Paintings Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The painting by Manet explores the decision by Napoleon III to control Mexico during the 1860s and the ineffectiveness of his policies.

The relationships lead to termination of the development and prosperity of female painters as they take the roles of a wife and mother. The society perceives women artists and their conditions in the art industry [...]

Figures in paintings and size of sculpture were calculated by the status of a person as opposed to normal rules of linear perspective which brings out a real image. He was a symbol of rising [...]

The time difference between the completion of the first painting and the second one was only thirteen years. The variations of color theme in the painting tell a story about the landscape.

The work depicts a sense of harmony, and the smile of the woman shows happiness. The moon was a symbol of the Virgin Mary's influence on the church, and the sun had an association with [...]

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.

Finally, graffiti is a form of expression and inhibiting it denies young persons a voice and the right to express themselves.

The paintings identified for this analysis are the Madonna and Child in Glory by Jacopa di Cione in the period between 1360 and 1365, and the Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Agostino da Lori [...]

The story also emphasized the dichotomy at the beginning of the artwork, illuminating the complex interaction between van Gogh's astute observations and his rich, transcendental imagination."The Starry Night" portrays a captivating depiction of a moonlit, [...]

With the help of various elements of art, the artist creates a picture of a biblical plot, which is of value for the study since it touches on such a new topic for that time [...]

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

The outstanding symbolic component of the Girl with the Pearl Earring painting is the earring. Unlike the first work's symbol, the belt expresses the negative background of the story.

Hogarth's painting is meant to depict the importance of a healthy breakfast, while David's painting is meant to depict the horrors of the French Revolution.

It is now displayed at the Uffizi, Florence, and is considered among the best paintings depicting the Medici family members in the role of the Magi and the Virgin.

The lines have also stretched from the ground to the sky of the painting, which grasps the artwork together and gives it a magnificent appearance.

The Parable of the Blind, also known as The Blind Leading the Blind, is another realistic painting by the Netherlandish artist Pieter Bruegel depicting a popular Biblical motive.

To the left of the Virgin Mary, we see John the Evangelist supporting Christ's upper body and consoling the mother. The man in the painting is read as expressive and uninhibited in experiencing "joie de [...]

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 [...]

In this article, the author wishes to discover, whether the artist aimed to describe a real event in "Auspicious Cranes" or whether he tried to depict a concealed phenomenon in the political life of China [...]

Millais uses the contrast between the brightness of nature and the darkness of the girl's blindness. This technique is used to highlight the contrast and depict the main idea of the picture.

The abundance of the sea creatures at the engraving by Theodore De Bry can be an attempt to show the variety of the local fauna.

Protestantism emerged in Europe at the beginning of the 16th century as the opposition to the Roman Catholic Church and based on the belief in personal faith and the connection to God.

The appearance of the Virgin Mary and the child depicted in the painting by Barnaba da Modena speaks for the idea that the painter used principles of Byzantine iconography.

This paper aims at giving a brief analysis of the sand painting done by the Native Americans as well as the purpose of the painting.

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.

We had planned the wedding about six months later, but than the condition of my father-in-law deteriorated and five hours later I was a married woman.

Francis in Ecstasy is one of the brightest examples of Early Renaissance and, without any doubt, one of the best of Bellini's creations. Thus, the painting in question can be named a perfect imitation and [...]

Each of the paintings surprises with its uniqueness and expressiveness, but the sense of the paintings is even more striking."The Course of the Empire" changes the ideas of American people about other nations and their [...]

It is the link between the conscious and subconscious, permitting an exploration of the inner being to satisfy the craving to see beyond the ordinary in an effort to comprehend the ever-changing human body/mind as [...]

"Sistine Madonna" by Raphael Sanzio, who is considered to be one of the greatest, the most talented and the most popular artists of all times, is one of the most widely-discussed paintings of the period [...]

The high level of conditionality in the works by Picasso is the result of all a greater understanding of the nature and plastic reflection.

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 [...]

As in Rubens' other paintings of the same genre, The Crowning of Roxana also made use of rich texture and vivid clash of light and shadow.

There's a picture of female - which is actually Eva; there's male which is Adam; there are the members of the church the leaders and the followers; there's the activities conducted inside and outside the [...]

The use of color draws attention to Esther herself, as the brightest part of the image on the left side. It is a somber, melancholy piece musing on the themes of death and friendship.

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 [...]

The room is lit by the low windows at the far end of the room. The pipe and the bottle are two symbols of addictions, as understood in the 19th century.

In fact, the point of my work is to show the development of shape in the Islamic art. The importance of Escher's works lies in their timelessness, and this is the characteristic I would like [...]

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.

Even though the work by Corot belongs to the realist movement and Monet is a famous impressionist master, the chosen paintings are equal at capturing the transitional time between day and evening due to the [...]

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 style is realistic, in that the viewer has no doubt that the object in the picture are human figures, female, and that they are standing on the ground in a real landscape.

The other use of symbolism occurs in the "spear" and presence of the soldiers. The painter uses the images of Pilate and Christ to send a new message to the audience.

In order to understand this painting, we have to review the significance of hunting and self-portrait to painters in the Dutch society during the 17th century.

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 [...]

The main reason for making these depictions in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities was to provide a cheaper way of having flowers in people's homes. The first still life paintings in 17th century were flowers [...]

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 action centers on Pan, a deity that causes the action of even the spectators who are not interested or even looking at him.[1] The characters in the foreground, as well as the 'river god' [...]

The painting of the last supper draws the attention of any admirer to the center of the work, which is Jesus Christ's head.

The painting also reflects the degree of enigma that the artist attached to the historical episode that he endeavored to reproduce in the form of art.

In The Entombment of Christ, the lines of the figures' bodies and the edge of the tomb create a diagonal that leads the viewer's eye toward the central figure of Christ.

At the center of the painting is a church spire, which reaches up into the night sky and is bathed in a bright white light.

The painting's use of optical realism and synthesis can be seen in the seamless blend of the painting and the outside landscape, creating a new, surreal reality.

The composition is dominated by the figures of the father and the son, who occupy the center of the painting, surrounded by bystanders in the background.

The public recognizes the 1893 version of the Scream painting, which was created on cardboard using crayon and tempera. In The Scream, Munch again emphasizes his interior condition rather than the surroundings by using a [...]

Conservation of artwork is the essential first stage of restoration of a painting, which includes a complex of works to restore the strength of all layers of a picture, its stabilization and prevention of destruction.

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.

Due to the brightness and unusual nature of the chosen light effect, the artist masterfully creates a contrast between the main canvas of the painting and the neon line passing through it.

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.

Below the Trinity, Masaccio depicts the figures of Mary and John, as well as the full-size portraits of the two donors, likely of the Lenzi family.

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

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 [...]

The work depicts one of the most significant boxing matches in the history of the sport in the 20th century and is probably the most famous painting of the author.

Secondly, as mentioned above, there are two timelines in the novel, the first of which takes place in the present relative to the author of the time, and the second is the memories of one [...]

A combination of hues of a certain color is defined as a chromatic value. Different chromatic values of blue and yellow are used in To Donna by Flavin.

The core differences between Eastern and Western landscape paintings comprise the aesthetic quality of the works, the choice of scene, and underlying meaning.

The new interpretation of the work allows concluding the artist's religiosity and desire to convey the sorrow and compassion that represent the features of the entire Christian culture and the Bible.

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.

This use of colour harmony and the simplicity of the graphic production successfully represent the band's aim with this album, to simplify and pair back their music in a move away from digital music production.

There are two prospective points of the triangles in the picture: one is at the top of the ceiling and the other is behind the dirt mound at the foot of crucified Jesus.

In both the pictures, there is the use of the supremacy of nature to express the emotions in the piece of work.

1 The work of art generally has a good picture and the general appearance is that the artist wanted to concentrate on the middle section of the picture perhaps to draw attention to whatever is [...]

It is also to misunderstand Leonardo, for the Mona Lisa's smile is the supreme example of that complex inner life, caught and fixed in durable material, which Leonardo in all his notes on the subject [...]

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.

One of the most brilliant works of Chase was the painting titled Study of Flesh Color and Gold, which was painted in 1888, and was first displayed in 1897 at the Art Institute of Chicago [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

Picasso is one of the most enigmatic artists of all time, not so much for what he produced but for the quantity and hard work he has churned out of his ripe old age, estimated [...]

The current paper is concerned with the analysis of two works of this type, namely, William Hogarth's pair of paintings entitled Before and After and Egon Schiele's painting Embrace 1917.

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 artist stressed that his artwork was a response to the horrible aftermaths of the bombing of Guernica, as well as the overall concept of war.

It symbolizes the incident of the last supper during the last days of Jesus when he declared that one of his disciples would inform him. The artist did the masterpiece in an attempt to produce [...]

If the print seems like it is out of a colorful children's book, it is because the unique artist creates imagery that is commonly used in illustrations and decorations for that age group.

The artist: Augusts Leopold Egg Nationality: English Title: Past and Present, No 1 Date: 1858 Genre: Realistic Group figure Medium: Oil paint on canvas Dimensions: Support: 635 x 762 mm Frame: 801 x 925 [...]

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 [...]

The chapel is located in the Vatican and is one of the most illustrious artworks in the western world. The entrance to the chapel is marked by two frescoes which symbolize the last episodes of [...]

The establishment of America as the country and the formation of its people as a unified nation took quite some time, as the new comers setting down in various states of the newly discovered continent [...]

The altarpiece was a religious painting work that symbolized the Virgin and child with four physicians of the temple and the entire family of Ludovico il Moro which comprised of Ludovico, his wife and daughter.

In order to successfully conduct a criticism of an artwork, it is required to conduct a thorough investigation of the culture that surrounds the work and look at it from the perspective of cultural values [...]

One of the most striking dissimilarities between the two crucifixes is the fact that the Gero crucifix seems more "human" while the one from the Lindau Gospels seems to depict Jesus as more of a [...]

It is an appreciation of the two American poets, the American nature and the Cole's discovery of the valley some twenty years prior to his death in 1848.

The painting's major themes encompasses Miro as the painting's painter and subject, political radicalism, positivity of western influence in the artistic styles of Catalan artists as well as the use of the varying artistic styles [...]

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In Waterloo Bridge, Claude Monet did not want to represent the bridge as he saw it but to underline the importance of the air, colors, and nature around that bridge that made the whole picture [...]

The ornaments on the floor, the decorations of the walls and the general atmosphere of the place leave no doubt of this setting being in a palace. The royalty of this place and the people [...]

As it has been stressed, the manner in which the artists of the High Renaissance depicted women in their work had a lot of points of contact with the image of women in the modern [...]

In the beginning of the period of Renaissance a lot of restrictions were placed on the women that saw the Western society witness a decline and invisibility of female artists.

The portrait has an elegant bust, which means that it may have be comparing to a flower, which is still on its stalk that is slender, but is embroidered by the weight of the crown [...]

The common artwork of the artist include the inflatable balloons toys and the pink panther, beside the life-size ceramic model of the late pop star Michael Jackson holding his favourite pet, chimpanzee babbles as shown [...]

In ensuring maximum learning from this lesson, individuals require a minimum of five minutes whereby, it is important for individuals to conduct a critical analysis of the quality of their scribbling, in terms of orderliness, [...]

Although my piece is much more simplistic than Leighton's, it still brings about the feelings of lightness and harmony present in Leighton's painting.

The woman's dress is red, covering her arms, shoulders, and torso. The woman's chest is exposed, and Da Vinci also portrays her holding an ermine.

Da Vinci utilized the interplay of light and shadow to enhance these qualities, creating a sense of depth and three-dimensionality that draws the viewer in and emphasizes the subject's features.

Therefore, Zumelz is one of the faces of independence, which warrants the painting of his portrait and its inclusion in the collection of de Castro's illustrations of people who contributed to the radical changes in [...]

The piece of cultural production that will show the contemporary legacies of racism is the painting by Henry Taylor named "The times they am not a changing, fast enough!".

San Francisco is the home to the iconic Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill and hosts a collection of murals. However, over the years, controversies have led to the removal of several murals, including the Surveyor [...]

It is noteworthy that among the similarities throughout the painting is the use of light. Moreover, the painting is original in its use of light and color.

In the article "The Artist and the Terrorist, or, The Paintable and the Unpaintable: Gerhard Richter and the Baader-Meinhof Group," Alex Sanchez examines one of Richter's major and controversial works, "18 October 1977".

This is the state of the culture that was witnessed by the painter George Catlin. However, as the Buffalo Bull's portrait illustrates, the main features were the face and distinct cultural symbols, while the rest [...]

Appreciating art is a rather delicate and thought-provoking process, as it requires the audience to examine the steps, message, and context implemented in the creation of a work.

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is an essential painting for the art world as it marks the transition to a radical new painting style to replace the traditional one.

As a Zen monk who lives in the highlands, I also believe that the elevation on the right side of the mountain alludes to the artist's past.

For instance, religious motifs were one of the most common motifs used by the artists of the Renaissance because of the significant role church and religion played in the lives of individuals at that period.

Edouard Manet's "Bar at the Folies-Bergere" painting is a prime example of the first wave of realism/impressionism of the nineteenth century.

The artist claimed that since the time when the painting was being made was characterized by military unrest, the issue of loneliness and the emptiness of a large city was particularly relevant due to the [...]

Visitors and art enthusiasts alike will find the museum a helpful resource due to its extensive collection of artworks and friendly atmosphere.

The arrangement of materials and the structure, dominated by the sky, give the relationship between the earth and the universe meaning and a sense of movement.

"Although Dutch genre paintings provide us with a wealth of details about seventeenth-century Dutch interiors that we could not possibly obtain from other, mostly written sources, the examples discussed in this essay demonstrate that a [...]

Firstly, emotional intensity is a hallmark of Baroque art, and it is vividly displayed in 'San Serapio.' The painting depicts the martyrdom of Saint Serapio, a British knight who was tortured and killed for his [...]