Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists to ever live. He was known as a sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ and poet. He lived during the time of the Italian Renaissance in 1475-1564. He was born in Caprese‚ Italy which was a tiny village nearby the city-state of Florence‚ and his Dad was the mayor. He went to school‚ but focused on art rather than education. As a young child he was fascinated by all of the painters and sculptors. When he was 13 his father let him work for the Ghirlandajo Brothers
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years‚ becoming an independent master of the guild on August 1‚ 1432. Van der Weyden was not permitted to sell his artwork while studying in Campin’s shop. From Campin‚ Rogier learned the ponderous‚ detailed realism that characterizes his earliest paintings‚ and so alike are the styles of these two masters that critics still do not
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“Who Will Paint New York” “The World’s New Art Center” and the “Skyscraper Paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe” Initial question: According to Chave‚ artists selected the skyscraper as a subject in the 20th century because they were something new and had out-did anything Europe had done so far. It was “the building of the 20th century”. It was a whole new way of creating art and architecture that was very different from any cathedral in Europe at that time. Art critics like Clement Greenberg commented
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The most famous things about the painting; the smile of the woman that many have found mysterious. Why is she smiling? I think she’s smiling because she’s happy; I think she’s smiling because she thinks she’s better than everyone. Mona’s eyes and her mysterious smile indicate internal or psychological action. This has intrigued many people across the world and generations. Others may say the smile of innocence‚ while others still have a different interpretation. Maybe she is keeping a secret
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Analysis of a Tibetan Thang Ka painting Religion and philosophical beliefs plays an important role in the arts of ancient Asia. Different parts of Asia have different religions and beliefs. These differences can be seen in the arts of ancient China and ancient India. After reading a book about Tibetan Art and Culture‚ I was deeply inspired and amazed by a Thangka painting. A Thangka is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery‚ usually depicting a Buddhist deity or famous scene. The Thankga is not a
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of nature in order to include religious themes in many of his paintings including The Aegean Sea (1877). This was shown as a representation of nature using an American landscaping painting style called luminism. This is shown in his painting called the Aegean Sea by use of aerial perspective‚ blending in any rough paint strokes‚ and his use of light and the contrast it has with the rest of the painting. The content of the painting includes a rainbow which has biblical meaning‚ a mosque in the
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Edvard Munch created one of the most well known paintings worldwide‚ titled The Scream‚ in 1983 (Edvard Munch). Munch was inspired by his emotions‚ and he created a series of about 22 paintings‚ called The Frieze Of Life‚ where his feelings were truly laying on canvas‚ some of those paintings are‚ The Sick Child‚ Jealousy‚ Anxiety‚ Melancholy‚ and Death In The Sickroom. Munch was inspired by his life experiences‚ and expressed himself through painting (Edvard Munch). Even after his death in 1944‚ Edvard
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August 25th‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will be writing a memorandum to my “boss” about various pieces of art (s)he wants me to pick out to decorate the new corporate offices. I will be identifying three examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. In this memo I will explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. Also I will describe the appearance of the six choices I pick to my CEO so (s)he will know what the art looks like
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I felt like I was in an Edward Hopper painting‚ walking past the corner of 1st and Stewart. I watch the faces of people admiring the brilliant shades of pink and blue violets. I cradle the overflowing bouquet of Dahlias and blue birds‚ closer to my chest‚ warmed by their beauty. My curiosity takes lead as I follow the symmetry of the pedals. study the alluring design of the delicate teardrops that circle a blossoming center. Hidden in the beauty of the flowers are genomes‚ chemical equations of photosynthesis
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Hollywood movies and European-styled paintings were showing a false image of Canada. "Many Canadians felt a growing need to portray their land more honestly."1 The Group of Seven was a group of landscape painters who took up the challenge and transformed the misleading and stereotyped ways that Canada and its people were portrayed in. The seven founding artists of the famous Group were: Lawren S. Harris‚ J.E.H. MacDonald‚ Arthur Lismer‚ Frederick Varley‚ Frank Johnston‚ Franklin Carmichael and A
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