Chiaroscuro

shaped pearl”, the Baroque period was characterized by exaggeration, movement, drama, exuberance, and emotion. These key characteristics were seen in many art forms including theater, paintings, sculptures, and music. New art techniques, such as chiaroscuro, emerged and inspired many artists. In addition to inspiring a new era of art form, the Baroque period is also noted for the power of the Catholic Church. Two notable events during the Baroque include the Reformation and…

Expressionism is defined as using a art form or drama as a means for depicting subjective emotions and responses. Forms of expressionism often connect to the artists own life which could be said about Orson Welles’s 1941 film Citizen Kane. It is widely thought that Citizen Kane is an unauthorized biography about the life of William Randolph Hearst, a well known newspaper tycoon from the time the film was made. The film is perhaps a dramatized account of a man who controls the people through…

applies the use of sfumato to blend the clouds, ocean, and land to show the earth’s retreat from the intruding water. The clouds are stifling and haze the sky, obscuring the view of the boats in the distance. However, Turner implements the use of chiaroscuro to emphasize the contrast of the thickness of the threatening grey clouds, and the light of hope radiating from the flare. This masterpiece demonstrates one of the first clashes between nature and the industrial revolution. The steamboat, a…

“20 OCT 2011,” and had just some of the most ordinary food items. Biggest in the plate was a sandwich, then a Reese’s chocolate bar, some goldfish, a Sunkist drink, and a glass that I assumed had the soda in there painted with the technique of chiaroscuro that allowed me and others to see the glass as a three-dimensional figure. The next plate I saw caught my eye for two different reason. One, being that the plate itself has some texture different than most of the plates. Two, it was mostly…

1. In what ways did the buildings of the Italian Cistercians contrast with French Gothic cathedrals such as Reims? In the previous chapter we learned about the Gothic style, so to combine chapter twelve and thirteen together we are going to see the difference in Italian Cistercians with French Gothic cathedrals. For the main difference between the two styles is that Italian Cistercians typically had a single long nave and small windows which lead to a large amount of wall space which can be…

Rachel McCombie Professor Cecere Art Renaissance to Modern World 9 May 2017 Art history Considered as one of the greatest artists of his time, Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai is a notable contributor of the early Renaissance including that of the Florentine. In as much as “Masaccio,” as he was referred to, died at a tender age of 27, his artistic contribution is still remembered as one of the leading arts between 13th and 14th century (Brown 56). Among Masaccio’s famous works include…

Another one gallery if leonardo da vinci to my favorite is “The Last Supper” Leonardo was commissioned to work on numerous projects during his time in Milan. His painting of the “Virgin of the Rocks,” begun in 1483, demonstrated his pioneering use of chiaroscuro—a stark contrast between darkness and light that gave a three-dimensionality to his figures—and sfumato—a technique in which subtle gradations, rather than…

“The Virgin of chancellor Rolin” by Jan van Eyck This is a formal analysis of “The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” by Jan van Eyck. This painting was created in 1435 and resides at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. It is painted on an oak plank with oil paints, and was created during the renaissance, a time of re-birth of Classicism, idealistic figures and naturalism, also to include a sense of reason and mythology, but Eyck was not your traditional renaissance painter. Eyck’s painting of the…

culmination of emotional expression, with artists abandoning rationality and geometry in their endeavor to reach the human soul. The human condition is portrayed through highly dramatized, emotional, and psychologically compelling scenes, intense chiaroscuro, and natural composition of both the body and the canvas. Artemisia Gentileschi, a renowned feministic artist and one of the most highly skilled painters of her time, embodies many of the Baroque ideals in her work. Artemisia portrays her…

Van Gogh was born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853. His fathers name was Theodorus van Gogh and his mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus, who also was an artist. When Van Gosh reached the age of 15 his family struggled finically, because of this Vincent was made to leave school and get a job. His first job was at his Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh could speak, English, French, German, and Dutch. He transferred to Groupil Gallery in London. While there, he…