The Last Supper paintings from Leonardo and Tintoretto were painted roughly one hundred years apart. Even though the two paintings have the same title‚ the two artist painted these paintings in different styles. The two artist differ from each other‚ Tintoretto is interested in motion‚ light‚ and the theatrical appeal and Leonardo is interested in more of a simple appeal. Despite their differences‚ both artist’s goals were to illustrate the importance of the last supper in one painting. These paintings
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One way to persuade the public that photography was a fine art was to produce photographs that copied the style or attitude of paintings or other mediums‚ that the public viewed as works of art. The desire of this movement was to pursue this strategy and it became the definition of Pictorialism. Of course you know I have chosen Edward Steichen as one of the most influential of this movement. His work to me defined the aspirations of the pictorialist‚ meaning he desired‚ along with other experimental
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Passing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas is a scenic‚ oil on canvas that is beautifully displayed at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Albert Bierstadt created the work of art in 1870. Bierstadt was born in Germany in 1830 and at the age of two his family moved to Massachusetts‚ he soon went back to study in Germany where he developed his art abilities. Many of Albert’s art pieces glorify landscapes vividly on actual places he visited while traveling the American West; his fascination with the landscapes
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Primavera Sandro Botticelli followed a different path than many artists and painters of his time‚ which in turn gave him a unique edge. Instead of basing his work on the ideas of light and shade‚ he incorporated the element of line‚ into many of his works of art‚ and he also relied heavily on drawing beforehand. This and his inclusion of classcism‚ individualsim‚ and his own play on realism are the aspects that set Botticelli apart and made him unique during the Early Renaissance period.
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Alice Neel’s painting titled David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock displays a relationship that appears to have gone dreadfully wrong. Alice Neel painted this painting in 1970 with the characters David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock as the titles suggests. With the different colors being used and Neel’s placement of these two men in the painting makes them seem to be at a cross road. This relatively large‚ naturalistic portrait being at 59 ¾ inches x 56 inches done on oil on canvas shows a failing relationship
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After a Wedding by Janet Fish was painted in 2002. It is an oil painted piece and measures in at 60in x 70in. Oil paints are pigment mixed with ‚usually‚ linseed oil and painted on a canvas. Janet Fish was born May 18‚ 1938 and is a contemporary realist artist out of America. She paints still life which is a painting or drawing of carefully placed objects such as fruit‚ flowers‚ bowls‚ or objects found around a household. Fish grew up in Bermuda after her family moved there when she was 10 years
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Porte- fenêtre à Collioure also known as Fenêtre ouverte is a painting by Henri Matisse. The work was painted in 1914 and Matisse kept the painting until his death. He died in 1954 but the Porte- fenêtre à Collioure was first exhibited in 1966. Matisse painted numerous of paintings of the theme of the window at Collioure. Without looking at the title of the painting it is hard to identify the elements in the painting. This is probably Matisse’s one of the most abstract painting. Unlike his other
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Throughout history‚ many artists have tried their best to capture the mood of their time period. In 1865‚ Albert Bierstadt created an incredible art piece named “Looking Down Yosemite Valley”‚ which illustrates the glorious mountain landscape of the California valley. He was so inspired by what he had seen‚ he decided to reimagine it by using oil on paperboard. While painting‚ he chose to make the skies light blue and the plantlife brighter than usual. In addition‚ he painted the valley mountains
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One of Goya’s most striking images‚ this is a work of great complexity. A giant seated in a landscape turns his head over his shoulder‚ suggesting that he has been disturbed from thought. In the upper right is a crescent moon and in the desolate landscape below we see tiny figures by a river. Parts of the giant’s face and his back are illuminated by light. He is possibly awaiting the dawning of a new day and turns because that moment has come. His slightly open mouth and the intensity of his gaze
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Nature through the Seasons Diego Rivera’s artwork Puesta de sol 15 (Sunset 15) created in 1959 is a two dimensional painting created by using oil and tempera on cardboard‚ and is a prime piece that exemplifies my theme of nature through the seasons. This entire art project itself works together as a whole to create my theme‚ and Sunset 15 works to exemplify nature during the summer season. Sunsets are something typical of the summer season‚ and while Rivera’s take on a sunset is interesting‚ and
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