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Francisco Goya, an artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, expressed his views on the political turbulence in Spain through his artwork. Living during a period of political and social unrest in Europe, Goya was deeply influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, which had also captured the attention of Spain’s influential figures….

At the beginning of this essay, Yutang starts speaking about the differences between the mind of a person who reads and of someone who does not read. Lin show his point of view very cleary telling us how small can be the thoughts of someone who does not read can be when “His life falls…

Santiago Sierra (born in Madrid in 1966) is a renowned artist known for his controversial work in the global art community. His art focuses on critiquing the contractual economy, often by involving individuals who are typically immigrants, casual workers, or homeless wanderers. Sierra pays these individuals to perform seemingly meaningless tasks, which he then captures…

The Lost Thing is the story of a curious boy who discovers a gigantic, red, machine-like animal that appears to be lost. The boy pities this “lost thing” and therefore, decides that it is his personal responsibility to attempt to find out where this creature belongs. Shaun Tan wrote this book primarily to entertain and…

Art Nouveau          There are a great variety of different art movements that are subcategorized under the banner of decorative arts. While there are a great many general categories, there are also sub-divisions that comprise “sub-genres” within the movement. One such “subgenre” is the Art Nouveau movement of the early 20th century. This movement brought…

Francisco Goya and William Hogarth are both artists who were influential and impactful upon their own society and era. Both produced paintings that were rather controversial. Goya’s The Family of Charles IV and Hogarth’s Marriage à-la-mode. The Tête à Tête are paintings that thematically critique the power of the upper class, despite them coming from…

Comparing Venus of Urbino Through inspiration from Giorgiones’ Sleeping Venus, Titian a younger contemporary, developed the standard for the female nude, in his Venus of Urbino. Unlike his predecessor, Giorgione, Titian’s painting is one of the first indoor nudes in the renaissance era. The painting portrays a reclining nude in oil, her body softly rounded…

The Art of Cubism and its Role In this research paper, I have explained the art of cubism and its function. I have chosen the cubit painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” painted by Pablo Picasso. He was the celebrated cubist painter. Picasso and Braque were the pioneers of the cubist picture. In this research paper, I…

Some world famous art galleries are situated in London. Among them we should first mention the National Gallery housing the national collection of European paintings. It was founded in 1824 when the British government bought 38 paintings that had belonged to the recently deceased merchant John Julius Angerstein. Many other important bequests to the collection…

The Head, superior, chief or ‘Leader” are amongst the most influential and major person in a team or a group in which its primary role is to – guide, bond together and lead its people towards the precise road to success. In general the role of a leader is to serve and lead its people…