The minneapolis instatute of arts review
- Date: May 03, 2004
- Level: College, Undergraduate
- Grade: A+
- Length: 3 pages (704 words)
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first painting, oil on canvas, maiden fair, lit up, blush, overweight, ...pillows, lips, lighting, smile, clothes, italy, models
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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 ...
... always known as the Son of God, he was once known as just Mary's child.
The second painting I chose that I saw myself in was called "Madonna and child in landscape". Master of the Embroidered Foliage painted it. It is early netherlandish painted in 1480-1500. It is oil on panel. I thought this was similar to the other painting I saw myself in but this painting was so beautiful and stood out to me so much that I spent 25 minutes of my time looking at all the detail and creatures in it. This painting is an altarpiece, a devotional image used in a Christian church, and many of the
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