Essays Tagged: "Painting"

A comparison of two different still lifes, in two periods. "Handsome Drinks" By Marsden Hartley and "Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill" By Pieter Claesz

The paintings are at the Met, in NY. She loved it!ArtDecember 1, 1996A Comparison of Two Different Still ... hese because they caught my eye, and they had very intricate meanings that had to be found. The two paintings I am reporting about are Handsome Drinks, By Marsden Hartley (1916) and Still Life with a ... l and a Writing Quill, By Pieter Claesz (1597/98-1660).Marsden Hartley, Handsome Drinks (1916):This painting is of four drinking vessels, on a round table. In the center is a large Chalice, from which ...

(3 pages) 86 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Vincent van Gogh Life and Art

things: love and sorrow. His works reflect his entire being, for that is the reason that he started painting. It was his savior from mental illness. It was his only means of escape from the cruel and ... he end of the 19th century painted not only what they observed, but what they felt, finally setting painting free to deal with emotions as well as material reality. They experimented with new subjects ...

(10 pages) 318 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement"

ksMichelangelo was one of the greatest artists of all time. He excelled in architecture, sculpture, painting, poetry, and engineering. He was a true Renaissance man who lived a long emotional life. In ... were many preparations to be made. A scaffold had to be built and the wall had to be prepared. Five paintings by Perugino and Michelangelo had to be removed. Two windows had to be walled up and Michel ...

(7 pages) 310 0 4.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Art through the ages. Reflecting art in association with geography

hat was significant to every society, by arresting images. In recognizing the subject matter of any painting, you have to look at the artist's intentions, which are regularly connected to social condi ... avorite subject was the glorification of gods and rulers. The subject which an artist selects for a painting depends largely upon the time in which he/she lives. A painter painting in the middle ages ...

(17 pages) 836 5 4.5 Jun/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Advertising and art

is a distinct connection between art and advertising. There are three major visual arts, sculpture, painting, and architecture. Of these three arts, very effective advertising is made possible by scul ... and architecture. Of these three arts, very effective advertising is made possible by sculpture and painting. A formal definition of art is "For a work of art is the definition in comprehensible form ...

(10 pages) 365 0 2.8 Sep/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

The Early Life and Career of Pablo Ruiz y Picasso

ulpt anything that would come to his mind. Picasso worked on many different styles of art, such as, painting, sculpting, printmaking, ceramics, and scene designs. As Batterberry brings to our attentio ... berry,243). When he was young his family moved to Barcelona (World Book Encyclopedia,448). He liked painting picturesof the city life around him. In 1896 he entered the school of Fine Arts, where his ...

(4 pages) 255 0 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Gerhard Richter's Abstract Painting

st have done considerable research!Gerhard Richter combines abstract and figurative elements in his paintings to express his own perception of reality. I. Michael Danoff, Director of the Museum of Con ... reality. I. Michael Danoff, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, says of Richter's paintings: 'Ways of seeing are more certain than what is being seen.'Richter organizes the formal el ...

(4 pages) 91 0 4.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

"The Denial of St. Peter" by Caravaggio

, and space. These are the primary elements most apparent, though other elements are present in the painting as well. This particular piece is not so concerned with incorporating background into telli ... and somewhat distorted. The concentration of the piece is directed to the figures presented in the painting and the story being depicted.The use of light and shadow are what catches the viewer's eye ...

(3 pages) 163 0 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Unbroken

UnbrokenI wouldn't know how to describe a painting or a sonata, but I can tellsomeone how I feel, though they rarely know what I mean. Words f ... , writing down his thoughts.Funny stories about Elvis and his followers, the Elvi, or dirty poetry. Paintinghis visions on sheets that hang from the eaves or painting me with psychedelicdesigns. It do ...

(2 pages) 112 3 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Sisteen Chapel Ceiling

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling The Sistine Chapel ceiling is perhaps the most amazing painting of all time. It was finished by Michealangelo Buonarroti in 1512.(he started it in 1508.) H ... time. It was finished by Michealangelo Buonarroti in 1512.(he started it in 1508.) He worked on the painting every day in the four year period. It was grueling work. He would have to climb a scaffoldi ... art, and for that reason it has to be approached from different points of view. Michelangelo began painting in the winter of 1508-9, not the earliest scenes of creation over the sanctuary, but the No ...

(4 pages) 159 0 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Manet's Olympia

Edouard Manet painted one of the most controversial pieces of art the world has ever seen. Manet's painting was entitled Olympia. For years many have seen it as a joke and others a masterpiece. Discu ... entitled Olympia. For years many have seen it as a joke and others a masterpiece. Discussion of the painting has included lines that look elementary, dull color, poor subject matter, and unexplainable ...

(6 pages) 131 1 4.6 May/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Art through the ages.

hat was significant to every society, by arresting images. In recognizing the subject matter of any painting, you have to look at the artist's intentions, which are regularly connected to social condi ... avorite subject was the glorification of gods and rulers. The subject which an artist selects for a painting depends largely upon the time in which he/she lives. A painter painting in the middle ages ...

(17 pages) 488 2 3.9 Jun/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Comparison Between The Metamorphosis, by Kafka, and metamorphosis, by Salvatore Dali

The painting that I chose to compare to the novel Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, was painted in 1937 by ... in his work. Dali invented a process, called the 'paranoiac critical method', which is used in this painting, to assist his creative process. As Dali described it, his aim in painting was 'to material ... in detail. Dali rendered every detail of this landscape with precise accuracy, striving to make his paintings as realistic as possible.In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a beautiful young youth, who fe ...

(4 pages) 148 0 3.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Comparison of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras

wo eras differ in many ways, the most concentrated differences deal withthe realms of architecture, painting, and philosophy.Architecture noticeably shifted from religious awe to classical reason betw ... bjects, suchas castles and homes of significant rulers.The style, subjects, and overall attitude of painting was something that underwentvery significant changes during the progression from Medieval t ...

(4 pages) 258 1 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Gustave Callebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, The World Essay

ny Day, The World EssayGustave Callebotte was the first impressionist that painted realistic, photo paintings. Callebotte was born in 1848, he was a French painter that was really influenced by impres ... with such painters such as; Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste Renoir.Callebotte started painting during the 19th century French Impressionism period. His paintings were neglected during hi ...

(2 pages) 99 0 4.6 Aug/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

this essay is about a biography of a popular greek artist and scientist

Domenikos Theotokopoulos. Details of his early life were not 100% accurate, but he probably studied painting in his native city.About 1566, he went to Venice, where he stayed until 1570. Here, Tintore ... Titianesque color and of Tintoretto's figural compositions and use of deep spatial recesses in the painting Christ Healing the Blind man. Further Italian inspiration came from Michelangelo during the ...

(1 pages) 57 1 4.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

Michelangelo Buonarroti

f PopeJulius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the Medici Chapel(37).Michelangelo's specialty was painting the human body unclothed. Inorder to learn to paint the human body so well he would dissect ... iced at a very early age. Michelangelowent to study with Domenico Ghirlandago, who taught him about painting.He then went on to work with Donatello to learn about sculpture. Betweenthe years of 1490-1 ...

(4 pages) 143 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The mood and composition of Conrad Martens' "View of the Heads, Port Jackson"- 1853.

itional skill. The work is of the heads - one which is in the foreground at the bottom right of the painting, South Head. North Head is in the background, on the horizon line, about one third up the w ... iewpoint of someone standing at the head. It stretches out about two-thirds along the bottom of the painting with rocks in the water and ledges reaching up on a diagonal so that the cliff reaches abou ...

(3 pages) 66 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Attacking Art by Joe Scott Thomas Benton's Iron Mill

Attacking Art by Joe ScottThomas Benton's Iron Mill:Thomas Benton's famous painting Iron Mill is what I think to be a mix between abstract movements and realistic concepts. Th ... nd the corner just waiting to jump at the opportunity to get a job and support their families. This painting flows, it all seems to fit together, because of the deep and slightly muted colors. The use ... id the iron mill must have been just at that moment when the picture was painted. I think that this painting is the beginning of a new interest with an old American painter named Thomas Benton.By Joe

(1 pages) 43 0 4.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

El Greco and his style of art

Byzantine tradition. After working as an icon painter, he left Crete in 1568 to study western-style painting in Venice. There he was influenced by the Venetian artists Titian and Tintoretto, embracing ... the Venetian artists Titian and Tintoretto, embracing their rich colors and free, sketchy manner of painting. Such early Venetian paintings as his Christ Healing the Blind Man (figure 1) demonstrate h ...

(4 pages) 96 1 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists