History of painting

Essay question: “What can Figure 1 (the title page of Anatomia Mundini) tell us about dissection around 1500?” (word count:) 12 2.0 Paintings are amongst the useful sources that help shed light to historical situations. They help along with other paintings and historical sources reflect the attitudes of the painter and society alike towards the subjects it portrays. They can even (subconsciously and implicitly) reveal social structure and hierarchy in terms of education, wealth, etc. The…

Rowland Ricketts: IDR205A History/Background and Historical Context Rowland Ricketts is a textile designer that creates beautifully dyed fabrics with abstract designs, using Indigo dyes. His journey began whilst he was an English teacher in Japan, where he first discovered the traditional art form of indigo dyeing. Ricketts started his journey in the indigo dyeing field, as an apprentice for a Japanese farmer and dyer, where he learned the traditional art form of indigo dyeing. Continuing his…

The Golden Coach is a 1952 film directed by Jean Renoir. The film tells the story of a commedia dell’arte troupe in 18th century Peru. Renoir is a French film director, and the son of impressionist painter Pierre Renoir. His films, in both silent and later eras, are noted for their realism and narrative. Inspired by both Mérimée's short play, “Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement” and Vivaldi’s music, Renoir's film unfolds naturally in a dramatic atmosphere that is both theater and life. Indeed,…

This painting shows much detail of how colors, lines, and shading are used throughout the painting. Describing just how each color compliments other colors and which colors fights other colors showing their difference in the painting, giving it that exact detail and richest of the painting. In the following paragraphs will describe the many characteristics shown in the painting. When looking throughout the painting, and seeing just what the artist used; the lines throughout the painting gives…

There is currently a large amount of debate about the representation of Johann van Eyck's "Wedding Portrait". The portrait depicts a wealthy couple holding hands in their Flemish home. However, it does not necessarily imply a wedding or marriage. There are many symbolic aspects to this double portrait that I believe should be mentioned. Symbols such as the shoes, chandelier, dog, carpet, and fruit give the viewer subtle but, unclear details as to the purpose of the narrative. The shoes are a…

key works, the importance of which has been declared by both critics and the artist himself. The painting depicts an adolescent…

"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" by Jacques-Louis David in the year 1801, is perhaps one of the greatest surging examples of Neoclassical art we have today. It is an oil painting on canvas whose saturated color shows an unusual amount of reverence to a mere man in charge of an army. Such exquisite detail and illumination in classical art was reserved for deities and heroes-- through this work it can only be assumed artist David equates Napoleon's strength with that of an epic figure or at the very…

the episode. That makes me assume that they are both introverts, because they want to be able to convey their thoughts and show it to their audience. One difference between them was that Murray uses her imagination and bright colors to make her paintings come to life while Pettibon used mostly black for his drawings which make them come off as dark and not humorous. Another difference I noticed is that Pettibon is a slob he needs it to be messy for his own process of making his creations.…

year and then he decided to take time off and travel while painting and studying in Italy. Edgar came from a musically talented family his mother was an opera singer and his father was a composer. This is how he got interested in the arts. Through his painting years, Degas painted large portraits and historical paintings “The Daughter of Jephthah,” “Semiramis Building Babylon” and “Scene War” during the middle ages. He gave these paintings to teachers and French artist. “During the…

art of that period contains imagery of or pertaining to this region of the country. Scenes of popular recreation were common as subject matter within paintings during this era, appearing in some of the most iconic American artist’s portfolios, and becoming representative of American painting in the 1870’s. Considering the works below, the three paintings contain nearly synonymous motifs, but show significant differences in subject, style, and date. After further analyzation of these images, how…