Essays Tagged: "oil on canvas"

Comparative Analysis of "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" by Picasso and "The Dance" by Matisse

d'Avignon and The DanceThe Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907, Museum of Modern Art, New York), is an ong>oilong> on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso. This is an image of five nudes grouped around a still life. ... r the Blue and Rose periods. The Dance (First Version, 1909, Museum of Modern Art, New York), is an ong>oilong> on canvas painting by Henri Matisse. This is an image of five nude women linking arms in an oval ...

(5 pages) 234 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

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

a French painter that was really influenced by impressionism. Mostly all of Callebotte's work was, ong>oilong> on canvas style. He painted Paris Street; Rainy Day in 1877. Callebotte was one of the less know ...

(2 pages) 99 0 4.6 Aug/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

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.

t category.Merry Company on a Terrace by Jan Steen was created in circa 1673-75. It is fairly large ong>oilong> on canvas painting. The name gives us briefly description of what is basically going on in the p ... rt that grabs that ought to have some attention is Modern Rome by Giovanni Paolo Panini. It is also ong>oilong> on canvas painting, and it was created in 1757. The subject matter that Giovanni Paolo Panini ch ...

(3 pages) 90 0 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

El Greco's "View of Toledo"

View of ToledoThis piece, an ong>oilong> on canvas painted in 1541 by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous) evokes strong emotions. It sho ...

(2 pages) 216 3 3.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Matthew Pratt's "The American School" and a detailed description of the picture and ideals and themes represented in it

The American School"The American School," an ong>oilong> on canvas portrait by Matthew Pratt, is an image that depicts a scene in Benjamin West's London ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Stylistic analysis of Alfred Leslie's famous painting: the thirteen americans

e painting and its individual components is definitely very effective.The painting looks like it is ong>oilong> on canvas. The technique used is linear and not painterly as is reminiscent from the fact that a ...

(4 pages) 90 0 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

El Greco's "View Of Toledo".

. One particular painting that was appealing to me was in room number twenty-nine. The painting, an ong>oilong> on canvas, which measures 47 ¾ X 42 ¾ inches, is entitled View of Toledo by an art ...

(5 pages) 138 0 3.6 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

This essay is a comparitive essay which lays out the movements of Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Dadaism.

creating a flat painting was Paul Gauguin. He created an addition to post-impressionism in 1891 of ong>oilong> on canvas named Ia Orana Maria, which is a portrayal of the Madonna and child. This painting is ... to me when I think of post-impressionism, The Night Café. This piece was created in 1888 of ong>oilong> on canvas in France. Spanning a mere 70 x 90 centimeters, this piece demands as much respect as ...

(5 pages) 251 1 3.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Anaylisis of salvidor dali's "persistince of memory" and august rodin's "the thinker"

Salvidor Dali'sThe Persistence of Memory1931ong>oilong> on canvas24 x 33 cmMany of Salvidor Dali's paintings hadlandscapes from that were familier to hi ...

(1 pages) 63 0 2.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Depiction Luncheon on the Grass, Oil on canvas, 1863. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872, Vincent van Gogh, The Night Café, Oil on canvas, 1888.

Discussion of Three Separate WorksA. 1. Edouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, Oil on canvas, 1863.2. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872,3. Vincent van Gogh, T ... Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872,3. Vincent van Gogh, The Night Café, Oil on canvas, 1888.B. Discuss the characteristics of the style of each work1. Manet's style is cons ...

(4 pages) 83 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Analysis of Joan of Arc works of Art

reates a realisticatmosphere, including a supernatural,religious-like presence within his painting. Oilon canvas was used to create the realistic qualityof the work. By closely examining the artist'st ...

(2 pages) 64 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Claude Monet's Le Basin d'Argenteuil

e Basin d\'Argenteuil is an impressionistic piece of art painted in 1875. This painting consists of ong>oilong> on canvas and is approximately 21 ¾\" 29 ¼\" and is currently at the Museum of Art ... tant aspect and the colors Monet used help portray this importance exactly.Light is obvious in this ong>oilong> painting, represented by the brightness of the blue water and the reflections placed among the w ...

(5 pages) 58 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The minneapolis instatute of arts review

tled "I know a maiden fair to see, take care." Charles Edward Perugini painted it. This painting is ong>oilong> on canvas. This painting spoke to me. It was painted in Italy in 1839-1918. The woman in this pa ... rtrait of a Woman as Judith". Agostino Carracci, in Italy in 1557-1602, painted it. The painting is ong>oilong> on canvas. In the painting the woman is holding a sword and a severed head. She looks wealthy, s ...

(3 pages) 36 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Look carefully at Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael's 'Wheatfields'. Please give an account of the composition of this painting.

Ruisdael's painting, Wheatfields, depicts a Dutch rural panoramic landscape. The medium used is ong>oilong> on canvas and the actual size of the composition is very large, which adds to the grandeur creat ...

(1 pages) 153 2 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Art 100 visual art piece of paleolithic era

gas, I stumbled upon the Dream Beginning. It is a contemporary piece from Jicao Feng, this piece is ong>oilong> on canvas, width: 29.1 (74 cm) height: 23.2 (59 cm) in 2000. The techniques are solid shape draw ... she has three black mounds. Her feet stretch across the right side of the picture as tho her feet cong>oilong> a catfish. The catfish has no details of whiskers nor fins or tail but just a body. Its wearing ...

(4 pages) 68 0 3.2 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Artist Works Comparision/Contrast (Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Claude Monet)

lings, and own ideas of what art should be.The art that was produced by these great men were mostly ong>oilong> on canvas, watercolor, or sketching. Some specific works may have been done with other materials ...

(2 pages) 43 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

George Gittoes, white earth

George Gittoes' art piece, White Earth is a dramatic ong>oilong> on canvas depicting the political corruption a 15 year old boy had been pressured into.Gittoes, ...

(2 pages) 25 1 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

A Battle of Mythical Proportion Paiting: The Horrors of War By: Peter Paul Ruben

verses evil are all analogies that epitomize the father of all conflict. Peter Paul Rubens' ong>oilong> on canvas piece "The Horrors of War" was completed in 1638 in Florence, Italy.Rubens uses allego ...

(3 pages) 33 0 4.2 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Watson and the Shark(1778) by John Singleton Copley Critical Study

Brooke Watson and the Shark stands out as a romanticised horror painting. Watson and the Shark, an ong>oilong> on canvas painting, was completed in 1778 and belongs to the '18th Century American political' p ... s completed in 1778 and belongs to the '18th Century American political' period. The painting is an ong>oilong> on canvas and stands 182 cm tall and 230 cm wide. It can be found in the National Gallery of Art ...

(2 pages) 27 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Guernica

GuernicaIn 1937, Pablo Picasso painted Guernica, ong>oilong> on canvas. The Republican Spanish government commissioned the mural for the 1937 World Fair in P ... uernica. They start at the two bottom corners and meet toward the middle-top where the vertex is an ong>oilong> lamp. These main diagonals are not explicitly defined, but are created with overlapping, dark an ... , is emphasized.Above the horse, there are several light sources. One is a light bulb and one is an ong>oilong> lamp. These lights do not serve as a significant light source within the work, but have a more s ...

(7 pages) 107 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art