Critical Analysis- Wilthia Spann The Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux is a large gothic-style sculpture that was created in between 1324 to 1339. It was created in France and it was donated to the the abbey church of Saint-Denis by the Queen of France, Jeanne d'Evreux. It is a silver-gilt and enamel piece with the height of 2′ 3 1/2″ high. There isn’t any known record of the artist who actually built the sculpture, but it is known that they were a goldsmith.…
The article is a critical synopgterop30is to the painter Peter Paul Ruben from author Lisa Rosenthal. She mentions few main art pieces which done by Ruben such as The Hero Crowned by Victory and Drunken Hercules. The author generally talks about Ruben’s art in the first few paragraphs and it shows that his works are popular among his many sponsors. And also, the author uses some examples from Ruben’s art works to show the abstract characteristic male and female figures in particular causes. Moreover, she discusses about masculinity and femininity by suing those examples.…
Charles Emile-August Carolus-Duran’s piece titled Portrait of an Artist in her Studio represents the action of a women painting. This piece was made in the late 19th century (c. 1880) and was considered one of Carolus-Duran’s great society portraits. The piece’s present location is the La Salle University Art Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its original location was *****. This portrait is oil on canvas, and the “quick, loose brushwork” technique can be accredited to masters such as Diego Velasquez and Edouard Manet (placard.) Just as the painting suggests, the painting’s subject is an artist, many say Carolus-Duran’s wife or mistress, in her studio.…
The Russian Bride’s Attire is a life-sized oil painting by the Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky that is currently hanging in the Legion of Honor. At 110 x 147 inches, the piece pulls you in; as if you could step right into it and begin helping the ladies prepare the bride for marriage, or maybe bust her out of there. Makovsky is telling a subtle story through the composition and subject of this painting. The amount of emotion he brings with his angles and use of light and color is breath taking. He’s telling the story of a young girl who is set to be married off to the king, although this may sound glamourous, the girl looks unhappy, and no wonder; she’s a teenager preparing for marriage, preparing to leave behind her family and everything…
Is wearing the hijab a sign of faith or of religious oppression? That is the question that has concerned many scholars in the fields of religious studies and women’s studies. Shelina Zahra Janmohamed argues in Love in a Headscarf, that wearing the hijab a sign of her faith. She believes that it is her religious duty to dress modestly and practice veiling. For her, it is a mark of devout faith in Islam and a marker of the religion that she practices.…
Art changed man's's view of himself and the world in many ways, starting with the middle ages. Looking at the painting of Madonna by the Italian artist Duccio DI Buoninsegna vs the Mona Lisa drawn by Leonardo DA Vinci , it shows that man has grown to reality over time the Madonna painting has religious meaning in the way of Mary holding baby Jesus usually held in the church this has a more distorted look, the Mona Lisa has more realistic characteristics as a combination of proportions and lighting in his paintings. Mona lisa is smiling and has a more realistic face as to the Madonna the Mona Lisa really brings realism in the picture . These two paintings show man’s view is becoming more realistic, it shows us man’s view of man is changing into art (Doc.A).…
Looking at the painting you are greeted with a caucasian woman in white flowing dress with fringes all delicately pained with high degree of skill. The ruffled areas of the dress around the bosom flowing around the shoulder and elbow are painted to show the transparent quality with golden fringes on the edges. With a golden bow tied across the back of the dress fading into the dark background, similar to the chiaroscuro effect used by many artists. The simplistic pose of Marie-Antoinette depicts her occupied by some flower arrangements she is tending to, and only glancing at the viewer for a moment . Although deliberately done, you get the sense that she just wants to tie a ribbon around her gently held bouquet.…
The subject matter in this work also has a big influence from japan. The two women drawn on this portrait have a lot of characteristics from Japanese women. The way they are dressed in traditional kimonos, and the popular hairstyle of the hair gathered at the crown of the head, represent the Japanese culture. This portrait depicts “Mary Cassatt and her sister in the galleries of the Musee du Louvre” (Degas). From what I researched, the two…
The painting is The Virgin and the Child (“The Bridgewater Madonna”) Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520). I learnt that Raphael had made many drawings and painting of the virgin and child, but this work he achieved a particular graceful combination of poses, with an elegant…
Islam’s sacred book, Quran, highlights the use of a headscarf. For its followers, the headscarf represents freedom of choice. Wearing a headscarf is optional, but it tells followers, especially female followers, that by wearing one, you are pleasing God. Here’s the thing: most of these women have never had respect or felt any dignity before, and the idea that there is a God out there that “respects” them, and that recognizes them as equal to men, seems to attract women. By wearing a headscarf, you not only are “pleasing God,” you are covering yourself, which leaves men no other choice but to look at you as a human being, therefore you feel comfortable –you don’t have the looks of men all over you-…
In this paper, one will describe the oil painting Madonna Enthroned. The central figure of this piece, as indicated by the title, is the enthroned Mary. Mary is grasping her son Jesus and is flanked on both sides by a number of angels. Below Mary and the angels is four elderly men, two of whom are divided by columns of the throne. Beginning with Mary, one immediately notices her halo as highlighted by numerous red, white, and darker red stylized jewels.…
The focal point of the artwork is a woman, she is the biggest piece in…
Plato was a educated philosopher of his time. Many people had follow some of his ideas and views. Artislo who was one of his follows teaching, but he also had a issues and disagreement about his teacher theories. Artwork is all around us. We see it everyday.…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds many valuable works of art, one of which is double sided piece. This piece labeled Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is a beautiful painting of a man wearing a hat and on the other side of this painting is a work of art called Potato Peeler, which is of a woman peeling a potato. This piece went under investigation for a time being because there was controversy whether it was an actual Van Gogh original. After extensive review, the piece was indeed found to be a fake. Although the Self-Portrait double sided painting is a fake it is still great in many ways.…
Aside from all the drama that the painting caused between the servant amd her masters, the painting got a lot of like due to the emphasis of the women that burst out due to the dark background. The painting “A Girl with a Pearl Earrings” was inspired by the baroque and 17th century Dutch golden age. As we can see the exotic dress/costume, oriental turban and pearl earrings. Vermeer used some layering with paint, impasto, on the collar that is popping out of the garment. And, the choice of color for the painting was successful and…