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Painting Essays and Term Papers
Mythology and ArchitectureKayla Evenson
Patricia FitzGibbon
HUM115C18
October 1st, 2011
Mythology and Art/Architecture
The Aeneid, a tale of both truth and beauty, parallels the art of John Gast. His work Manifest Destiny lays in the shadows of the Trojans conquering of cities to their quest for the Promised Land ...
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Woman Can Paint TooWho Ever Said Women Couldn't Paint
Born on April 16[th] 1755 was a woman by the name of Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee better known as Madame LeBrun. She was a woman of extraordinary artistic ability and it had become relatively known early in her childhood. However, it was not always accepted by ...
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Mark Rothko's Subway SceneMark Rothko's Subway Scene
"Subway Scene" (1938), by Mark Rothko, depicts the inside of a subway station. At the front of the painting are two pillars, behind them is a staircase used by two faceless characters, descending into the underground. The staircase is surrounded by a cage-like grid. ...
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Monets Green ReflectionsSince the dawn of time, man has been inspired by the beauty of art. The Macquarie Concise Dictionary describes art as “the production or expression of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance”. I interpret the word art to refer to the physical reproduction of the artists ...
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Herman Hesses DemianDemian is the story of a boy, Emil Sinclair, and his search for himself. Emil was raised in a good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world ...
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Vincent Van GoghIn present time, is probably the most widely known and highly appreciated person of postimpressionism. During his brief lifetime, Vincent’s work went almost unknown to this world. His work now hangs in countless museums throughout the world and is considered priceless. His work became an ...
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Simone Martiniwas an Italian painter and a master of the Sienese school. He was active during the 13th and the 14th centuries and is thought of to be a pupil of Duccio. It is known he died August 4, 1344 in Avignon. “If we are to believe Vasari, who tells us that on Simone's tomb there was an epitaph stating ...
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The Judgments And Moral Lessons Of Robert Browning’s PoetryIs the speaker in the poem right or wrong? Every individual must ask this simple question after reading Robert Browning’s dramatic monologues. Like a painter, Browning creates a protrait of a person for the world to analyse carefully. After examining, a conclusion about the speaker’s life must ...
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Andy WorhalAndy Warhol, the American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and film maker was born in Pittsburgh on August 6, 1928, shortly afterwards settling in New York. The only son of immigrant, Czech parents, Andy finished high school and went on to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, ...
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Andy WarholThe American artist and filmmaker was born Andrew Warhola in 1928. There has been quite a bit of confusion as to where and when was born, but according to Andy's two older brothers and the birth certificate that was filed in Pittsburgh in 1945, he was born on August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh. ...
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Fantasy Author Charles De LintWhen most people think of fantasy, images of fairies, unicorns, dragons, and other fantastical creatures set in a "Camelot" type world comes to mind. Most would not think of these extraordinary creatures living in modern times. The is among many present-day authors that has broken the mold of ...
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Fantasy Author Charles De LintWhen most people think of fantasy, images of fairies, unicorns, dragons, and other fantastical creatures set in a "Camelot" type world comes to mind. Most would not think of these extraordinary creatures living in modern times. The is among many present-day authors that has broken the mold of ...
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Michelangelowas pessimistic in his poetry and an optimist in his artwork. \'s artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in it\'s natural state. \'s poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi even though he was complementing him. \'s sculpture brought out his optimism. was ...
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Herman Hesses DemianDemian is the story of a boy, Emil Sinclair, and his search for himself. Emil was raised in a good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world ...
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CubismRoss Murray Art Essay In the world of art, is probably the most important art movement in the history of 20th Century Art. brought in new ways of composing pictures and also showed new ways of representing nature. New movement also brought in new attitudes towards the picture surface and the ...
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Marxist Analysis Of Thomas CroFilm is a medium on which society thrives. Ever since its invention, film has managed to captivate society but offering "...sensational ‘junk food for the mind' that does not deal seriously with our social and political problems but instead diverts and entertains us" (Berger, MAT 164). ...
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Chuck CloseBorn in Monroe, Washington, in 1940, Close studied painting at Yale University before moving to New York in 1967. Although he greatly admired Abstract Expressionist painters such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and, especially, Willem de Kooning, he wrote, "They nailed it down so wellthat I ...
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How Raphael Personifies The RenaissanceIn my research, I have seen how Raphael individually personifies what the High Renaissance encircles.
I. Early Life
A. Childhood
B. Family
C. Father as court painter D. Study in Perugia.
II. Florentine Period
A. Study under Leonardo da Vinci
B. Works that he did while in Florence. ...
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Vincent Van Gogh 2Vincent Van Gogh is a Dutch postimpressionist painter who has a tragically short career. His work represents the archetype of expressionism, the idea of emotional spontaneity in painting. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Holland. He was the eldest son of six children ...
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Life On MichelangeloLife of Michelangelo Michelangelo (1475-1564), arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries ...
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