The minneapolis instatute of arts review
The first painting I chose was titled "I know a maiden fair to see, take care." Charles Edward Perugini painted it. This painting is oil on canvas. This painting spoke to me. It was painted in Italy in 1839-1918. The woman in this painting is leaning on what looks like a bed. There are pillows around her and she is holding a fan. She is wearing the clothes that look like they are from the time that this was painted. In the painting the woman looks like she is wearing rouge on her lips and blush. Her hair is crimped but pulled back. The lighting is beautiful, the woman is lit up and the background is darker. This is dramatized by the fact that everything in the light is detailed and brightly colored. In contrast everything in the dark is blurred and the lines are faded. This painting spoke to me because of the beauty of the woman. She is not the "normal" beautiful, she is "Overweight" by today's standards, but she is more beautiful than most models today. Her smile was one of the things that caught my attention. She kind of has a smile like the Mona Lisa, its provocative and mysterious.
The second painting I chose that spoke to me aesthetically was called "Portrait of a Woman as Judith". Agostino Carracci, in Italy in 1557-1602, painted it. The painting is oil on canvas. In the painting the woman is holding a sword and a severed head. She looks wealthy, she has pearled necklace and expensive looking earrings. Her hair is pulled back and she looks very pale. She has a slight smile on her face, like she has just overcome something, she has the look like she is drained but she is proud of what she has...
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Giotto and Parmigianino Compare/Contrast the differences between 2 artists and their works of art (Ognissanti Madonna and Madonna dal Collo Lungo).
... relationships. His numerous drawings and engravings, even more than his paintings, led to his widespread influence in Italy and abroad. His early works include frescoes of the legend ...
Abstracted work of art vs. a total abstraction, specifically "Girl in Window" vs. "For the Light" [Written in N.Y.C. on 12/02]
... an oil on canvas painting, drawn in 1960. Although clearly not a fully abstract patting this work combines the real world with the abstracted views of the artist. When you first take ...
Compare and contrast two works of Art
... lips tightly closed and breath taken in through the nostrils. This posture shows that the Little girl is happy about what she has done and she is proud about it. Looking at a combination of her clothing ...
How did the Victorian idea of "separate spheres" determine how women artists created their art?
... 99), or more specifically her oil painting The Horse Fair, which was completed for the Paris Salon of 1853. Firstly, women were still ... clothing for which she had to get legal authorisation. So in order to gain studies for her (restricted) choice of subject matter and to actually set about working on ...
Pre-Columbian Art: The role of art in the Aztec Religion
... on this stone and presented to the gods. The Aztecs believed in many gods, to whom they paid tribute daily (Liz Sonneborn 124). The first ... Chalchiuhtlicue, the Jade colored goddess of water, as depicted in paintings. This Aztec Goddess, whose name means "jade skirt" or "lady ...
Discussion and comparison of 2 works of Art from the MET. "Merry Company on a Terrace" by Jan Steen vs. "Modern Rome" by Giovanni Paolo Panini.
... is fairly large oil on canvas painting. The name gives us briefly description of what is basically going on in ... of course they are not the main focus of the painting. At first the viewer in does not even notice them at all ...
The Great Ceramist Bernard Palissy's Techniques: Platter in Metropolitan Museum of Art.
... glaze that covered the platter and provides smooth surfaces for painted decoration 2. The knowledge of the technique was from Spain and Italy as early as late thirteenth century 3. Palissy's style ...
The High Renaissance World of Art
... landscape painting, and began to use oil on canvas as his medium of choice. Bellini became one of the best landscape painters; his ability to portray the outdoor light was ...