Essays Tagged: "dutch painter"

Bipolar theory, The phenomenon of Bipolar Affective Disorder

The phenomenon of Bipolar Affective Disorder has been a mystery since the 16thand 17th century. The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was thought to of suffered frombipolar disorder. It appears that ther ...

(7 pages) 270 1 2.6 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

A quick introduction into the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh.

was one of the four great Postimpressionists. Vincent van Gogh is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. His reputation is based largely on the works of the last three years ... g self-taught and went to Brussels to study drawing. In 1881 he moved to The Hague to work with the Dutch landscape painter Anton Mauve, and the next summer Van Gogh began to experiment with oil paint ...

(3 pages) 123 3 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Edouard Manet

ture and visited Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands to study the paintings of the old masters. The Dutch painter Frans Hals and the Spanish artists Diego Velázquez, and Francisco Jose de Goya ...

(2 pages) 59 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

A Girl Receiving a Letter

ettled in Amsterdam and lived there until his death in 1667.Some people say that Metsu trained with Dutch painter Gerrit Dou, but Metsu's early works are very different form his typically historical a ... some of which rank among the finest of their period. He concentrated on the scenes of middle-class Dutch life with consummate taste in color and tone, fairly close to de Hooch and Terborch in style, ...

(3 pages) 34 0 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

The Starry Night in detail, that is, the history of its creation, the description of the painting and why it is considered to be the most famous picture by Van Gogh.

Vincent Van Gogh and his "Starry Night"ThesisA world-famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh created various wonderful paintings that are extremely precious and w ...

(6 pages) 173 0 4.8 Jul/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The Life of Vincent van Gogh A caring individual stuck in An uncaring society

s the name Vincent van Gogh, what thoughts seem to come tomind? Is it the fact that he was a famous Dutch painter, who gave the world timeless,visual masterpieces such as "The Starry Night" and "The R ... 3 Vincentwas the son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. His father was aPastor at a Dutch reformed church, while his mother was just a homemaker. His familywasn't exceedingly wealthy, ...

(2 pages) 51 0 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

What was modern about De Stijl?

De Stijl was the name of a magazine established in 1917 by the Dutch painter, designer and writer, Theo van Doesburg. In Dutch the phrase 'De Stijl' translates int ... he first exhibited his work in 1908, his paintings were 'realistic in the way of nineteenth century dutch tradition' however in 1910 he started to develop a 'personal variation to fauvism'. In 1914 to ... g the magazine' The Straight Line'.'In Holland one is always aware of the line of the horizon'. The dutch landscape is un-natural and is almost entirely man-made. Buildings stand up rising above the h ...

(8 pages) 38 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853-July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, classified as a Post-impressionist, and is generally considered one of the greatest p ...

(1 pages) 34 0 4.8 Sep/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Spiritulaity in Art

ts that influenced my painting are Vincent Van Gogh and Ronnie Tjampitjinpa. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch painter who lived in the mid 1800s, he was a post-impressionist. Van Gogh painted two chairs, ...

(6 pages) 48 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Rembrandt's Art

Born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, Netherlands, Rembrandt Haarmenson Van Rijn was a Dutch Painter, draftsmen, and etcher during the 17th Century. He was considered a giant in the histo ... of chiaroscuro. His drawings portray primarily Amsterdam life. Known as the greatest artist of the Dutch School, he was a master of light and shadow and it is readily apparent in his work. (Pioch). I ...

(4 pages) 58 0 4.6 Jan/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Art History

es. First studying at the "Ecole des beaux-arts" institute in France, he was strongly influenced by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijm's mastery of light and shadows. Also while at the insti ... after Georges Seurat completed "Un dimanch apreas-midi a I'lle de la Grande Jatte" in 1886, unknown Dutch painter Vincent Van Gough had move into Paris; were among some of the local artist's he met wa ...

(5 pages) 45 0 3.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Vincent Van Gogh's Impact on his life

only by his work, but by his life that was destroyed by his own master mind.Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, born on March 30, 1853 and died July 29, 1890. He is now one of the most famous paint ...

(3 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art