Anastasia Gvozdeva‚ 411164 History of Arts and Culture‚ 15.09.2014 Analysis 2‚ Baroque‚ Johannes Vermeer‚ The Astronomer‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris‚ c. 1668 Ordinary life of a Dutch scientist The Astronomer is a famous artwork made by Johannes Vermeer in 1668. It is painted on canvas with size of 40x50 cm and situated now in Louvre‚ Paris. It was made together with The Geographer‚ another work with a scientist as a main protagonist. These two works are special for the master’s oeuvre because usually
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the Dallas Museum of Arts‚ I was stunned by so many different types of arts that ranged in the forms of sculptures to paintings in different eras and areas of the. One of the most visually stunning artworks I’ve witnessed is The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife by Nicholas Mignard located in the Rococo section of the European Art floor. A simple oil painting made in 1654 on an unknown canvas medium‚ it is encased in a golden frame with intricate carvings that seems to resemble
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Richter has resisted painting in any one particular style‚ this makes it very hard to compare him to any other artist. Gerhard Richter was one of the first German artists to reflect on the history of National Socialism‚ creating paintings of family members who had been members‚ as well as victims of‚ the Nazi party. Richter has continued to respond to significant moments in history throughout his career; the final room of the exhibition includes September 2005‚ a painting of the terrorist attacks
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Art History 153 Compare and Contrast Raft of the Medusa vs. Le Dejeuner sur L’Herbe In “The Raft of the Medusa” by Theodore Gericault there was use of the Baroque treatment of light in this painting. There is a physically powerful contrast between the spread-out group of survivors to the movement of the raft itself. There is a sharp contrast of light and dark colors of dynamic poses. There is a black man at the top of the survivors that is waving a rag or piece of cloth
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Ciera Callahan Art History II 10-20-13 Sfakianos The piece that I chose to write about is entitled The Birth of Venus and was painted by the French artist Nicolas Poussin. This painting was sold to Catherine the Great of Russia in 1771. It was sold another time by the Hermitage Museum in 1932 when the Soviet government was desperate for western currency. It was then that it was acquired for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The painting was made in Italy in either the year 1635 or 1636. The medium
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Testadura doesn’t the black and white painting as such but he sees as just white and black paint. The same goes for the 10th street abstractionist views that are very similar to Testadura’s. Although‚ the 10th street abstractionist is held to a higher standard because of his higher level of knowledge
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styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. CHINESE PAINTING Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world.Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guó huà meaning ’national’ or ’native painting’‚ as opposed to Western styles of art which became popular in China in the 20th century. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black
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above the saint stands out poignantly in his red cloak. Characteristically‚ light imitates the action of the sun by falling from the right. The scene takes the viewer back to the age of the Church of the catacombs. Caravaggio was well accustomed to painting multi-figural compositions. His use of monumental figures in the foreground compared to the smaller figures behind them creates the depth that is not obvious otherwise due to the dark background. Although the classical niche he painted in the back
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of the stylistic elements the still lifes that brought him fam‚ but here they are used to deftly tell the narrative of a college student‚ midway through day‚ sleeves rolled up and attention on the viewer. Because Thiebaud himself is a teacher the painting takes on an autobiographical tone‚ the viewer is not looking at just any student‚ but a student from the perspective of the teacher. By breaking the conventions that create a realistic work such as linear perspective‚ Thiebaud creates a surreal
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Humans have been painting and creating art for thousands of years. It first began in prehistoric times‚ when symbols were painted in caves as a way of communication‚ and has evolved into modern art. Throughout the centuries art has been widely influenced by the trends and events occurring in society. The rediscovery of ancient art and literature‚ study of anatomy‚ and the Protestant Reformation‚ shaped the art of the Renaissance. Neoclassicism was shaped by the Age of Enlightenment‚ fascination with
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