History of painting

consider the tradition of conservation of cultural heritage in Europe to have begun in 1565 with the restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes, but more ancient examples include the work of Cassiodorus. The care of art or historical peace’s has a long history, one that primarily focused on fixing or mending art for its aesthetic enjoyment, but originally the restoration of an art peace use to be taken care by the original artist. It wasn’t until the 19th century when art and science actually…

The reading states that the painting known as Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet might not be the work of Rembrandt and gives three reasons of support. However, the professor refutes each of the reasons given by the reading and supports the idea that the portrait is, indeed, Rembrandt's original work. First, the reading claims that the woman in the portrait is dressed inconsistently. She is wearing both items that servants would wear and items that servants could not even afford.…

Japanese art, just as all other art across the world, has evolved and gone through trends. Although there are many differences among countries at one period of time, you will find that trends seem to make their way around the globe and expand to represent a certain style of that certain period. One example would be art from the modern world, which includes a time frame from 1800 through 1945. Realism was a popular theme and style for many artists in this particular time period. Basically,…

1.1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 BRAND ANALYSIS 2.1 History Alexander Lee McQueen, a London born most influential designer of his time, left his school when he was just 16 to join Savile Row where he learned and mastered and pattern making. Not only that but he also had expertise himself in brutally sharp tailoring methods which ultimately became his signature. Lee McQueen (the real name of Alexander) born in 1969 and right from the age of 3 he started drawing pictures, said by himself in one of…

Modern art can be abstract and alluring, simple and complex, provocative and soothing, but as pointed out in chapter four of Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art, some people love to hate it. Hate, as it seems, is not nearly a strong enough appellation to encapsulate the contempt experienced by ordinary people and art critics alike when faced with an original work of modern art. As in the case of Georges Braque’s 1907 oil on canvas Landscape at La…

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky: Biography Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. He was born in Moscow, the Russian empire on 16 December 1866. He is one of the first artist to create an abstract piece. During his youth (1866-1896), The Metamorphosis: Kandinsky graduated from grekov Odessa art school. Before he focused on art, he was studying law and economics in the University of Moscow, which he later gave up at the age of 30. Kandinsky’s enthusiasm in colour…

clouds- I’m pretty sure it’s a blue sky, and the autumn leaves look like something out of your paintings.” Tastes skittered across his tongue, each appearing and disappearing before being replaced by another, and only the bitter taste of blue lingered in his mouth. Blue was never a good word; bitter in his thoughts and bitter on his tongue, and Coda swallowed the taste as he continued; “Your paintings are selling well, I expect we’ll see one or two in the galleries soon. Palette the painter,” he…

Curators and historical professionals have great influence on the way members of the public interpret the presented subject matter, which gives them a unique influence on our interpretation of history. Our perspective on the objects is mainly shaped by the context wherein the presented objects exist, and it can be affected by our own physical experience of viewing the object. War art objects and historical artifacts are presented within the given context of the curator or historical…

London’s Lumiére cinema in 1997, Julian moved to the south of France and began painting for a living. Merrow-Smith mainly paints still life along with portraits and landscapes. When Julian first moved to France he decided to set up a website and starting painting postcards. They could be of anything, vegetables, landscapes, fruit from the market and more. His first two sold instantly and in a few months, he selling his paintings most days. Merrow-Smith after being recognised…

Looking over the list of art galleries, one uniquely caught my eye; The Elmhurst Art Museum located in Elmhurst IL. Wandering through the museum's website, I stumbled upon an article that stated that David Wallace Haskins, a Chicago-based artist of the Skycube would be making an appearance on Sunday, November 29th. I thought that was interesting, so I decided to check it out. When I arrived, I was greeted by a thin older woman who smiled at me warmly. Right away, she asked me if I was a…