Oil painting

human morality and the consequences of poor decisions. These pieces are both extraordinary in their complexity, details, and thoughtfulness. Each provides endless observation and interpretation by the viewer. Hieronymus Bosch’s painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights, is oil on oak panels, measuring 220 cm × 389 cm. Finished in 1505, the piece is a triptych, constructed in three panels hinged at the sides. When closed, the scene is a grayscale translucent image of the earth, sky, and sea…

The Isenheim Altarpiece is perhaps one of the greatest Renaissance paintings of the 1500s. Sculpted and painted by Niclaus of Haguneau and Matthias Grünewald, respectively, between 1512 and 1516, the altarpiece is currently located at the Unterlinden Museum in France. It is comprised of two sets of wings, which depict three different arrangements or views. You can view it at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2VvXtjkjI, which shows each distinctive panel of the triptych.…

The painting “Women of Tahiti” by Paul Gauguin grabbed my attention because it makes me feel like I’m at the beach with them. This painting was created in 1891 with oil on canvas. Gauguin’s work displays the atmosphere of Tahiti. The painting first caught my eye with the bright vivid colors. After that my attention was drawled to the women. Leaving me with the feeling that I’m on the beach with them. Gauguin usage of warm hues creates the feeling of warmth. The colors pink and red and white…

piece of art I chose was Christ before Pilate in this painting that is an oil canvas, we see Jesus is nearing his death. This baroque art reflected the religious tensions of the time notably the desire of the Catholic Church in Rome to reassert itself in the wake of the Protestant Reformation (Helen p. 516). Once viewing the painting we see Jesus is calm ready to accept the fate that is to transpire. Unlike Jesus the crowd depicted in the painting is unwilling to allow this injustice to…

The Laundress, also called The Washerwoman, by Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois) is an oil on wood, painted in 1863 in Paris. The painting depicts a washer woman returning from the laundry boats in Seine, a river in Paris. Although she is exhausted and weary she carries her load up the stairs while helping the child. The painting speaks to the issue regarding poverty in other parts of the world. The woman is not wealthy, but humble and completes her daily chores. Poverty…

Glazunov an international artist. He moved to Los Angeles in 1990, where he has continued his own artworks including large-scale figurative paintings, commissioned portraits and plein air landscapes. During this time, he has had his artworks featured in various exhibitions. Alexey Steele’s artwork Moondance, captures the emotions of a ballet dancer. In this painting, the ballet dancer appears to be freely dancing near the ocean. She appears graceful and elegant as if she is in a world of her…

The Tennis Court Oath Oil painting by Jacques Louis David One of the most pivotal important moments in French History happened to also be a major turning point for the French society now seen today. That moment would be the Tennis Court Oath. The painting shows what appears to be the meeting of which was held June 20, 1789 as the Third Estate of France swore to each other never to disband until the Monarchy adopted a constitution limiting the King’s power for their New Assembly. The Tennis…

The two paintings I chose to compare and contrast were Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe and The Birth of Venus. Both paintings were created in different time periods. Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe was created in 1862-1863 by Èdouard Manet. The Birth of Venus was created in 1484-1486 by Sandro Botticelli. When you look at both paintings there are many similarities you can point out just by looking at them. Although they were made in two different eras of time, the paintings have more in common than one would…

Leonid Afremov’s painting, Rain’s Rustle, oil paint is used to create scenery of a rainy night in a city. Towards the center of the picture, there is a couple holding an umbrella walking with their backs to the viewer down a pathway that has trees that form a canopy over it. There are street lights down the sides of the sidewalk. There is a large bench towards the bottom right of the painting that is on the sidewalk. In the panting, it is raining and there are puddles on the side walk. The…

1623-25. The artist of this painting is Artemisia Gentileschi. This was a large painting that covered over half of the wall. This painting was created by using oil paint. Artists used oil paintings because it dries slowly, the colors are able to blend together, and lastly oil paintings allows the painting to be larger then what it normally would be. The process of making oil painting is the mixing of ground pigments, linseed oil, and a thinner. After the use of oil painting the final step is to…