In this paper, using the example of several specific pieces, it is discussed how religion was one of the key stimuli for the development of painting and was invested in the subtexts of many works.
It is one of the masterpieces of the Renaissance embodying the typical lines and techniques of that period. The main figures are in the center and at the bottom of the composition, which helps to [...]
As a result, in Mayreder's crusade to escape the "teleological fate of their sex," painting was the means rather than the goal.
The linear perspective allows the audience to see everything that is happening from a detached angle, taking in the scenery and understanding the importance of the event to the people depicted.
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.
The thesis statement can be formulated as follows: researched paintings reflect the theme of the hope which people create themselves in the ultimate despair surrounding them. The humanities domain is directly correlated with the common [...]
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.
Google allows access to artworks and museums all over the world; for example, the painting in Picture 1 is from the Croatian museum of modern art.
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.
Instead, the artist uses the relationship between the simple objects in his painting and the spaces around them, as well as the relationships within the former, to show the underlying principles of nature. Hofmann shows [...]
The picture features, quite expectedly, the wake of a man, presumably, the husband of one of the women in the background.
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 main point of interest is the division of the different parts of the building according to the culture to which the masterpieces belong.
Medium: Oil on canvas."Classic Landscape, 1931" is an artwork that depicts the author's painting and photography skills in one work. In essence, this artwork is idealistic in that it uses the industry's landscape to paint [...]
The use of space in the center of the painting allows it to breathe and creates the additional impression of grandeur and scale of the picture.
He entered the New School of Design in New York, where one of the teachers was the founder of 'abstract surrealism' Arshile Gorky.
At the very center of the image are representations of Aristotle and Plato, two of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Ancient Greece.
The presented piece of art accurately resembles a painting that belongs to still art. It uses inanimate objects as various kinds of flowers and a vase similar to Dutch still-life.
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.
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 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.
In the mosaic of Christ as the sun god, the beliefs of both early Christians and pagans are combined. In early Christian art, the image depicts Christ as the sun god pulled by a chariot [...]
The chosen art medium also helped the artist to convey the thoughtful and focused mood of the woman, which is created by the coloring, lines, and shades on her face.
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 [...]
However, artists during the Renaissance sought a rebirth, and this aspect explains Giotto's attempt to incorporate elements of humanism in this painting by portraying the Virgin as a queen.
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.
In addition, it provides the most common theories about the meaning and the historical value of the painting. It may be necessary to acknowledge the ambiguity of historical knowledge and consider different perspectives.
The artist creates a serene and tender moment that is very important for all Christians as it represents the central figures of Christianity and the pillars of faith.
In the first part, the husband comes home with no food, money and poorly dressed as there are no opportunities to earn due to the dominance of free trade.
The Polish artist Jan Matelko in his painting "The Constitution of May 3, 1791," portrayed the excitement of the period, its main historical figures, and perception of the events."The Constitution of May 3 1791" was [...]
The image is the personification of the artist himself, the totality of his views and thoughts, beliefs, phobias, obsessions, and financial circumstances at the time of painting.
In both Mona Lisa and Instafamous, Lisa del Gioconda is at the center of the composition. However, in Mona Lisa, it is Da Vinci's gaze that determines how she is depicted and perceived, while in [...]
The colors of the thickly applied lines and curves on the surfaces of the first payer of the painting are black and dark brown.
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.
Edouard Manet and the early impressionists painted modern life and developed their own distinctive style of painting with small, visible brushstrokes and the emphasis on the accurate depiction of light.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the cultural significance of the photorealism movement, explore how Marilyn Minter's artwork, Blue Poles, was influenced by the art that came before and how the artwork influenced [...]
The core differences between Eastern and Western landscape paintings comprise the aesthetic quality of the works, the choice of scene, and underlying meaning.
In addition, the author uses white, gray, and black colors, which reflect the light in the room and highlight the characters of the portrait.
Henrietta was the first female professional artist to be recorded in the colonies as well as the first colonial artist to use pastels.
The Sunflower portrait and the Statue of Liberty make use of lines and shapes to show the boundaries of distinct objects.
However, the standard is equally vague in a couple of areas, talking about "effective" control and the solution of art "problems".
Interpreting the form and the content of any iconic work is crucial for identifying the information the painters intended to communicate to the larger audience.
Despite the fact that the changes to historic art were a positive, art has now reached a pinnacle that is so accepting that it is hard to recognize the amazing from rubbish.
Taking into account Greenberg's model and aesthetic criteria for evaluating the works of art, Marcel Duchamp's reproduction of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa can be defined as a clear representation of kitsch.
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.
Bassano took the opportunity to portray the true image of the whole journey of the family in a piece of art.
At the same time, art represents the state of society at a certain stage of growth as it demonstrates the technological progress needed to create a specific piece, dominant values embodied in a work, and [...]
Portrait is a special genre the task of which is to transfer with the help of artistic means, the inner world of a personality, and their abilities.
Created in 2019, the art piece incorporates subtle elements of the Art Deco style that was ubiquitous in the art community in the 1920s.
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 [...]
Several schools in the United States are already in the process of removing paintings since they depict horrible truths about the history of the country, such as slavery and genocide.
Schreyvogel aimed to depict life in the West and the life of the Native American population, which is the theme of work.
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.
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 piece of art under consideration is very traditional in its accomplishment: the medium of this relief is usual for Greek sculptures, and it is marble, and the theme of mythology and mythological heroes is [...]
There is a constant questioning of the artist's motives or theorizing as to the meaning of a piece. One of the greatest aspects is that the generator may not even have a goal in mind, [...]
The painting created by Wilfredo Lam, one of the famous representatives of Modern Primitivism, represents the image of primitive way of life and depiction of early beliefs of Afro-Cubans.
One of the interesting details is how the artist reflects the character of his main heroine. The first scenes of the life story of the prostitute were reflected by Hogarth with the cold objectivity of [...]
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.
The Fine Arts appreciation deals with the feeling of the beauty of the work of art. The works of art of both Giorgio de Chirico and Kara Walker create foreboding feelings, and that is the [...]
The painting belongs to the Late Kangxi period."Portrait of Kangxi Emperor in Court Dress" is depicted with the help of color on silk on a hanging scroll.
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 [...]
Anna Sabadinis pictures "reflect the ideas of home filtered through intimacy and distance". Coming from an immigrant family, she can better than others understand the meaning of the place we call "home" and transfer it [...]
Title: The curve of the bridge Year: 1928-1929 Medium: Oil on cardboard Location: The Art Gallery of NSW, Australia Author: Grace Cossington Smith Grace Cossington Smith is known to be one of the first [...]
Title: Still Life Year: 2014 Medium: Oil on canvas Location: The Saatachi Gallery Author: Luc Tuymans The paleness of the picture makes the viewer to intensify attention in order to examine better what is [...]
Title: Camden Park, Year: 2014 Medium: Oil and enamel on linen Location: Private Collection, Melbourne Author: Stephen Bush Stephen Bush is famous for the series of the works, characterised by an unusual approach of [...]
Title: The stillness, Year: 2014 Medium: Acrylic on wood and plexiglass Location: Gladstone Gallery, New York Author: Ugo Rondinone From the first point of view, it is difficult to connect this image with an [...]
Franz Ackerman has been paintig this picture fo 7 years, constantly adding something new, paying attention to every special detail and it is now rather interesting to do the puzzle of his great artwork.
The focal point of Hunt's painting to Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott" is the Lady herself, whose body is tied by the threads that continue to whirl up to not let her go.
It is rather symbolic to place it in front of the girl's face as a reminder of why she suffers all these tortures and what kind of reward is waiting for her.
It appeared as the contrast to the tendency of realism and implied the intended unnaturalness of complex composition. Thus, the primary approach of mannerism lies in being stylish and elegant.
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.
It is necessary to outline that his work presents a great interest due to the number of reasons: it was one of the first frescos to contain features of realism and humanism, the work poses [...]
Coming to the question, "Does the reproduction of a piece of art diminish the original work of art's value?" the answer is in the negative.
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.
Michael Brand, one of the directors at Getty was quick to point out that the acquisition of the masterpiece is one of the proud moments of the museum to add on to other works of [...]
In both the pictures, there is the use of the supremacy of nature to express the emotions in the piece of work.
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.
The work is dedicated to speculating about the medium and style of one of his works, the peculiarities of its location in the museum, the content of the picture is analyzed in terms of prevailing [...]
Thomas Cole created the painting in such a way that the tower is situated between the sunset sky and the stones.
The forms in the foreground are well spaced and concentrated on the two-thirds part of the painting in the left part.
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.
Firstly, the work of Olga Belyaeva is very impressive and eye-catching; where in this situation the selection of the subject is well suited in the paintings.
The domestic scenes are replicated on the painting renowned 'the young woman with a pitcher.' In this painting, Vermeer used light and tone, two of the most vital elements of his skill set.
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 [...]
The scene depicted in the painting is the situation when the idol is being given adulation before the arrival of Moses. The mass in the painting is implied with the use of dark and light [...]
After earning a degree, Charles started teaching at the University of Texas in Austin and he was soon promoted to Professor starting his career in the sphere of higher education as a Lecturer.
It is known that Jackson Pollock inspired great criticism due to his lifestyle since he was treated for alcoholism and some people considered his art to be the creation of an alcoholized brain and they [...]
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 House of Cards is a masterpiece of a Fine Art painting by Jean Simeon Chardin, an artist of the XVIII century. There is a boy in the picture, shown in profile, who makes the [...]
Some artists prefer to use definite colors to identify the mood and the primary meaning of a certain allegory or a set of images in the picture, while others try to compose the same images [...]
Hashimoto Sadhide a renowned Japanese painter born in 1807 and he died in 1878; the painter lived in the city of Yokohama which was known to be a western settlement.
In the background, we can see green meadow and trees in the opening of the arch and the curtain that twisting around the arm of the woman becoming almost transparent close to her figure.
Among all the paintings of the prominent American artist Frederic Edwin Church, The Heart of the Andes impressed me the most.
In the painting Reclining Odalisque, in particular, he captures the essence of a feminine structure, the softness, and the graceful beauty of the abstract body form in these portraits.
In contrast to Donnel's opinion in terms of space, he believes that this is the main weapon of modernist art where the painters were able to demonstrate the play of colors, which is the main [...]
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.
The Harvest is the painting which can be referred to impressionistic and breathtaking still life being devoted to the bright illustration of the nature being changed with seasons. How the richness of the nature is [...]
One of the main attractions of this picture is the pure innocent expression on the boy's face. This picture is a marvelous creation showing the symbolic beliefs of the Shinto religion.
The castle is situated on the ledge of the mountain, and a part of it seems to soar in the clouds.
The bright splashing of the water on the rocks suggests the country is coming out of a time of confusion and darkness and entering a period of energetic light and growth with the vigorous flow [...]
This is exhibited in the darkness in the room, shadows appearing and the sunlight entering the room through the small opening in the curtain.
The representation of both people and the horses indicate that there is a struggle, while the use of dark colors points to the dark mood and the sadness of the situation.
The first painting depicted a nude woman in the Western art and the second painting was painted after controversial thoughts from the Spanish society over the meaning of The Nude Maja.
To begin with, I should claim that the creative work of Ando Hiroshige is a fascinating example of shaping the landscapes through the vision of the beauty not only of the Japanese nature but of [...]
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 [...]
His being inspired by Titian's works led him to paint his version of Venus and Adonis in the year 1635. Ruben's main aim in his painting of Venus and Adonis was to depict sensuousness brought [...]
The stature of the saint is reclining which actually depicts the saint's passivity. Matthews is marked for its naturalism and is considered a masterpiece of the Baroque period.
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 [...]
The authorship of one of the most prominent artworks exhibited in the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens belongs to Severin Roesen who is considered to be a well-known painter of the 19th century.
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 [...]
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 [...]
It lies on the East Wing of the National Gallery and in the words of a visitor is a "startling piece of art".
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.
Therefore, in accordance to the grammatical representation of art this painting by Jasper Johns is certainly a work of art as opposed by many.
"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 painting The Harrowing of Hell by Albrecht Durer depicts the coming of Jesus to hell and his attempts to liberate the captives.
The Epoch of Renaissance emerged on the territory of Italy, becoming the true Rebirth of the national cultural life of the people throughout the whole world.
The high level of conditionality in the works by Picasso is the result of all a greater understanding of the nature and plastic reflection.
As was the custom, burials were done in deep and dark catacombs and the grave diggers seem to appear from the murky shadows and the strong lines of force in their act of digging seem [...]