arm-chair‚ the woman’s left arm is slung over her chest and her right arm supporting her leaning into the armrest. She has her right leg relaxed and her foot gently touching the floor. Her left leg is folded up‚ pushing hard against the edge of the seat. There are no recognizable objects other than the woman and the arm-chair. The artist uses a primary color scheme

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    Masters painting for the pose of the figure. Kehindes paintings are very realistic. His paintings often blur the boundaries between traditional and contemporary modes of representation.

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    The Gulf Stream‚ is an oil painting created by Winslow Homer in 1899. This piece of artwork showcases a young‚ African American man with only pants on for clothing‚ that has a destroyed boat and is in the middle of the ocean with sharks beneath him with crashing waves that are tipping his boat closer into the ocean all while he sits on the boat just looking out into the ocean. This artwork also shows us the mental strength of mankind‚ the ability to remain calm and collected in horrendous situations

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    been quite a number of famous artists in this world‚ and you would be hard-pressed to come to a conclusion about which one is better than the other. While you might prefer one’s work over another‚ it’s difficult to argue with the near eternal stranglehold that these painters have on the artistic world. With so many paintings that have been created over time‚ which ones are the best? Below you’ll find five of only the most famous paintings in the world. II. Famous Paintings 1. The Scream Everyone

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    The painting‚ Boats Returning Home‚ depicts ships drifting at sea in the lull of the waves. Ritschel’s impressionistic style is shown through the vibrant waves of the sea. He uses brilliant shades of blue‚ green‚ and yellow in illustrating the waves. The painting was made in California at the onset of a new impressionist movement: which exemplifies the beauty of nature. Thus‚ it shows even the laboring fishing boats with a tranquil nature. It accentuates the union between man and the sea‚ and the

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