Leonardo Da Vinci painted “The Lady With An Ermine” in 1490. “The Lady With An Ermine” is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani. Cecilia Gallerani was the favourite and most celebrated mistresses of Ludovico Sforza‚ known as Ludovico Il Moro‚ Duke of Milan. She was the subject of Leonardo’s painting “The Lady With An Ermine”. While posing for this painting Cecilia invited Leonardo‚ who was working for Sforza as court artist‚ to meetings at which Milanese intellectuals discussed philosophy and other subjects
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crucifixion. In the painting‚ Jesus is attached to the cross by four nails; with a nail on each hand and foot. His feet are together and supported by a wooden ledge allowing the arms to form a slight curve. Jesus’ head is crowned with a halo while the face rests on the chest allowing the piece’s audience to see a glimpse of his facial features (Collins). Half of Jesus’ face is covered by his hair depicting the mystery of the incarnation and also provides a veil to his death. The painting shows that Velázquez
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crucis (Stations of the Cross)‚ engravings on estampas and estampitas‚ and through paintings on church walls. Though the ethnic art forms such as pottery‚ weaving and metalwork were retained‚ the Spanish friars and the Chinese‚ the colony’s primary trading partner‚ were slowly introducing newer art forms. Icons brought by the friars were used as models for sculpture. Filipino artisans were taught the Chinese brushwork technique in painting. Engraving was also introduced. The concept of patronage emerged. Artisans
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people waiting to help the princess that is why he named the painting “The ladies in waiting”. Picasso made his reproduction of the picture as a memory to his dead sister he
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Velázquez was King Philip IV of Spain’s official painter. He painted realistic portraits for the royal family to capture historical events. In 1656‚ Velázquez painted‚ Las meninas‚ which translates to‚ Lady in waiting. The main focus of Las meninas is the princess‚ however‚ Velázquez chose his title based off of the ladies in waiting that were assisting to the princess. Years later‚ Pablo Picasso began interpreting Velázquez painting‚ Las meninas. Picasso made 58 interpretations of Las meninas that were
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difference between Eastern and Western painting Sogang University in Korea 20030219 Seok‚ Seung-il At the beginning One day‚ I read an article in Internet. The guy insists that eastern pictures have more complicated subject and sharp expression than western pictures; however‚ people evaluate the eastern picture with the western standard so that eastern pictures are low-evaluated. At the moment‚ I find myself to know nothing about eastern painting‚ even though I am one of the eastern
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of J. Alfred Prufrock’‚ ’Portrait of a Lady’‚ ’Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ and ’Preludes’‚ I’ll be relating my explanation to those poems. The human conditions that Eliot represents are trivial‚ struggle‚ pessimism‚ depersonalisation‚ despair and desolation. His views of women are misogynistic and being involved in sordid activities. Eliot’s poems deal with the psychological impasse of the sensitive person from whom life has been withheld. Both ’Prufrock’ and ’Portrait of a Lady’ depict self-conscious
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The artwork entitled Mater Dolorosa that is painted using oil by Simon Dela Rosa Flores on a canvas (104 x 73.5 cm). Simon Flores is known for his religious paintings that were commissioned by wealthy families and parish churches. The date of the painting when it was created was not known. I. INTERPRETATION When I first saw the painting‚ I thought of a mother thinking about her son/daughter. The children behind the mother and staring at her were her guardian angels that help‚ comfort and guide
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(especially sunrise‚ dusk‚ and moonlight) and the four seasons. In 1818‚ at the age of 44‚ Friedrich married Caroline Bommer which brought him happiness and comfort. However‚ he also suffered from depression that had an impact on his painting. By 1826 his paintings became darker and more muted. Friedrich fell into poverty and the attraction of Romanticism faded and began to lose its appeal. During the final 15 years of his life‚ his backers deserted him and he became dependent on the charity of
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mental illness‚ and was poor.One of the Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting is called‚ The Starry Night thats known all over the world. Between November of 1881 and July of 1890‚ He had 2‚100 artworks‚ including 860 oil paintings and more than 1‚300 watercolor paintings‚ drawings‚ prints‚ and sketches. He mostly focused on drawing portraits‚ including himself and delicately beautiful things like flowers. Van Gogh used portrait painting as a method of introspection‚ a method to make money and a method
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