Louvre

return for a commission by the Fraternity of Immaculate Conception on April 25th, 1483. This painting was going to be in the Church of San Francesco Grande for an altarpiece that would hang in the center surrounded by angels by other artists. The Louvre version is the first one that was created solely by Leonardo around 1483-1486. There are a couple theories to why it was rejected and sold off such as it being anti-Christian but the most reasonable one is that the amount of money for the…

This art piece was created by a well-known artist named Winslow Homer called “Right and Left” using oils for this piece. He was mainly known as a landscape painter and printmaker. The Louvre, national gallery of art states that Homer is “perhaps the most accomplished and popular of all American artists.” This gallery has displayed most of all his work throughout his career which was underway a little over one hundred and sixty years ago in 1857. This piece that I have choose stood out to me the…

some artists trouble. The renaissance time period was a time of great exploration and new artists. Some of these well known artists were Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa which has hung at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797. It is now reported to be the most valued painting in the world with insurance estimates around $760 million. Michaelangelo is best known for his sculpture David. The marble statue weighs almost 6 tons and is among…

She gladly accepts and they stroll past the Eiffel Tower and toward the Seine River. The boat ride takes them past the many places Patty had read about. She can’t believe she is going past Notre Dame, Louvre, Musee D’Orsay and so much more. As the boat circles around the original Statue of Liberty it bring a tear to her eyes as the French had given the Statue of Liberty in New York as a gift. It was a very touching moment. Franck wants to show Patty…

Madonna represented the style of these paintors; Cimabue a famous painter, who painted monumental crucifix panels, and other art work in churches. One of its masterpieces is The Virgin Enthroned with Angels (One of the three Madonnas), located at the Louvre in Paris. Which has a sense of realism which characterized his artwork. In this painting, there was no central point of perspective and no graduation in size, these are some ways to analyze his…

Judy Cassab was born in Vienna in 1920 to Hungarian and Jewish parents. After surviving the horrors of the Second World War by assuming the identity of her German maid, she migrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children and settled in Sydney. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist technique and portrait abilities. Since her first solo exhibition at the Macquarie Galleries in Sydney in 1953, Judy Cassab has held well over fifty solo…

It was moved in 2009. Lod Mosaic traveled the world and was displayed in several museums including, The Louvre in Paris, The Hermitage in St Petersburg, and the MET in NY. Why are there only animals and no human figures? Illustrations of animals, mythical and real, were common and very popular during the time of the Lod Mosaic. Because it…

Classical realism is a theory of universal relations that was established around the late 18th century to the early19th century. This art movement is generally considered to be the beginning of modern movement in art since it excluded many literature and other forms of traditional art. The classical realism work was drawn from the ideas of contemporary arts such as western, beauty, and antique models. Also, numerous of the works were subjected from history, legend and mythology beliefs. Many of…

Artemisia Gentileschi is the only daughter of Orazio Gentileschi. Her father is a talented painter. He is now living with a second wife, and he sends his daughter to a church, but after he saw her talent painting he brings her back to home. She was obsessed with painting. When he returned her home, he gave her to paint rich people portraits, wail he was paining big painting that now are famous paintings. She didn’t like to paint just men with cloth. She wanted to pain naked men like her father…

of art that I can improve myself in as I continue to pursue my dreams and goals. My future goals are to maybe go back to Europe because there’s still so much that I haven’t seen or explored yet. Another goal that I am hoping to do is visiting the Louvre where I learn more about my favorite artists and their styles and…