European Art History Essay

The opposition of these two pigs over the plans for the windmill allows Orwell to satirise the struggles of Stalin and Trotsky over such things as the five-year plans and the Comintern (the international wing of the Bolshevik movement). It also allows him to demonstrate the way in which history is rewritten within totalitarian states. Snowball's personal bravery in the Battle of the Cowshed is gradually undermined until the animals are convinced that he was acting with Jones against the rebellion. Snowball's attempts to educate the masses with his slogans and chants contrasts sharply with the raw assumption of power taken by Napoleon and his dogs. The other animals, with their limited intelligence, poor memories and inability to read, are easy victims of Napoleon and Squealer who use writing as a means of backing up their power. By using a fable to discuss such ideas Orwell can demonstrate the process without being unduly insulting to ordinary…

The question of whether gender is still an issue in contemporary arts is still a huge issue. Gender inequality and sexism is still a controversial issue in contemporary art. During the nineteenth century in relations to gender, there were very strong and persuasive perceptions of how men and women should conduct themselves. Men and women were expected to fill separate spheres of society. However, after enough women stood in protests, and attended political speeches, women began taking on…

These two works have many principal elements in common, but are ultimately very different. Though they are comprised of the same materials, depict similar subject matter, and reflect similar influences, one would never mistake one work from the other. The content of these two paintings is comparable, but many formal properties and iconographic details are different. Both works appear to be oil on canvas. This was a popular medium in 16th to 17th century Latin America. Both works also feature…

The First Confession by Hermann von Kaulbach is located at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California (Figure 1). The Crocker Art Museum was originally built by the Crocker family in 1872. Ironically, the museum was built during the lifetime of Hermann Kaulbach. The Crocker is a California Historical Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It houses over fifteen thousand items including American Art, European Art, Photography and Ceramics. In 2010 a new pavilion…

word to criticize those who do not follow the classical works of art produced by the specification. Although inherited Baroque Renaissance illusionism establish up to reproduce the traditional, but abandoned the pure, harmonious, stable classical style, the pursuit of a complicated hyperbole, magnificent, mighty, full of dynamic artistic realm. 18th century was the era of big changes in Europe , and its artistic trends, political and religious rights dispute with then have a great relationship…

truths that do not directly affect your own experience, but this conference shone a light on those truths. Alethea Arnquq-Baril’s presentation her passion for storytelling through film was very interesting. As an art historian, I couldn’t help but be reminded of art historic definitions of modernity and it’s the problematic idea of primitivism that was inherent in it. I was reminded of this because Arnaquq-Baril’s work reminded me of the notion of salvage anthropology in the 20th century.…

there was a change from Indian authority to European authority. It uses both the ecologist and historian tools to construct an analysis of the way the people and the land influenced each other, and the way the complex network of relationships created the communities of New England. In his book’s thesis, in page xv, he states that, “the change from Indian authority to the European authority in New England resulted in many significant changes that are known well by historians regarding the ways…

The Struggle for North America The seizing of North America by the Europeans is done largely without weapons. Of course weapons and warfare play a large part, but the Europeans don’t sail over and begin conquering their New World. European exploration began with the desire for trade and to spread religion. Finding the Indians offered them the chance to do both. These people had never seen anything like the Europeans and were mostly receptive to new goods to trade, and were willing to listen to…

journey to connect with their tribal heritage. Though the quote and stage directions for Menna, ‘“Aborigines used grass seeds.” [Reading from a book]’ reflecting Meena’s interest of her culture however, is objective, detached and is framed through European perspectives. Therefore depicting the desperation of an inner to occur in order to connect deeply and genuinely with her culture. Therefore, through the character the fragmented connection each individual has to their culture is reflected…

Randolph Rogers and Howard Zinn both have stories of the European colonization of the New World. Rogers tells his story through panels on the Columbus Doors in front of the U.S. Capitol. Each panel on his doors tells a different section of Columbus’ life. Howard Zinn addresses European colonization of the New World in the first chapter of his book, A People’s History of the United States. Although both Rogers and Zinn tell a story of Christopher Columbus, their stories depict contrasting idea.…