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Monet’s use of color along with use of intricate brush strokes and compositionis outstanding. The vast variations of brush strokes and color placementtechniques are what make his work so unique and individual. Grand Canal, Venice,1908 is a prime example of Monet’s talents in these areas. The structure of thepainting is very loose. There are few…

Jacob Jordaens and Hendrick Terbrugghen are two great artists of the Baroque period. Both excellently represent the art of their time and leave a mark on younger generations of painters and audiences. However, when comparing the works of these two painters, one naturally outdoes the other, making one’s work inferior. While both are great artists,…

Liberty Leading the People Analysis Painting Analysis Ideas of freedom are represented in this painting (Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix) in many different ways. Freedom is represented very plainly in the title as Liberty means being free or being free from society. The woman wants her people to be free from the government and…

We find the Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700 AD. The oldest examples of this school are the paintings of Parshwa-Nath, Nemi-Nath, and Rish-Nath, etc. – 20 Tirthankars in “KalKacharya Katha” and “Kalpa Sutra”. Most of the Jain paintings were done in black and white…

PART 1: Similarities Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride The French Ambassador 1.      Oil on Oak Oil on Oak 2.       Positioning of subjects, classical triangulation. A converging presence visible as the little dog in the foreground. Subjects also triangulated and are facing one another. Converging point appears to be a skull (looking like a piece of…

Introduction This research paper seeks to illustrate differences that exist between CorelDraw and Ms Paint, in terms of their features and applications. CorelDraw CorelDraw as defined in (Bain and Bouton 2008) is a kind of vector graphic editor, which was developed as well as marketed by a company called Corel Corporation. CorelDraw has been developed…

In his essay “Modernist Painting,” Clement Greenberg explores the development of painting from the 14th to the 19th century, emphasizing differences between Modernist painting and earlier art forms like those produced by the Old Masters. Greenberg suggests that Modernist art is akin to Kantian philosophy in its use of reason to explore its own limitations,…

The elements of art in Matisse’s ‘Woman With a Hat’ are line, shape, color and texture. The lines of the painting are soft, natural, and textured, and the brushstrokes are left apparent, as opposed to solid, straight lines. In addition, the lines, as well as the shapes, are curved and organic. The shapes of the…

Paul Klee, a renowned Surrealist painter, was considered a degenerate artist by the Nazis. He was born on December 18, 1879, in Munchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland. At the age of 21, Klee gets accepted into the prestigious Munich Academy, the most esteemed art school in Germany. He subsequently moves to Munich and explores various European…

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ artwork was painted by Italian artist Andrea Mantegna in 1480. Conversely, Giotto created his Lamentation painting between 1305 and 1306. Both paintings depict various people mourning Jesus’ death. In Mantegna’s painting, Mary (Jesus’ mother) and St. John stand beside Jesus’ dead body, weeping. In Giotto’s painting, five human figures…