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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numerous painting and his creative talent. “The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus‚” is one of his prized possessions. Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” painting shows the viewer that there is something what seems to be children getting dressed up to have their picture taken‚ or portrait being painted. In this artwork the painter is also in the picture standing at the back‚ so the painting seems kind of awkward‚ but as I analyze the painting; the painter is
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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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across there were multiple reasons as to why I believed I disliked the piece or was indifferent to it. Up until I came across this oil painting is when I decided that this will be the piece to write about. I have chosen the work of Barnett Newman‚ entitled; “Vir Heroicus Sublimis” also known as‚ “Man Heroic and Sublime”. This is a large oil on canvas painting that stands 7ft. 11in.wide and 17ft 9in. Long. The reason I have chosen this specific piece is because of its simplicity. As I’ve come
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for the portrait of Amadeo I‚ which he presented to the province oil Pampanga. During this time he might already have made the acquaintance of Mons Ignacio Tambungui who introduced him to the wealthy families of several towns of Pampanga‚ for whom he executed many portraits and religious paintings. Simon married the monsignor’s sister‚ Simplicia. Flores must have executed as many as 20 portraits which include the two versions of the Familia Quiason‚ and the portraits entitled
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for her fascinating way of painting. Her portrait showcases realism and reflect the emotion of each individual through the use of colour and the composition of the placement of the facial features. Here is an example of her work. The coloured fused portrait shows a painting of Marilyn Monroe. The use of the subtle green contrasting to the black outlining surrounding the eye area really make her a vocal point of this portrait. The use of fair colours give this portrait a more feminine outlook. The
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was she and why was she painted the way she was? I was profusely curious to find the answers to all these questions I had. “Who Was Ginevra de’ Benci? Leonardo’s Portrait and Its Sitter Recontextualized” was a particularly helpful resource in finding information about Ginevra‚ and who she actually is. Ginevra de’ Benci is the only painting in America made by Leonardo da Vinci . She lives in the National Gallery as the star of the show. In the exhibition‚ Ginevra had a room of her own‚ joined
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Ancient cave paintings and modern day graffiti in the context of communication are comparable in various ways. "Works of art from the Stone Age include cave paintings‚ reliefs and sculpture of stone‚ ivory and bone. The subjects consist mainly of animals‚ although some abstract human figures have been found. There is no surviving architecture as such. Many Stone Age dwellings consisted of caves and rock shelters. Some impressive monuments such as Stonehenge exist‚ but their functions remain a mystery
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peasant stock‚ in Mensenschwad‚ a small village in Germany ’s Black Forest. His early training‚ as an apprentice in a studio in Freiburg‚ began when he was thirteen. He learned engraving and he supported himself as a lithographer‚ while he studied painting in Munich (nga‚ par.1). Even though he is known to be an academic painter‚ this seems to be a contradiction‚ as Webster ’s Dictionary states that an academic painter followed rules and conventions‚ while a painter from the Romantic Movement broke
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French artist who was a part of the Enlightenment period or Rococo period‚ but more specifically and correctly‚ he was a part of the Romanticist period. Géricault is‚ also‚ an important figure of the Romanticism period. His dramatic themes‚ realistic portraits and haunting portrayals of serious topics helped to pave the way for the themes of rebellion‚ individuality‚ and truth that came with this artistic period. Also without him‚ elements from a pre-existing period‚ the Enlightenment or Rococo period
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