History of Art Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

By the end of the discussion, the essay aims to comprehensively cover the subject of pop art, in such a way that readers are able to narrate the history and origins of the art form, [...]

The more mankind urged towards progress and the notion of relevant freedom in the expression of personal views and thoughts, the more developed the spheres in which it was involved and which influenced mankind much [...]

One of the brightest representatives of French Impressionism in music, Claude Debussy debuted as piano composer in the late 1880s.

Renaissance was the period that followed the Middle Ages in Europe and the rest of the world. In this effort, the renaissance architects sort to demonstrate the human intellect by portraying beauty in structures and, [...]

Describing the story of Cola di Rienzo he finds the links between the future events as the result of past-making efforts via knowledge of history with the knowledge of praxis.

The significance of the Akan Drum can be examined in the political and economic context of the colonisation, slave trade and slavery in the Americas.

The painting's texture and medium are also relevant to the timeframe of its production, as the vast majority of the paintings were made on canvas with the help of oil paint, creating a somehow simulated [...]

Therefore, the only reasonable solution in this case would be to open it to the public as a repository of artistic relics of Art Nouveau and Modernism.

This research paper focuses on the works of art that represent tendencies peculiar to Europe and the Persian Empire between the second half of the seventeenth century and the mid-eighteenth century.

According to the Egyptian historian Manetho, Imhotep was the first architect who invented the technique of building with the use of a dressed stone. In ancient Egypt, the falcon represented the god Horus who was [...]

The historic period of the Nazca culture relates to the time prior to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the South America in the Middle Ages.

The Salt Shaker is a prominent example of how most ordinary and banal items may be turned into major art pieces.

One of the splendid examples of the products of such cultural mixing is the representation of the French Beaux-Arts style in the American culture of the nineteenth century.

Overall, the evaluation of parameters of the stone vase along with its cultural significance suggests that Minoan culture is the synthesis of values promoted by the Minoan Cretan civilization that are wealth accumulation and facilitation [...]

The entire movement represented the combination of emotional strength and the self-expression of the European abstract schools: Futurism, the Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism.

The canvases are studied from the point of view of the presented contextual information, the context of the canvas and relation with the epoch when the pictures were created, a comparative description and contextual analysis [...]

The importance of apotropaism to medieval art is portrayed in the lifestyle and religious beliefs of the time when the works were designed.

Her remembrance was greatly attributed to the paintings she made, with the main highlights being her pursuit of Canadian spirit in a modern way as was represented in several of her paintings.

The disjointed use of objects that seem to overlap or intersect one another is a movement that inspired the exploration of surfaces and science in the art movement.

The Renaissance was exemplified by a highlight on the arts of Ancient Greece and Rome; this resulted in the various changes that were executed on both the technical characteristics of sculpture and painting.

The other items under this theme include the enthroned Madonna and child, Christ in majesty with David, the Apocalyptic Christ and Christ the ruler of all.

Also it is important to discuss how the two lines of style are illustrated in specific artworks for example; Number in colors of 1958-1959 by Jasper Johns and The Death of Sardanapalus.

The incredible diversity of the relationship "schemes" between a genius and his muse leads to a following idea: in the image of his woman an artist finds what he needs himself.

Thus, I consider it reasonable to revise the Oxford Dictionary's definition as follows: expressionism is a general term for a mode of literary or visual art which tends to highlight strongly the emotional condition, mood [...]

In general, the world of art is presented by different eras and epoques and each of these periods has its own peculiarities and amenities, as they are connected with certain historical events and changes in [...]

Among several architecture achievements, it is necessary to single out the construction of the Forum Augustum and the evolution of the citizens' dwellings. The Temple of Mars Ultor reflected the martial character of the Roman [...]

In terms of this art importance it is necessary to point out the great impact it produced to the development of the cubism movement and the world art.

This is because it incorporates the individuality of the artist to the uniqueness of the art work but does not consider the creativity of the artist.

This movement turned out to be a significant development in contemporary art towards the end of the 1960s. This is a kind of contemporary art that came to be renown in the course of the [...]

One does not have to be overly smart to realize that a strong ideological connotation exists between the ideas, contained in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Discourse on Inequality" and Thomas Cole's artistic interpretation of this French philosopher's [...]

The term refers to all the social changes that are constantly occurring in this time period, the way that people experience these changes and the way that the changes are reflected in different circles, such [...]

The best method of understanding the Chinese experimental art is to analyse the history of art and it is the main flexible designation of their tradition.

The analysis of romanticism presentation on the basis of Rousseau's theory is to be reflected through the atmosphere of French revolution period. Romanticism of Rousseau appeared to be close to the approach of 'primitivism', characterizing [...]

To understand the essence of pop Art better, the connection between the This is not a Pipe by Foucault and Plato and the Simulacrum by Deleuze and the works of pop art can be of [...]

Dadaism as an art and letter movement left a lasting impression on the artists of the age who could use it later to develop the artistic genre of Expressionism and Surrealism.

The effects and aftereffects of colonialism have been a subject of great consideration on the academic front for a long time and have recently, within the past few decades, become the focus of a number [...]

The art period of Baroque has Italy as the place of its birth and the timeframe between 1600 and 1750 as the years of its existence.

The way it is designed enables the water to flow over the figures in a very natural way, invoking both a sense of time and of nature, rather than the carefully directed streams that were [...]

The earliest roots of what today's researchers identify as the modern period are generally recognized to be twined about the natural forms and artistic investigations of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1860s and [...]

The focus of this paper is the consideration of the Byzantine art in its various aspects, including painting, sculpture, architecture, etc.in the context of the Iconoclastic Controversy.

While both versions indicate extreme passion involved in the killing of Laius and the claiming of Jocasta, the Oedipus in the play greets his subjects with almost concealed disdain and the Oedipus of the film [...]

The way of influence was stronger on the society from the side of music, but not the society dictated the norms and trends of musical reality in each epoch.

Consequently, since a form of art is usually designed in such a manner as to appeal to the senses, then it can and should be subject to moral assessment.

In Whitney Davis' article "The Beginning of the History of Art," the author points out a glaring hole in the academic study of ancient art that no one seems to see.

Claude Monet, a Paris born painter, leader, initiator and a staunch advocate of impressionist's style in painting was the most devoted to the idea of impressionists' movement because of his long and unwavering career in [...]

Therefore, it is not simply a coincidence that the existence of totalitarian political regimes in the 20th century had not only resulted in the political power of art is significantly increased, but also in providing [...]

Since the late 16th century, the Notre-Dame together with the Vieux share a place in the d'Armes, the stylish deco Aldred edifice, Montreal's one of the first skyscraper- the Bank of Montreal house together with [...]

The two styles of art that can be outlined according to their time and stylistic content are; Neo-classical art and Romantic art.

Modernism is used for the description of the style and ideas of a work of art that was produced during this period or era of modernism.

The focus of the paper will be personal and professional lives of the prominent artists and musicians who contributed heavily to the development of the musical and artistic tradition of Paris in the period described.

After the Empire of Roam was Christianized, the basilica contributed to church construction that is currently used by the Pope. The basilica which constituted adverse architectural styles was mostly used in cathedral and church scenarios.

The period of restoration in England not only marked the beginning of the shift in the life of the kingdom in a social and political context, but it also established the beginning of a cultural [...]

In the background of the Great Depression, and the Second World War this poster was the embodiment of the unification of generations, which takes place at the feast table."The Four Freedoms" speech, proclaimed by Roosevelt [...]

Everything about the art produced during this period was dominated by the ideals of the church in the format, location, and content of the images produced by the artists of the day.

Robert Solomon in his article dedicated to Kitsch, which is often viewed as a degeneration of the present-day culture, states that it also has a right to be called art.

The development of the High Renaissance art in the 16th century in the three Italian cities that are rightfully considered to be the places where Renaissance was born Florence, Rome, and Venice is one of [...]

The implication of this term is that genus art is composed of two species, the fine arts, and the useful arts. This, according to Cavell, is the beauty of art.

Renaissance painting, on the one hand, originated from medieval depiction of religious themes and stories as well as from Ancient Greek and Roman patterns of human beauty, freedom and value, clearly demonstrated by the Renaissance [...]

As "it emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental", the Romanticism period inspired many artists in the field of literature, painting, music, [...]

In this photo, she touches on her general theme as an artist of relating herself to the 'common people.' She is completely vulnerable and undisguised from her audience.

After the museum, it seemed to be one of the marvelous art museums of the world."Life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum.

In the wake up of the feminist and historicist takes to pieces of the older Romanticism, particularly Bloom's "creative thinker corporation" and the Wordsworth-centered verse of consciousness and the natural world, one has to inquire [...]

Japan is one of those areas of the world that never wholly abandoned its appreciation and exploration into the art of ceramics."Nowhere is there as great an appreciation for the potter's art as in Japan.

The Impressionists rejected this norm and took the act of painting out into the world, as they felt they could use the effects of changing sunlight and capture the transient light in their work by [...]

The light-hearted days of the liberated 1920's had come to an abrupt end in the United States, with the Wall-Street Crash in 1929; the first sound film was produced; the rise of Freudian psychology and [...]

Characteristics of the genre identified by Welleck include a "revolt against the principles of neo-classicism criticism, the rediscovery of older English literature, the turn toward subjectivity and the worship of external nature slowly prepared during [...]

The Archaic period and the Classical periods are separated by the Persian Wars and the reign of Alexander the Great is taken as separating the Classical from the Hellenistic periods.

The storm clouds are opposed to the landscape of civilization in order to show the absence of harmony between nature and people.

The book by Chrysoloras introduced the Renaissance audience to the key concepts of Greek art. The painting is characteristic of the Early Renaissance.

History of Ancient Art by Johann Winckelmann was one of such works that contributed to the creation of the Pantheon in Paris and Chiswick House near London. Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David is a [...]

The development of crafts and trade, the rise of the role of cities, as well as political events in Western Europe in the XII and XIII centuries entailed significant changes in the whole way of [...]

This aspect of the object that is reminiscent of modern watches is crucial because it determines the practical purpose that was the primary objective of the astrolabe's creation.

The article "The Paradox of the Philatelic Business: Turning a Private Collection into a Professional Trade" examines a unique historical hobby that has remained relevant in many parts of the world.

The above two works of art depict great disparities in art as a result of communal, political, and economic factors of mankind during the periods.

The work of a patron in painting, sculptures, and architecture is a great function in the development and design of art.

Whether it is in the genesis of individual works, the act of reception, or the course of the history of style, the dialectical development of art does not proceed from the antagonism between social and [...]

It is one of the reasons why the representatives of racial minorities could be displayed at such events. It is one of the details that can be singled out.

This paper juxtaposes one of the objects exhibited at the Vancouver Exhibition, the Vase of Longevity, with the Analects as discussed in class. The vase was specifically meant for the palace, while the Analects was [...]

This approach enables the writer to change the setting of the narrative. This novella implies that such distinctions can be the result of the evolutionary process and class discrepancies.

When the sculpture was created, it was meant to become a part of a chain of sculptures of prophets on the top of the Florence cathedral.

In the article, Massie points out that art theft is a profitable trade in many parts of the world, just like drug trafficking and the illegal sale of firearms.

On the other hand, the Jade bi with two dragons on the rim, which is on the right in the table above, is made of jade rather than nephrite.

The transnational corporations have grown into positions where they can oppose or play a part in the formation of state policies and affect the thinking of the society.

Duchamp and his work have a connection through the refusal to accept the views of the majority of artists and art lovers.

Many people recognize and think of art as a business, with very few noting the importance of teaching art itself as a more important business and a career worth to be chosen.

In the majority of religions, the color blue is the color of heaven. The two primary examples of the use of Blue color in religious architecture are the Giotto Chapel and the Blue Mosque.

The proposed exhibit will be concentrated on the counterculture fashion and the role of patches in the counterculture. While in the 1960s denim jeans were of simpler fashion and had embroidery and patches as the [...]

The press usually highlights the issue as the triumph of liberty and human right to expression every time an exhibition takes place in Saudi Arabia, or a Saudi Arabian artist participates in the international event.

In the course of the development of the High Renaissance, Rome exceeded Florence due to the ambition of the clergy's ambitions to reinforce the glory of Rome through art.

The underlying argument of this paper is that illustrations were used to shape the opinion of the public towards the support of the American civil war.

Masaccio's frescos were drawn on stone and had an emphasis on realism in accordance with the traditions of Renaissance, which sought the rebirth of art as it were in antiquity, particularly during the times of [...]

Finally, the art of performance includes the human body in its motion; in this role, the body is viewed from a variety of angles and perspectives and in the combination with what is happening to [...]

The Italian Renaissance marked the end of one era in Europe and the start of a new one. Apparently, the Dome of Florence was an important symbol of Renaissance culture in Italy and was regarded [...]

Firstly the archaeologists get the chronology of the ancient artifacts and remains. In the backdrop, there is the vine of Dionysus which acts as a highly symbolic and decorative mark.

For instance, all the decorated floors were usually confined to a unique principle whereby the dining room and the anteroom were considered.

Thus, he considered Mona Lisa to be a symbol of the origin of life, and the female image as a symbolic source of natural powers of creation and destruction.

The author notices that Richter's reconstruction of the arms is impossible because the tension and the bulging of the muscles are different in these two statuettes.

Teresa" defines the main idea of the Baroque due to the use of controversial concepts: on the one hand, it is a heavy and definite material of the sculpture that proves its connection to people, [...]

In turn, romanticism and realism are aimed at showing that modernity can be viewed as the search for new topics or questions that have not been examined by the representatives of the previous cultural movements.

As a matter of fact, the roles played by art in the social realms could not be ignored during the revolution years. The cruel nature of the French regime was depicted in the Marat's figure [...]

The name of the painting was "The Women of Algiers". The painting reminds the society about the history of France.

Such attitude invokes the lack of individuality creating the mass production products, proving that along with the promotion of the new artists in the world and sharing ideas the large trade and political institutions can [...]

The works of early composers, writers, painters, and poets evolved from the onset, and in the increased quest for perfection, a spirit of romanticism was born.

Each of the boats is under the control of a standing person, but their identities are indistinct because of the mist, the morning dusk, and the distance between the viewer and the subjects.

The article titled "Censorship versus Freedom of Expression in the Arts" by Chiang and Posner expresses concerns that the government may illegitimately censor art to avoid corruption of morals and avoid subversion of politics.

The reader can depict the horrible condition that the soldiers had to survive in, even at the time of the physical fight.

This painting by Henri Matisse was his first work that portrayed impressionism and also the advent of colored painting by the Fauvists.

As a matter of fact, the century witnessed the beginning of radical changes in the field of art. One of the major theories in the work of art was romanticism which developed in the 19th [...]

In addition, the paper also highlights issues of the time and influences of the later works on the art world. Realism presented events of the society as they happened in reality.

The necklace is a true classic feature of the Phoenician arts and crafts whose influence borrows heavily from the lifestyles of the people of that time who lived in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Although the better the illustration might appear to be, it is hard to bring out the perspective viewer without engagement of the critical thinking.

That describes the reinforcement and the shift to managerial and economic patterns and language of thought in media and cultural policy.

Today, visual art has become easy to make, available and cheaper because of the invention of a camera. The rhythm and the harmony of art work contribute greatly to the supremacy of an image.

The different disciplines of art can also be used to define humanity with religion and history being a factor, with science and technology embracing the entirety of the human nature and hindering its raw creativity [...]

In addition, public art is known to express the hopes and fears of the community fostering a culture of understanding the society through work of art.

The authority the original work commands will fade during the reproduction[2] due to the difference between the original and the reproduction process of the artefact.

The reformation occurred as a result of conflicts between the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bible. A major contributor to the spread of reformation was the existence of the printing press that [...]

The inclusion of the Biblical book of Genesis on the left and that of the life of Jesus Christ on the other right side of some of the images helps to communicate rich messages on [...]

The art was as a result of a rebellion to the French Baroque and Rococo art that came before the movement.

Inspired by the theological mindset and thinking he interrogates the concept of depth in narratives and similar art works and constructs a hypothesis that great art reflects a conscious awareness of the problem associated with [...]