Works of Art Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (483) essays
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David - Baroque vs Renaissance
... faith in God, yet there is no emotion on his face. No signs of fear, anger, trepidation, determination, nothing. It is nothing but an emotionless stare as if he knows what it is he must do and is content in ...
Comparing and contrasting Andrea Mantegna and El Greco's painting "The Adoration of the Shepherds"
... painting that once adorned El Greco's tomb in the church of the Monastery of St. Dominic in Toledo. It was subsequently expended to the high altar for which it was initially meant. This rapturous painting is one of the artist's most colorful works ...
From Realism to Modernism
... forms of art to depict commonplace or 'realistic' themes. Édouard Manet was a noted French painter. One of the first nineteenth-century artists to approach modern-life subjects, his works bridged the gap between realism and Impressionism. He was born in ...
Examines the statue "Doryphorous" by Polykleitos and discusses how the human form has been used as a cultural symbol.
... form to represent this cultural aim. Secondly, the Greeks enjoyed an enlightened legal and political system with intellects and athletes honored. Intellectual and creative life was flourishing and this sculpture is an example of some of the art work produced in ...
The Temple of Athena and the Temple of Fortuna Virilis
... In contrast to the Temple of Athena Nike, it was designed to have a "definite front from which it was meant to be viewed" (Watterson 48). Works CitedCole, Bruce, and Adelheid Gealt. Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism ...
Description of the Diskobolos
... the Greek's. For the first time in history we have art portraying athletes in action. Today the entire world still celebrates the Greek Olympic Games. The gamers were created more than 2500 years ago by the Greeks. Today the winners of the games receive medals, but in ancient Greece the athletes ...
Leaning Tower of Pizza
... initially planned the Tower. Tradition attributes the work to Bonanno Pisano, in conjunction with William of Innsbruck. But the recent hypothesis does not seem ... difference ...
Byzantine Art: The Transfiguration of Christ Mosaic in Saint Catherine's Monastery
... art was highly influenced by religious, political, and cultural changes. In contrast to the classical, idealistic portrayal of man, Early Christian art took a much more stylized approach to the depiction of man, with a neglected attention ...
Compare attitudes towards the nude and discuss, with reference to Cabanel's 'Venus' and Manet's 'Olympia', whether or not they offer an adequate response.
... painting and highlights the 'new style' that Manet was painting in, saying that 'everything is simplified' and that 'if you wish to construct reality you must step back a bit', he believes Manet had 'performed a miracle'. This view differs highly from Castagnary's, as in ...
Aboriginal Art: Traditional to Contemporary
... painting and the artist's culture. Although the cross-hatched barks of Arnhem Land and the multi-layered 'dot' paintings of central Australia have become the most widely recognised art forms, they are only two amongst a diverse range of different ...