Paintings Essay Examples and Topics

The image involves a half-body portrait of a woman, and the enigmatic smile of the lady reflects the artist's idea of the connection between nature and humanity.

Impressionists showed the development of the urban environment at the end of the 19th century. Monet was the representative of impressionism, whereas van Gogh represented post-impressionism.

The naming of Mona Lisa and the Last Supper paintings is based on the themes represented in the paintings and situations at the time.

Daniel Strobel, Jr.and Her Son, George is one from the pair of neoclassical portraits of the Strobel family Daniel Strobel, the American Diplomat in France, and his wife, Anna Church, the daughter of the first [...]

To conclude, in his "Notes" Matisse touches on the most serious issues of art, such as the expression of a painter, the role of color and nature in art.

Following is a depiction of the painting: This painting was chosen because the innocence on the face of the girl can be related to one's self and moreover, the choice of colours that Vermeer has [...]

The Creation of Adam painting is the most notable as can be seen in the frescoes of the Sistine chapel. Michelangelo uses the enlarged figure of Adam and God in this painting so as to [...]

One of the most famous female nudes in the history of art was the Spanish painting called 'The Nude Maja' done by Francisco Goya. Thus, the artists of the Renaissance brought about the rise of [...]

The shape of the counter follows the shape of the corner of the building and is curved at 90 degrees angle. Such a positioning of the counter allows the viewers to see the front and [...]

Cimabue's paintings has many of the similar Byzantine icons of the era and some of them are folds in the garments are pressed and almost standardized, the halo is golden hue and plate sized, all [...]

Artist and designers use the term painting to refer to both the act of and the result of painting. The "Heart of the Andes," is a landscape painting and was done in 1859.

Different colors represent different emotions and feelings in a work of art such as a painting; perhaps one of the most important facts in the use of color is the ability to actively involve the [...]

The lower third of the painting shows a grassy area, and the other two-thirds contain the figures of a woman and a little boy behind her.

The most notable artistic technique used in the painting is the use of color, which is used a symbol of solitude.

Several details in Vincent Van Gogh's 1889 artwork Corridor in the Asylum catch the viewer's attention, but the lone person in the central area of the picture is perhaps the most prominent.

Jackson Pollock mastered this technique and while such paintings look like a mess of colors, careful inspection reveals that the paintings have very intricate patterns that put a living form for the painting.

In concluding the review, the critic denounces Banksy's creations as works of art and generally sees the rise of Banksy as the fall of art1.

The artwork is the most iconic and celebrated of Klimt's paintings that the artist did during the peak of his career.

This movement appeared in France in the 1840s as a reaction to changes in the government, military, and economic spheres.edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, Ilya Repin, Edward Hopper, and other representatives of early realism contributed significantly [...]

The woman seems to notice the presence of the young man in the bushes, but the husband does not. It appears that the position of the event is somewhere in the bushes, which indicates the [...]

The mirror-reflexion of the two Fridas constitutes the foreground of the painting. The two figures on the picture are being either linked in the inner world, which is being illustrated by the unity of the [...]

The emphasis on the big bright sky may represent Van Gogh's desire to fly away from his reality and embrace the light of the starry night.

Aaron Douglas was a bright representative of the Harlem Renaissance, a movement that appeared in the first half of the 20th century and was aimed at attracting public attention to problems of African American people [...]

Raise the roller and move it along the slope of the pan severally to a point just below the well to allow the paint to flow into the roller.

The setting of the painting is a prison that has arches on the window and an arch in the hallway. On the right-hand side of the painting, the orange tunic echoes the red and yellow [...]

This paper will provide a rhetoric analysis of the Mona Lisa painting, because it has rendered its audience into a redundant situation where the individual who admires this painting always ends up in his or [...]

The work depicted the scene of the last supper as illustrated in the Bible. The person in the center of the picture is Jesus Christ.

The telegraph cable that the woman is stretching across the continent, the book in her hand, the trains and the ships, and the bridge on the right everything is empathizing the progress of the European [...]

The impressionist series depicting the same stack of hay is notable for the ability of Monet to repeat the same them but to capture different atmospheres, times of day, and times of the year.

This painting, written within the framework of romanticism, is one of the significant of Friedrich's works and a symbol of romanticism, embodying the spirit of the era and the peculiarities of the author's style.

Nevertheless, the whole mood of Waiting is highlighted not only by the figures of the women but coloring and composition of the painting.

One can argue that the street and the four people in the diner who do not seem to communicate are a part of the artist's perception of the loneliness in the urban society.

Both the painting and the poem encapsulate the feeling of veneration in the face of life and death. As in the case of Asher B.

The kind of body art may be limited to one's gender because in some communities certain arts are limited to one gender.

The cultural influence on the theme and manner of the work The Starry Night presented by the author can be evaluated through the complicated world look of its nature. The exaggeration of the drawing lines [...]

The essay explores the strengths, elements, and styles of the artwork. Leonardo da Vinci uses the best elements of art and principles of design to give the painting "Ginevra de' Benci" powerful themes such as [...]

The aesthetics and experience of art inspire modern artists and impact the emergence of new works created under the influence of past works.

Analyzing Greenberg's work requires three components: reviewing his arguments, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the text, and showing examples of art that demonstrate the author's principal points.

Her face and the pink dress she is wearing are the points of focus in the painting, which is the reason for the title of the painting called The Young Woman with a Pink Dress.

Guernica is a painting by an influential 20th-century artist, Pablo Picasso, that was created in 1937 in response to the bombing of the city of Guernica in the Spanish Civil War.

This painting is incomparable for its use of space all over the canvas, and the application of dimension in the form of space is unique.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso When the discussion comes up about the subject of the monochromatic color schemes, I usually think of Picasso and his famous "Blue Period", especially about "The Old Guitarist" painting."The Old Guitarist" painting [...]

While the painting shows Emperor Jahangir of India and Shah Abbas of Persia embracing and is an allegorical representation of the friendship between the Mughal and Safavid empires, at that time there was an uneasy [...]

The shade and the voluminousness of the vase and the sunflowers give an impression that one sees it with one's eyes.

The painting therefore develops a protection theme in which the mother is perceived to be protecting the children from the dangers of the city.

The prominence of the Black Madonna is majorly due to the miraculous character it poses to the pilgrims. Since the black Madonna is a representation of the Virgin Mary, there are people of Catholic denomination [...]

The object in the picture is three-dimensional, practically does not interact with the light, is only under a direct source in the form of the sun.

Bruegel's paintings portrayed the life of peasants during that time.'The Children's Games' and 'Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap' are some of the most famous paintings of the artist.

The word painting will also make us wonder whether the painting was done during the Renaissance period, the Middle Ages, or another period. Edgar Degas' was influenced by the painting of famous painters.

The poster mimics the design of the Sun Maid Raisins box. Salvador Torres The origin of the picture is the poster by "Sun Maid Raisins" corporation.

In addition to properly chosen techniques and materials, the artist was able to create a story with the past, the present, and the future.

The portrayal of a mirror in work is what has interested me the most. Manet paints a lifelike view of a bar and adds the mirror to present the unexpected ambiguity.

The use of complementary colors, which became the signature of Van Gogh's style, helped to intensify the mutual effect of the color scheme in the paintings.

Of all famous paintings in the history of humankind, Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper takes a very special spot, representing the pinnacle of both Da Vinci's artistic development and the progress of the Renaissance era.

The figure of the Prophet occupies the central part of the picture; the upper part is occupied by the image of heaven, God, and angels.

Hieronymus Bosch's The Last Judgment triptych uses the three panels of the painting to represent the three biblical events that predict the terrible end of humankind: the Fall, the Judgment Day, and the eternal Death [...]

It is argued that while stylistically, the two artworks share some similarities, the subject matter of the paintings is different, which is validated by the shifts in cultural contexts surrounding the painters.

The iconography of the painting tells a story of masculinity and femininity while leading the audience to the times of Art Nouveau's popularity.

The lack of obstruction in the picture and the simplicity of the room used in the image depict the drama of the event.

The print is particularly referred to as Red Fuji which presents an uncompromising visionary element of the mountain in the absence of humans.

The interpretation of some signs which are not seen at the first glance, such as the backward bend of the left elbow of the man and his eyes which can be only partially seen over [...]

It is considered that the body type of Adam and God was heavily inspired by the statue of the Vatican's Belvedere Torso.

The lines are not so much assembled into concrete forms as they emphasize the unreality of what is captured - the image of the fabrics among which the women are posing is devoid of certainty [...]

The Mona Lisa picture above is written with the use of paint and pigments using the brush and sponges and it is an original copy of the world's greatest work.

The first use of gold leaf can be discovered in his paintings even before the Golden Phase: in 1898, Klimt painted Pallas Athene borrowing the methods of classical myth iconography and emphasizing the divinity of [...]

To understand the variety and importance of Pablo Picasso's contribution to the world art, it is necessary to focus on analyzing such artist's famous works as Boy with a Pipe, Guernica, and The Weeping Woman.

It formulates the conceptual framework of the selected work and the other ones, namely the impact of the world, the audience, and the artist's life.

Her paintings at that time consisted of black and white geometric ornaments that explained the dynamics of the field of view and disoriented the eye.

The guiding lines are the instruments, and the line of sight of the characters, convening at the man. He accomplishes the illusion of space by overlapping characters in the foreground with the house in the [...]

The mouth of the lady is depicted by a line that is somehow excessively curved. Further, the scale employed in the paintwork exacerbates the artist's sense of loneliness.

I also noticed that most of Fazzino's creations have glitter on the edges, a technique that I liked and decided to use in my creation as well.

It is possible to focus on such artworks as the Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar Friedrich, The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio, and Raphael's The School of Athens.

In order to discuss the style of Ingres, one should look at the difference between his earlier and later works because this comparison can throw light on the evolution of his style.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels is a 1562 oil-on-panel painting by one of the most prominent Netherlandish Renaissance artists Pieter Bruegel. The Fall of the Rebel Angels depicts an excerpt from the Book of [...]

The whole construct of this painting is maintained in the nature of Renaissance and glory of antique art. The frontal element of the whole performance is concentrated on the hand of the man.

There is in much painting of the era a new impression of limitless power, of figures bursting out of the frame of paintings.

The underlying concept of the painting appears to have been borrowed from the literal depiction of "self-portrait" and "the dream" where the "self-portrait" is assigned to the right hand side while "the dream" appears to [...]

Two children are shown in the middle of the image: one is a black girl, and the other is a white boy.

Ultimately, Guernica by Pablo Picasso is one of the most significant art pieces in Cubism that takes inspiration from historical and stylistic influences.

While observing the piece of art, Berger's ideas and outlooks on the painting and objects will be considered and aligned with the analysis.

The abstract art's primary aim is to use gestural marks, shapes, forms, and colors to achieve the effects of a visual reality rather than representing its actual depiction. As a result, they chose to express [...]

Thus, the artist applies asymmetrical balance, since the center of the composition is shifted to the right. Mary, with the angels, and Gabriel balance each other, and this balance creates a feeling of harmony and [...]

The successful prostitute was a woman in control of her destiny as compared to the most powerless women of the age.

The boy is confronting the remnants of the Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden, as is shown through the presence of the small snake and the walled 'garden' while the landscape behind him [...]

This painting by John Gast "might not convey the facts and aspects of the country's history". The "railroad lines and wagons presented in the painting say a lot about the country's economic position during the [...]

He gives hints for the viewers to see that the location is not real and it cannot be found in anyone's house. In this way, it seems that the woman is making a photo of [...]

The author of the painting is Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, a Spanish painter who lived and worked in France in the first half of the twentieth century.

The central figure of the girl conveys the overall mood of the painting that is calm, humble, and, at the same time, celebrating the eve of Saint John.

The overall movement of the lines is in the direction of the mirror, clearly alluding to a forgotten passage of time which strikes at the vanity of attractive women.

The drawing could be painted onto the wall of the cave with the help of the reed brush. The artist could wish to perpetuate the beauty of the world.

Among the works worthy of analyzing to understand the main components of art is Andy Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which emphasizes the two-dimensional and colorful nature of the piece.

Anguissola was inventive and playful as she explored the narrative possibilities of portraiture, stretching the boundaries of the genre she was confined to because the artist was not allowed to study the nude figures required [...]

The arrangement of details, the still life, and the light from the window reveal the artist's skill and a fresh look at the everyday life scenes of that time.

Speaking about the range of colour which can be seen in this painting, it should be said that it is rather varied and features basic colours such as blue as the main colour for the [...]

His important works include: The Disrobing of Christ; The Burial of Count Orgaz; The Agony in the Garden; View of Toledo and Laocoon.

The images were painted in the 20th century in the backdrop of the rising pressure in many parts of the globe for the government to embrace gender equality.

Although the first painting is a symbolic self-portrait and the other one is a realistic portrait of a woman, both of these works strike the audience with the powerful depiction of the women's experience of [...]

Correggio's Assumption of the Virgin is unique in its complex composition which represents the details of Mary's Assumption with the help of clear foreshortenings and the perfect illusionistic elements which create the effect of the [...]

One of the most peculiar things about the narrative framework of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling is the order of the frescoes, with the final one referring the viewer to the beginning of time and the [...]

In this painting repetition has been employed by having a continuous line of the edge of the lady's dress which brings association among the objects of this image that is the woman and the ground [...]

The most "sound" in the context of "femininity" and "masculinity" are the pictures The Oath of the Horatii, The Death of Socrates and The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Songs and The [...]

In a sense, Friedrich develops a style of close observation, which is evident in the "Wanderer," where the central figure examines the 'world below.' Hence, in the context of typical Romantic works, the "Wanderer" stands [...]

Overall, the painting Old Man in Sorrow by Vincent van Gogh is an excellent portrayal of the frustration, grief, and loneliness experienced by the artist at the end of his life.

There is also a depiction of recreation as seen by the umbrellas and the ball, not forgetting that New Jersey is the birthplace of baseball, according to Matlin.

In addition, the author uses white, gray, and black colors, which reflect the light in the room and highlight the characters of the portrait.

He also drew the image of "Death" in his masterpiece painting The Death of the Grave-Digger from her. The figures of the woman angel and the old man standing inside the grave are in the [...]

The wide use of blue color is especially remarkable because it is a great method by the author of the painting to attract the viewers' attention to the theme of the painting the Planet Earth [...]

The main peculiarity of his art is that he "is widely recognised as the foremost painter of Australian suburbia"2. His artwork Family home: Suburban exterior can help us to understand the main motif of his [...]

The painting conveys the act of the second come of Christ, and the apocalypse. It is explicitly seen the way Christ is depicted in the light, in the middle of the painting; just the way [...]

Alongside this, the themes depicted on the icons began to reflect human ethical ideals, as, for instance, the icons that presented the depiction of the Virgin implied the necessity of salvation.

The majority of the background is in a somber gray in color. There is a human face, from the neck up, slightly tilted to the right in the center of the painting.

This is seen in Sandro Botticelli's painting, "The Birth of Venus" as he completely broke with the habits of tradition and permitted Venus her freedom.

The comparison of John Constable's Hay Wain and William Turner's The Slave Ship that one can make is as treacherous as between the styles in which the painters worked.

Of course, the painter understood the wrongs of the regime and he experienced the horrors of the war. The color is the ground for the skulls, cards and tablecloth.

It seems to me that this portrait will be of great interest to people who will study my works in the future. This is one of the main goals that I will always try to [...]

The painter had a vision of ensuring that his work reflected the real life activities of the people viewing his work.

The dark colors and the static nature of the painting both in the foreground and the background give the implication of lack of life and hopelessness.

Although the style that Rafael developed over the course of his evolution as an artist was influenced greatly by the works of Leonardo da Vinci in terms of composition and technical expression and Michelangelo in [...]

The lighting of the painting, which appears to have been well thought-out, indicates that the walk was happening in the afternoon.

As it has already been mentioned, Mexican muralism was a form of expression, and at the same time a provider of cultural traditions, political views and social moods in the country that influenced greatly on [...]