The Descent from the Cross exhibits the time when Christ body is removed from the cross to be taken away for burial. There are nine people in the painting, almost everyone…
The painting holds eight subjects. From left to right there stands a group of young spectators. An androgynous individual that stands in front of the group while raising a jar. It is said that he represents Saint John the baptist. These subject are gazing towards the center of the painting, where the virgin Mary is holding baby Christ on her lap.…
Bethlehem Steel had many interesting parts throughout its one hundred forty plus years of providing steel for not only Pennsylvania but also the entire country. This company gave a lot of people jobs that provided pretty good pay and great retirement plans. Some of the most interesting structures that still stands today is the blast furnaces, and the guns that were provided for the battle ships during World War I and II. The blast furnaces that are still standing today are no longer in use as they are now surrounded by a casino.…
The medium used (oil) allowed the painter to make very realistic shades and colors. The figures and landscape in the painting also looked very fluid and real due to the use of the oil paint. The painting contains the Virgin Mary, the baby Jesus and his second cousin St. John the Baptist. The painting foreshadows the death of Christ on the cross. This point is displayed in the action of the painting where St. John is handing Jesus a small cross and Mary is looking upon it knowing what is to…
If you're looking for a quality furnace for your home, then you will quickly realize that there are quite a variety to choose from. There are a lot of different brands, that all claim to be the most energy and cost efficient. It is sometimes difficult to wade through all of them, without losing your mind. Before you get into this state, then you should know that a Goodman Gas Furnace is one of the best brands on the market. They meet all of the EPA's standards and also offer a variety of warranties.…
The next contemporary artist is Kiki Smith. Smith is popular for creating nude prints and sculptures of men and women, but specifically representing women as figures for reproduction, menstruation, and motherhood. Her sculptures revolve around feminine work and explore the physical aspects of the women’s body. In her sculpture Train, made from wax, a woman stands in a small room with red beads flowing out of her vagina. The red beads stand out in the sculpture, because they create a trail behind the woman to symbolize blood and menstruation.…
Imagine walking through a town in the 1500s, and noticing a large tower with openings all around the base; this tower isn’t meant to keep enemies out, no it’s probably a blast furnace. This is tool invented back in the 1300s which we still use today. There are many things to note about the blast furnace such as what it is, how it works, it’s history, and it’s application. The medieval Blast Furnace could be described as a large tower. The Blast Furnace has many features that stand out such as a gaping hole in the top and the lower sides being opened up to make a entry way.…
Bernard’s special interests provide a variety of things for bernard to do during any free time he has. As an avid reader of Escape from Furnace, he is preference is with the Science Fiction genre, but he enjoys other books from the drama genre such as Code Name Verity. As he enjoys playing the trombone, a placement in the school band helps him learn how to do what he loves, and the concerts provide a way to show the world his skills. Though he enjoys music and reading, games and sports are a fun way to keep active. During the football season, he helps his time on offense and defense, either blocking the enemy defense from tackling the running back or helping his defense tackle the enemy’s running back.…
The New European immigration to America Within the midst of the American industrial transformation a second giant wave of immigration had begun, referred to as the “New Immigration”. Immigrants from all around the globe have had various factors pushing them away from their home countries and pulling them towards the pursuit of a new life and economic opportunities in America. Within the fictional book, based on the actual historical context of immigration, Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell follows a young man by the name of George Kracha. Kracha was a resident/citizen of Hungary and is enticed to leave the coal fields of his home country by abject poverty, limited employment prospects and an oppressive government.…
Standing alone in a case in the middle of an upper level gallery room, one will find a humbly sized diptych, which vibrantly grabs the attention of anyone who passes it. To a knowing viewer, it becomes almost immediately evident that this is the work of none other than Jan van Eyck himself. This piece juxtaposes two biblical scenes commonly depicted by Renaissance artists, but with a Netherlandish attention to detail, as well as other formal elements endemic to van Eyck’s style. These components include an emphasis on highly saturated colors, a strong use of spatial elements, and highly realistic physical renderings of the subjects depicted.…
When you walk into a church you may realize that there are serval paintings, but what you may have not noticed is their significance. If you look at each painting closely you may notice that they tell a story. The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel is a piece of art history which uses iconography and religion to create a narrative. The Nativity is not only a piece of art, but it also is an altarpiece. Since an altar is where offerings for a church are held, the images that appeared on the altarpiece carry the most significance.…
As an artist the main reason why I drew this symbolic art, is to explain the true meaning and depths of the main character, “Bud”. As to set the tone of imagery, of the art piece I present to you I had to go in a deeper meaning to show the true aspect. When drew a depiction of hell I used it to represent Bud’s struggle. As you notice in the far left there is a castle, which represents the journey that Bud is going through. As the little kid in bottom right is a symbol of Bud, you can see that he has a brown suitcase, which as you read in the book is what he always carries around.…
On the other hand, it is a symbol of the town courage and strength. The statue is white but holding black armor high in the air leaning forward with confidence and vitality. Showing that the town isn’t giving up. The most important symbol in this painting is fire.…
Resurrection is supposed to be universal, so every single person must face their “Last Judgement” with Christ, which is why the painting shows so much movement and activity between the people. This painting depicts all of mankind’s redemption period, and has universal appeal among the people and the world fills with hope to be redeemed by Christ. Throughout the painting, spectators can see that the people within the painting are holding on to one another either for comfort and support or out of anger trying to push the others away in order to get redemption from Christ. When looking at Christ in the painting, one can see that his two hands are facing two different directions, his right hand is facing up, as in a way pushing the people towards the top to Heaven, and his left hand is facing down pushing the people…
In this essay I will compare and contrast using contextual factors two murals. The first is Emperor Justinian, Bishop Maximus and Attendants, a mosaic on the wall of the Sanctuary in Italy from the Byzantine era. The second being Raphael 's School of Athens, found on the wall of the Apostolic Palace, Rome painted during the Renaissance. Emperor Justinian, Bishop Maximianus and Attendants, was created for religious purposes, as was a lot of the art produced during the early Byzantine Empire. In 324 CE Constantine ‘ the Great’ was a Christian emperor who set up Constantinople, originally Byzantine, a city in the east as another city to rule Christianity from, alongside the capital Rome.…