ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS REFLECTED IN PAINTING: THE CONTRASTING VIEWS OF ECONOMISTS AND ART HISTORIANS [1] Manuel Santos-Redondo Universidad Complutense de Madrid [las diferencias con respecto al Documento de Trabajo disponible en la Web estan subrayadas] 1. Introduction The Moneychanger and his Wife is probably the picture most widely used to illustrate economic activity‚ and so it is (supposedly) well known by economists‚ managers‚ and accountants. The accounting book which appears
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Tom Wesselmann’s acrylic painting on linen Smoker #9 was created in 1973‚ a time when sex appeal could sell just about anything. His billboard style painting is simplistic yet very dramatic. The picture concentrates on a limited number of object: a woman’s mouth‚ a cigarette‚ a woman’s hand and smoke. Isolated on the wall‚ these elements are deprived of a background allowing the shape of the canvas provides an empathetic boundary between the world of the picture and the world around it. Tom uses
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Rembrandt’s painting style changes from ‘smooth’ to ‘rough’ when he moves from Leiden to Amsterdam. Explain these stylistic differences and developments and set them against the context in which these works were produced. Amelia Bolton 2041751B Word Count: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn was born in Leiden on July 15‚ 1606. One of the most important artists throughout Dutch history‚ he was a painter and an etcher of very high merit. This study shall look at his years
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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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What was the effect of photography on painting in the nineteenth century? The photograph was developed in 1839 simultaneously in England and France by Talbot and Daguerre. That is the technique of chemically fixing of an image produced by exposure to rays of sun. William Fox Talbot was an English scholar and scientist who developed the negative and positive process. He used sensitive paper soaked in sodium hyposulphite called calotype. This became the basis for all subsequent photography. Photography
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Milton Glaser is one of the most acclaimed graphic artist in United Stated history. He was born in New York City on June 26‚ 1929‚ to Eugene and Eleanor Glaser. He went to school at Cooper Union School of an Art and Academy of Fine Art in bologna‚ Italy. Glaser started out becoming a classically trained artist. In August 1957‚ he married Shirley Girton. His work is recognized worldwide through exhibits and permeant pieces in museums such as The Museum of Modern Art. He has received many awards including
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Celebrity Culture Another trait which defines America’s culture and identity is the culture of celebrities. With plenty of wealth‚ fame‚ and attention‚ celebrities display to the middle and lower class citizens the ways of life of upper class citizens and nationwide divas. Moreover‚ they advance these images of themselves by exhibiting their multi-bedroom houses and mansions‚ multiple vehicles‚ designer clothing‚ and their extravagant jewelry. The feeling of being “on top of the world” only guides
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Both sets of caves have several paintings that are very similar‚ as well as many that are vastly different. The styles of art in both are fairly similar‚ although more colors are used in Lascaux‚ as well as a wider variety of angles (Lascaux has a horse in frontal view). The red ochre is consistent throughout both caves. The hand prints‚ both positives and negatives‚ seem entirely absent from Lascaux‚ while there are many more “symbolic” signs‚ such as the XIII‚ leading me to believe that they may
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This painting is called Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée‚ 1761–1835) and it is oil on canvas. The artists name is Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French‚ Paris 1755–1842 Paris). It is a representational painting of a lady is sitting on what looks like a chair and is looking off and up to her right. She has a giant blue ribbon on the top of her hair that matches the bow on the front of her dress. She looks as if she is thinking of something that will make her happy or as if she was looking out
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The Harbor of La Rochelle is a 50.5 x 71.8 cm oil on canvas painted by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot in 1851. In this painting‚ the artist depicted a picturesque scene of the everyday life in a placid harbor city in a sunny warm day. Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-nineteenth century. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting. His work simultaneously references the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipates the plein-air innovations of Impressionism. The
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