“The Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo” vs. “Self-portrait with Isabella Brandt” Bronzino’s Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo well known by its delicate thus realistic description of the lady and her son. The oil on panel painting depicts Eleanor of Toledo resting her hand on the shoulders of a boy presumed to be one of her sons. Eleanor is presented as an example of a good mother thus the painting presents the theme of good motherhood for prosperity of the society. Pieter Paul Rubens’ Self-portrait with
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Gothic elements in The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Poe’s short story The Oval Portrait contains distinct Gothic elements penetrating the setting and the mood of the narration. From the very first line the reader is invited to “the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe”‚ the pioneer of the gothic novel. The image of the remote abandoned chateau is given a tint of mystery and gloom. The antiquity of the interior where the “walls (are) hung with tapestry and bedecked with manifold
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The Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is by Miguel Cabrera and was created around 1750. The artwork depicts a portrait of a Catholic nun‚ Sor Juana. The artwork is located in Latin America in the Spanish colonies of Mexico. Sor Juana joined the religious order of the Catholic Church and became a nun in order to pursue her intellectual interests. Sor Juana is depicted looking straight at the view and the iconography of the portrait is quite typical of nun portraits from 18th century Mexico. She
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insight into how the business was ran by merchants. They also detail the hardships experienced by those traded like animals. When reading accounts from both sides‚ you see how truly unfair the business was. Antera Duke’s diary paints an inaccurate portrait of the African slave trade by making it out to be business as usual. Meanwhile‚ Mahommah Baquaqua’s autobiography shines light on the harsh
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1. For various reasons‚ portraits hold much importance in many different places. Portraits can be used judicially‚ for propaganda‚ personal uses‚ and much more. Many portraits have been produced for public places such as religious institutions‚ in the form of money‚ and even city squares. Portraits are made to serve specific functions such as a president on a coin or an important Saint for a religious painting in a church. They can be used to record special events or to commemorate important figures
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Overall in the novel Portrait‚ religion is depicted as an overbearing burden which clouds and heavies the mind and conscious while assuming power over its believers. From early on in his life‚ religion hinders Stephen and his desires. At the beginning of the novel Stephen likes a young girl and thinks of marrying her later in life. His mother finds this completely wrong due to the fact that the girl’s family is Protestant‚ and not Catholic like Stephen’s family. As Stephen grows up‚ especially
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preoccupied with his own conscious whilst avoiding the demands of his body . The novel thus becomes thematically concerned with the connection between the body and mind as the displacement of presence within the self. Similarly Adams writes that Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a text concerned with the body and ‘the idea of self as a body’ . However Joyce provides a penetrating insight into the life of the main character Stephen Dedalus who accepts the limitations of the physical body as
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No artist has left a loftier or more penetrating personal testament than Rembrandt van Rijn. In more than 90 portraits of himself that date from the outset of his career in the 1620s to the year of his death in 1669‚ he created an autobiography in art that is the equal of the finest ever produced in literature even of the intimately analytical Confessions of St. Augustine.1 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606– 4 October 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered
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named commander-in-chief of the Papal States. Francesco spent most of his career in the Papal Service. His son‚ Francesco Maria II was the last Duke of Urbino from his bloodline. This portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere was created between 1536 and 1538. It illustrates the use of armor within a portrait‚ not necessarily for battle but to portray his social status as a Duke. He is shown in beautiful‚ shining armor. He
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The three works that I have studied are all works of portraiture‚ not just portraiture but all the works are self-portraits. These artists use color to emphasize the tone and mood of the art. Van Gogh uses various cool blue tones in “Self portrait with Bandaged Ear” to set the visual path and give rise to rhythm. Frida uses repeated golds and warm browns to harmonize the “Self Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser”. She also uses vivid colors to emphasize the flowers and “beautiful” things. As far of
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