art is a seascape painting‚ painted with oil and painted on canvas. The artist was Peter Monamy (1681-1749). The painting portrays three ships stuck in a storm. There is a main ship‚ a ship in the background‚ as well as‚ another ship behind that. Through research it is not known if the artist was depicting a certain event in time‚ but some say it was a depiction of “the great gale of 1703” or when Sir Cloudisley Shovell’s fleet was stuck in a storm in 1707. I chose this painting because it depicted
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Northwest Montana. Jessica unusually meticulous oil painting techniques is grounded in the varnish mediums of the Dutch Golden Age. The New York Times has described her works as “Straightforwardly beautiful” with “an element of weird”. Her work has been noted for its color and luminosity‚ it’s imaginative and evocative content‚ and for the high quality of her technique. This is exactly what I notice when I saw the painting of “The merry widow”. The painting depicted a heavier set women sitting down next
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The Cornelia painting to her children as her treasures by Angelica Kauffman was painted in the early neoclassical period. In this painting you can see the simplicity of colors and the symmetry that gives away the fact of it being a neoclassical painting. The lady in red is showing off her jewelry to Cornelia‚ and asked her about her treasures. Cornelia is shown signaling at her children and calling them as her treasures. The painting shows the love and confidence a mother has in her children. The
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demonstrate the effects on art of the secularization of humanity through time. In temporal order from earliest to the most resent. Three paintings will be used to illustrate the progression from more to less pious forms of expression until the final expression of self-worship or what is commonly called humanism. The earliest work that will be discussed is a painting called Ghent Alarpiece. This oil on panel from ca. 1425-32 AD. by van Eyck consists of twelve panels‚ eight of them being hinged shutters
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Brittney Valderrama Professor Luttio World Philosophy February 14th‚ 2012 Western and African Philosophy Philosophy is an extremely intricate topic with numerous observations and all types of consumption. People question philosophy‚ and inopportunely they furthermore mismanage it. All debate it while several individuals just don’t believe in it. No one harmonizes on the characterization of Philosophy. Even though articles may get unclear‚ philosophy can also benefit us to find the midmost
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acquire “modern” techniques in order to apply more life like and three-dimensional characteristics to their paintings. Artists started to study human and animal anatomy in order to really understand how to best portray their subject in their painting. Despite the fact that in the article Painting and Experience in Fifth Century Italy‚ Baxandall would say that in the early renaissance paintings that were painted with higher quality and material were thought to be more valuable than an individual’s skills
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BriLeigh Spilde Philosohpy Professor Schaar 1-23-12 Western culture brings its own way of thinking‚ as is with any culture. Something that our culture puts a lot of value on is money. We value these pieces of paper as something to strive for. The people with the most power tend to have the most money. Some people even believe that money is happiness. Our country has a democracy‚ in which the government gets its power through the consent of the people. These people are each his/her own individual
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Modern western culture arguably fails to meet the most fundamental requirements of any culture: to provide a sense of belonging and purpose‚ a sense of self-worth and meaning‚ and a moral framework to guide youth. Countries like New Zealand and Australia are categorized as “new” western nations‚ young countries without a long‚ shared cultural heritage or strong sense of identity (Eckersley. R 2008). I believe the contribution of western societies has created a worsening precedent‚ one that in particular
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artwork are you discussing? When did the piece appear? What form was the artwork (painting; sculpture; quilt; etc.)? What artist produced the artwork? How was the artist received by audiences/critics (QUOTE FROM AT LEAST ONE SOURCE)? What was going on in the U.S. (or globally) when your artwork appeared? What aspects of the 1930s were particularly in the foreground during this time? The artwork I picked was the painting “Frozen Assets” (1931-32) made by Diego Rivera. The Art Historian Ph.D. Greta Berman
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tradition and religious values. The media of today is exploiting the personalities of new generation. It presents the western world in such a glittering way that anybody can become its victim. I have seen many youngsters who have acquired the western culture like dressing‚ way of talking and eating…each and every thing reflects their obsession for the western culture. They loved to be called American or British than Pakistanis…its really shameful that we have lost our true identity
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