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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…

            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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) stands out in its location with its huge, layered rectangular layered contemporary façade.  Its walls reflect the sunny climate of the place with its beige paint and behind this façade is a lower wide building housing the extensive collection of the museum.  The museum is actually separate…

To have a deeper understanding of the French modernist painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883) and his masterpieces, together with his contemporaries, first we have to delve into the art movement that they have pioneered — Impressionism. But before that, it is just proper to discuss Realism, the movement that came before it. The rising Modern Age…