Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper' are two of the most iconic paintings in history, both painted during the Renaissance. It was originally such a portrait, but over time, its meaning has evolved, becoming a symbol of the Renaissance and becoming the most famous painting in the world. 'Mona Lisa' is probably a portrait of the wife of a Florentine...
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Édouard Manet is known and celebrated today for being pioneer of the Impressionist movement in 19th Century France. He was born in Paris in 1832 and grew up in an affluent family with ties in politics. He was expected to pursue a career in law, but instead decided to explore the world of art. After years of training with Thomas...
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Who Is the artist? Claude Monet (Oscar Claude Monet/ Claude Oscar Monet) was born on a solemn day 14th Day of November 1840, Giverny, Paris and endured a life full of suffering till the golden old age of 86 on December 5, 1926. He was a man of plentiful talents, one that stood out was his everlasting love for painting....
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Mona Lisa, also called Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, Italian La Gioconda, or French La Joconde, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre Museum, Paris,...
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Picasso’s “La Vie” (1903) is a painting inspired by the loss of one of his good friends, Carlos Casagemas. It came out during his blue period, which is one of his most famous painting periods where he used a selective color palette to create his art. The physical painting is large and demands attention, and uses mediums similar to his...
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Some may ask themselves, how do we draw a conclusions between art and make it relevant to our professional lives? As a medical assistant we are able to give patients treatment options as well as give them resources to better themselves; one of which could include creating art. The art work “la columna Rota” and “Henry Ford Hospital” by Frida...
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Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated predominantly for their beauty or emotional power. I am going to be discussing about three of my favorite artists during the modern period. The work by these artists are very diverse and appreciated...
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Clearly one of the most recognizable historical figures of the Renaissance, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian painter, polymath, architect, and inventor. Being a talented artist, he painted two legendary masterpieces that are still admired by the general public today; the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. He also made other countless contributions to the development of...
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The paintings being compared and contrasted within this essay include Ophelia and The Awakening Conscience, both of which can be found in the Tate Modern Museum, located in London, UK. Ophelia was created by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt between 1851-1852 using oil paint on canvas, with the dimensions coming in at around 30in x 44in. The Awakening Conscience was...
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The two art pieces are historically rich in the reasons behind the painting, the reasons within the paintings, and how the paintings affect the societies where they were painted and across the world. Francisco Goya Francisco Goya Francisco de Goya was born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, Spain. He began painting as a teenager, he went to Rome and...
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Introduction: Gustav Klimt, a renowned Austrian symbolist painter, created a masterpiece known as 'The Tree of Life.' This iconic painting, characterized by its intricate patterns and symbolic imagery, holds a significant place in the realm of art. In this critical essay, we will explore the meaning and symbolism behind Klimt's 'Tree of Life,' delving into the rich layers of interpretation...
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Krauss’s “In the Name of Picasso” starts by presenting Picasso’s Seated Bather, 1930, and Picasso’s Bather with Beach Ball, 1932. The two pieces share a similar style of painting, however, they express different moods. Picasso’s attraction to surrealism played a role in his artwork, in that both of his paintings resemble sculptural experiences of their separate forms. The change in...
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Gustave Caillebotte, Parisian-born and raised impressionist painter created the work Paris Street, Rainy Day in 1877. He was enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts), which was a very traditional art school, alongside other significant impressionist painters such as Monet, later whom he featured the work of alongside Paris Street, Rainy Day in one of his organized...
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On January 12, 2017, the first ‘Nasty Women’ art exhibition opened in the Knockdown Center in Queens, NY. The exhibition featured over 700 female artists' pieces on a 12-foot tall tower of block letters that spelled out N-A-S-T-Y W-O-M-E-N. A Trump voodoo doll, a photo of well-manicured middle fingers, a painting of flaming high heels, and hundreds of representations of...
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The painting Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair (1940) by renowned Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, invokes a feeling of emotion and gives off a bold statement with its perfectly constructed expression. A Spanish song lyric sits at the top of the canvas, draping the portrait below. Translated to English, it reads: “See, if I loved you, it was for your hair, now...
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Norman Rockwell's painting "The Problem We All Live With," depicting Ruby Bridges, is a powerful and thought-provoking artwork that encapsulates the racial tension and struggle for equality during the Civil Rights Movement. This critical essay aims to analyze the painting's composition, symbolism, and impact, shedding light on Rockwell's artistic choices and the social commentary embedded within the artwork. The composition...
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Introduction "The Olive Trees" by Vincent van Gogh is a captivating painting that showcases the artist's distinctive style and his emotional connection to nature. This essay provides a critical analysis of "The Olive Trees," exploring its composition, use of color and brushwork, and the underlying emotions and symbolism conveyed by the artist. Composition and Subject Matter "The Olive Trees" depicts...
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Weeping Woman Pablo Picasso was one of the most dominant and influential artists of the first half of the 20th century. He was born on 25 October 1881, in Malaga, Spain, and died on 8 April 1973, in Mougins, France. He established multiple movements including cubism. Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman’ is a multilayered piece full of emotion and by far is...
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Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who lived between 1853 and 1890. He was a disturbed artist who battled mental illness. In his ten-year career, he created around 900 paintings. He went to Paris to learn Neo-Impressionism and Pointillism. Due to his deteriorating mental condition, he hacked off a portion of his ear. He voluntarily entered an asylum after...
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Pablo Picasso was born in October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Andalusia. Both sides of the family traced aristocratic lineage, but any greatness had faded by the time Pablo came along, and his father (Jose Ruiz Y Blasco) earned a modest living teaching drawing from Malaga Art School. Pablo was a budding artist who had been unwilling to study anything else....
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At a young age, Pablo Picasso was recognized for his realistic techniques. During his adolescence, he had a gift of creating likenesses as he had the urge to grasp at every aspect of not only his facial features but of those who were most familiar models during this time such as his father and younger sister, in which he used...
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Pablo Picasso is considered as being one of the greatest artistic influencers of the 20th century. He was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramics artist, etching artist, and also a writer. Picasso’s work matured from the naturalism of his childhood through Cubism, Surrealism, and beyond. Through his art, he shaped the direction of modern and contemporary art through the decades. Pablo...
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Van Gogh began to show signs of psychotic attacks and delusions in late 1888, the same year in which he cut off his left earlobe. In 1889, Van Gogh voluntarily entered an asylum in Saint-Remy, France in which he made his best and most famous works of art. 1899 was the year Van Gogh suffered the most from his illness...
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Cubism was a revolutionary new art concept developed in Paris at the start of the 1900s as a new way of understanding the world within the rapid change that was happening at the time. It was minorly influenced by Paul Cezanne’s slight distortion of viewpoints in his still lives. However, it was artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque who paved...
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The Weeping Woman is an amazingly successful artwork created on 26th October 1937 by a famous Spanish artist called Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso was born on 25th October in Malaga, Spain, and sadly died in Mougins, France on 8th April 1973. The artwork shows her misfortune and distress through angles, lines, and colors. Pablo Picasso included many different elements of...
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I think the relationship in Seurat’s work, between the project to “restore painting’s cultural significance,” and the “mass culture” that he sought to address is the demonstration of alienation in his paintings of society. This theme greatly connects with two paintings by Georges Seurat, which are A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte, 1884-6. Oil on canvas...
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Portraiture has changed drastically over hundreds of years and influenced the way view and create it. There have been many eras of art throughout history that have slowly evolved into what we now recognize as a portrait. The earliest forms of portraits dated back to the era of Ancient Egypt, about 5000 years ago. Portraiture was created for religious and...
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In the book “Believing is seeing: Creating the culture of art”, Staniszewski considered art in many aspects. There are some here: (1) Art, like photography and popular culture, is a field of representation that is unique to modernity, and it is meant to augment out understanding of cultural creations both different and including our own. (2) Art is an original...
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Introduction Frida Kahlo, through her use of art as a vehicle for social and political comments, has been able to address world events and relevant social, political, economic, and cultural issues of the time. Not only was Frida one of the greatest Mexican artists and painters of all time, but she was also celebrated for her depiction of political and...
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This painting shows a bearded man running along a path in front of two houses, a cross, and a bloodied sword. One cannot distinguish his identity or whereabouts, because his facial features have been removed, the natural landscape has been transformed into an unearthly series of colorful stripes, and there are no other symbols or markers. However, there is a...
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