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Topic: Georges Seurats Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte             Introduction Seurats Grande Jatte is a wonderful work of art that has proven to stand alone, the transcendence of this art is recognized by everyone. What makes the transcendence so much mysterious is that the theme that this work portray has  been…

With its three masts drawn up and broken spar jutting forward, impotent and incapable, the ivory white bodied, golden wooden rimmed elegance is being tugged by a smaller addling steamboat. The light, timid brushstrokes and colors Turner uses on the ship gives it an ethereal, ghostlike look. So much, in fact, that the reflection of…

John Berger demonstrates the ability to analyze and interpret various types of images, including paintings, advertisements, and pictures. He accomplishes this by utilizing alternative methods of observing the image. By examining specific areas within the image, he unveils intricate scenes that exist within the larger context. Additionally, Berger controls the presentation of the image, determining…

Tang dynasty is considered to be the second great dynasty of Chinese history. It had a very strong political system and a great economical background. During Tang Dynasty, noticeable improvements and developments were made in the areas of both art and technology. It was the first time in the history of China that the foreign…

Astronomer by Candlelight is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch master artist, Gerrit Dou. It was painted circa the late 1650s and is currently on view at the Getty Center Los Angeles. It is measured at 12 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches and pictures a scholar sitting in an arched niche. He appears to be…

The Artist Background A Norwegian painter and printmaker, Edvard Munch is most famous for his work ‘The Scream’, also known as the ‘The Cry’, and for his expressionist themes of anguish, despair and alienation. He carved for himself a place in the history of art through his contributions to the development of German expressionism in…

Pop Art Periods HVT Task 1 Wikipedia defines geometric abstraction as a signifier of abstract art based on the usage of geometric signifiers. Although this art period has been credited to the twentieth century, its roots day of the month back every bit far as the seventh century in Islamic art. It was introduced in…

In 1612, a young girl is raped and returns home in distress. Trying to protect her family’s honor, she finds and uses a dagger but ends up feeling overwhelmed with guilt. This tragedy is depicted in Rembrandt’s painting, where a girl with a knife in her abdomen stains her previously clean clothes with blood while…

The Funerary monument of Flavius Agricola, an ancient piece of art, is a large marble sculpture depicting a man being served at a party on a diner lid. Made of white marble, the sculpture features scratchy black and brown lines running vertically, giving it a visual texture of movement and realism. The man is portrayed…

I work at The Breakers hotel in West Palm. and have had the pleasance of seeing assorted plants of art on the day-to-day footing. I chose to analyse a self-portrait of a adult male named Henry Flagler. This picture is located on the south side of the hotel. and has a great sum of historical…