Painting techniques

Artists have developed and used many different kinds of techniques over time, hence why they have similarities and differences when it comes to producing still life artworks. Still life is defined as a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruits and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware. For example, in the Dutch Golden Age period, the Dutch artist Pieter Claesz painted a vanitas still life, oil on canvas artwork…

“The Last Supper” or you can call it the spiritual painting. This painting revolves around Christ and the 12 Apostles. In this paper I will be explaining "The Last Supper," by Leonardo Da Vinci. I chose Da Vinci's The Last Supper since it's a work of art that I am familiar with. I've seen copies of it before, and it's very well known. You can ask anyone about it, and almost everyone has heard of it and is familiar with what it looks like. It's much cherished, and is an extremely well known piece…

(if we consider the Arnolfini Portrait (fig.2) as a kind of certificate rather than a portrait), but the depiction in Christus’s painting seems immature and the depth of the room defies common sense. As the figure seems too large for this narrow space, it could be inferred that the perspective may not accord with nature and that the background was added to the painting to suggest space. Hans Memling, a German-born artist who was apprenticed under Rogier van der Weyden and then moved to Brussels…

depict different variations of the Roman goddess of love, Venus. The first topic of concern involves the famous painting by the Italian master Titian, “Venus of Urbino” which was completed in 1538, attributed to the Renaissance era. The second piece, “Olympia” was inspired by the original painting “Venus of Urbino”, but instead Eduoard Manet, adjusted the character in the original painting, and added more drama, something which sparked criticism at that time. These criticisms will be discussed…

Self-Portrait features Leyster, a young woman, looking directly at the viewer whilst painting a scene of a man playing the violin. Leyster owned an art workshop and was the only female in the Dutch Republic to sell her paintings in the market during that era. Similarly, in the 17th century, the…

between a young boy and an older gentleman while still maintaining an honest realism. To better understand this painting, one must first gain a basic knowledge about the history of Ghirlandaio. Ghirlandaio…

parts of Italy (Venice and Rome), but both paintings use similar technique to convey depth in efforts to replicate and service the human gaze on a two dimensional surface. Both paintings demonstrate use of linear perspective to achieve this. There is a horizon line with a vanishing point in both pieces, Perugino’s painting employs a horizon line which cuts the painting all the way across to delineate where Earth ends and the sky begins, Bellini’s painting is a bit different in that the horizon…

and techniques will always continue to develop and change as time passes years and even centuries however, not even the passage of time can change the overall meaning and emotion that an artist initially establishes within their own original works of art. Through the interpretation of religious symbolism, a work of art from centuries past can be viewed and understood today. Using symbolism in art, allows multiple artists to take similar ideas, using their own artistic style and techniques and…

sought-after replicator of famous Italian paintings back in Germany ('Adoration of the Magi' among others), Elsheimer spent his formative years learning the fundamentals of German Renessaince art. Around 1598, Elsheimer travelled to Italy with the goal of learning from the most famed artists of the time. Working with Johann Rottenhammer in Venice was vital to Adam’s artistic development. Not only did Johann help the young Elsheimer enhance his technique,…

my first famous painting was the Bathers at Asnieres which obtained great admiration by the Parisian community due to the introduction of pointillism to the art world as my original movement and that it was possible to convert dots into forms due to the application of the…