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Literati paintings aim for free expression of ideas, feelings, and emotions rather than the truthful portrayal of the world. Cultivation of the mind was given more importance than perfection of structure in literati art. They are created by intellectual representatives and academics who incorporate their knowledge of poetry and other arts into their paintings.[1] This…

Post Impressionism Essay, Research Paper Post Impressionism Art critics foremost used the term post-impressionistic in 1911 to slackly depict the work of a few creative persons whose pictures reflect Impressionistic rules, but were created after the motion had lost favor in the late 17th century ( around 1885 ) . Significant creative persons whose plants…

            Just like any form of art, painting is profound representation of the messages that are intended to be conveyed by the painter. A single painting speaks a thousand words, so to speak.             Since the pre-history period, we have seen some significant paintings in the history which do not have only aesthetic value but…

The Nicola Passion in the Pulpit, Pisa Baptistery provides a good example of the Roman heritage in Italian medieval art that shows the influence of Etruscan and Roman Tomb Effigies. 3. Who was the last great Byzantine painter? Describe the influence of the Byzantine style in his painting discussed in the notes. The great Byzantine…

The painting titled the Balloon was painted by Julien Dupre a French artist from Paris, France. Mr. Dupre painted The Balloon in 1886. The Balloon was painted with oil on canvas. Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required. It is also…

Raphael, one of the most influential artists during the Italian Renaissance, skillfully utilized depth, perspective, and the interplay of shadow and light in his brilliant paintings. Throughout his career, he frequently depicted the Madonna as a reoccurring subject. One example of this is the Madonna of the Candelabra, a dark and shadowy portrayal that exemplifies…

Every year there are a number of prizes, awards and scholarships that an artist can win; many of which offer money, travel and recognition that can be very important in an artist’s career. The Archibald Prize for portraiture is one of Australia’s oldest and best-known visual arts awards, and each year, in accordance with the…

Joan of Arc, was painted by the French realist artist Jules Bastien-Le Pagein 1879. After the province of Lorraine was lost to Germany following theFranco-Prussian War in 1821, The Frenchmen saw in Joan of Arc a new and powerfulsymbol. In 1875, Bastien-Lepage, a native of Lorraine began to make studies fora picture of her. In…

Audrey Flack`s Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977) Though often considered (and criticized) as a photorealistic painter, Audrey Flack’s vanitas paintings, including her famous “Marilyn” draw as much from classical allegorical traditions and twentieth-century advertising and fashion art as they draw from a photorealistic  technique.  In addition to Flack’s complex and difficulty applied airbrush technique in “Marilyn,” the painting’s…

Following the destructive Black Death, which decimated one-third of Europe’s population by the end of the 14th century, a significant societal shift was underway. The Last Supper took place during this period as society sought transformation. From Florence, Italy, new ideas and beliefs about the purpose of life gradually began to spread. During the Renaissance,…