Claude Debussy

This Artistic movement was founded in the the mid-19th century and consist of many landscapes artist that had the same views derived from romanticism. The painters had accumulated paintings from the Hudson River and many surroundings areas. Now, our generation of painters have with the school and expanded the places to have a wider variety of landscapes. These painting were created by artist that went to these aesthetic places and painted exactly what they saw. If some places were too difficult…

This style is evident in one of my favorite paintings by Cezanne titled Route devant la Montagne Sainte-Victoire, completed in 1902. The painting is part of a series Cezanne did between 1882 and 1906, which according to an online art magazine, contained some of “the greatest landscapes ever painted.” (Fernández) The view in this painting is of a mountain in France that is surrounded by forests. When looking at this painting the vivid colors and soft airy textures creates a positive aura. In…

In 1845 his family moved to Normandy and his father wished for him to go into the family grocery store business but Monet wanted to become an artist ("Claude Oscar Monet Biography"). Monet entered the Le Havre secondary school of the arts in 1851 at the age of eleven. Upon his mother’s death at age sixteen Monet moved in with his aunt. Years later while he was in the military he contracted typhoid fever…

Plain is ten years of age and getting ready for his Confirmation. Diminish Dooley, whom everybody calls "Quasimodo" in light of his slouched back, offers to let Frank, Billy Campbell, and Mikey Molloy pay a shilling to take a gander at his bare sisters. The day preceding their Confirmation, they go to Peter's home. Mikey Molloy climbs the drainpipe to see the young ladies, at the same time, as he strokes off, he begins to have a fit and tumbles off the pipe. Quasimodo's mom shows up, close…

strokes, the critics deemed the paintings unfinished and sloppy. Ignoring the criticism, Claude Monet continued to paint these messy masterpieces. He and several other artists paved the way to Post-Impressionism which included the famous Vincent van Gogh. Despite their differing nationalities, both Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh painted in France, were mentally unstable, and painted Impressionist paintings. Both Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh painted in France. Monet was a Frenchman and…

Katherine Craig Dr. James Terry October 21, 2014 Renaissance and Baroque Art History Claude Lorrain: Renaissance or Baroque? Claude Lorrain was a painter born in Champagne, France in the early 1600s, and painted from 1630 until his death in 1682. (claudelorrain.org) Lorrain’s style cannot be defined as either strictly Renaissance or Baroque. (thesis.) The painting Villagers Dancing by Lorrain in 1638 is one example of this mixture of stylistic approach. From left to right, Lorrain painted…

Claude Monet, The Regatta at Argenteuil From the Romanticism and Realism movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, to what became known as the Impressionism movement of the nineteenth century, the transformation of French and Western paintings was drastic and challenging. After the Franco- Prussian war, France was in desperate and hopeful need to bring a new movement that would cheer the spirits of those that were in distress and pure anguish. This change and uprising was brought by…

Tarsila do Amaral’s “Antropofagia” stands out to me the most as it is the first piece that one sees as they walk in the exhibition. The viewer is taken aback by the vibrant shades of orange that immediately catch their eye. The closer the viewer gets to the painting, the more that they can make out of the simple shapes that are common in Tarsila’s work. These shapes are outlined in darker colors that contrast with the colors of what is behind them. There are two figures sitting side by side in…

A Palette of Feelings Color- the property possessed by an object that produces different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light (Dictionary.com). In today’s society, we tend to disregard colors that are unappealing. We always go straight for the pretty blues or the elegant purples. As we come across colors that are dreary or as we refer some as “ugly”, we turn away and ignore them. Even though they might not be the most attractive exterior color, their…

One of my most famous artists is Joseph Mallord William Turner (J. M. W. Turner) He was an English Romanticist landscape painter, watercolorist. He was born in 23 April 1775 in Covent Garden in London, England and was died on 19 December 1851 (aged 76) in Cheye walk, Chelsea, England. His education from the Royal Academy of art. His paintings of William Turner, Romanticism landscapes, mostly a spectacular show in England, especially the sea. His oil paintings, Turner are also one of the greatest…