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    Formal Analysis of Art

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    Formal Analysis of Art Nancy H. Wieczorek Arina Melkozemova University of Phoenix September 28‚ 2014 [Title Here‚ up to 12 Words‚ on One to Two Lines] Formal Analysis Question 1 Van Gogh Gallery‚ 1889) (Every stock photo‚ 1968) When comparing Vincent Van Gogh’s " Starry Night "painting lines to Sol Lewitt’s The Wall Drawing No. 681‚ the lines are in opposition with each other. In the " Starry Night "painting

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    He had painted himself into the image of “Las Meninas” using the British royal family as subjects‚ and himself as the artist (MFA Museum Label). Diego Velázquez painted “Las Meninas” in 1656‚ but this still inspired Sargent (MFA Museum Label). When I saw “Daughters of Edward Darley Boit”‚ the youngest girl in white reminded me of the little Spanish princess pictured in “Las Meninas”. The label next to the painting confirmed my suspicion. Although the set up of the

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    Formal Analysis of Art ART/101 July 17‚ 2011 Formal Analysis of Art There are a lot of differences between expressive and analytical lines in art. Analytical lines are mathematically rigorous‚ precise‚ controlled‚ logical‚ and rational. Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 is one of the examples of analytical line. (Sayre‚ 2010). Expressive lines are less logical‚ free‚ loose‚ and somewhat out of control. Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” is an example of art using expressive lines

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    type paintings. Meaning a pantry or a wine cell. Some of his most famous works are the Las Meninas and the Portrait of Innocent X. At the age of 24‚ Velazquez was offered a job as the royal painter to Philip IV. “He painted the king‚ the queen‚ the princes‚ and the princess: that was his job” (Heslewood 34). In 1622‚ the Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora was the first painting painted for the king. Las Meninas also was known as The Maid of Honor meaning; a lady in waiting. It was created in 1656 and

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    Gogh’s when it comes to his personality. In which Le Witt’s personality is logical and Van Gogh’s is emotional and chaotic. Both artists’ have clearly shown their personality in their art work through their different line forms and expressions. La Meninas by Diego Velazquez uses perspective through the placement of his images in his form of art work. Foreshortening is a technique used in perspective to create the illusion of an object receding strongly into the distance or background. The painting

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    Recognize the structure‚ sculpture or painting (There will be 15. I will provide the names of the artists.) Chapters 10- 11 1. El Greco: The Burial of Count Orgaz [pic] 2. Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas [pic] 3. Bernini: Colonnade of St. Peter’s; David [pic] [pic] 3. Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew [pic] 4. Peter Paul Rubens: Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici [pic] 5. Johannes Vermeer: The Milkmaid [pic] 6. Rembrandt: The Nightwatch

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    are also official. Arts: Valázquez and the Prado. The Prado‚ in Madrid‚ is a museum very well known throughout the world. Inside the Prado there are important paintings from Botticelli‚ from the Greeco and the Spaniards Goya and Valáquez. Las Meninas is the work best known from Diego Velázquez. Official painter of the royal court during the 17th century. Food: The Paella

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    Saint Peter’s‚ Vatican City‚ Rome 1600s (19-4‚ 19-5) Caravaggio Conversion of Saint Paul 1600s (19-17) [pic] Artemisia Gentileschi Judith Slaying Holofernes 1600s (19-20) [pic] Velázquez Surrender of Breda 1600s (19-29) [pic] Velázquez Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) 1600s (19-30) [pic] Questions to prepare for Exam 2 (as well as the 5 numbered questions on study sheet for Ch 14): Which city was the major center for artistic development in the 1600s? Why? Why was the Council of Trent convened

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    Formal Art Analysis

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    instructions on how to create the works of art in museums and such. The personality that I would think the artist may have is somewhat of a perfectionist type with math as a favorite subject. The formal qualities involved in Diego Velasquez’s Las Meninas consist of space‚ color and light along with many others. Here Velasquez utilizes space to place the infantana princess at the focal center of the painting. He used many spacing techniques to add intrigue and story line to his piece. This painting

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    (1635) Juan Martínez Montañés (1635-36) Pablo de Valladolid (1636–37) Lady with a Fan (1638-39) Philip IV in Fraga (1644) Sebastián de Morra (c. 1645) Francisco Lezcano (1645) Pope Innocent X (1650) Juan de Pareja (1650) Mariana of Austria (1652) Las Meninas (1656) Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress (1659)

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