Painting

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Fig. 1) was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci on 1510. The painting depicted St. Anna, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Roma Pietà (Fig. 2) was created on around 1499. The sculpture depicted the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. Mary and Jesus are shown in both of these two artworks but in a different period of their life. Christ is shown sliding off his mother’s knee and…

The special painting is extremely proportioned, with the right eye of the Christ figure as the single, focused disappearing point, from which all compositional basics commence. In my analysis, the disappearing point, which is also Christ's right eye, is vaguely lower…

In four years, Menzies had recreated the canals of Venice, casinos of Paris, British India, the Old South and Victorian London, and the designs were alle received with true admiration. But this was just the beginning, and Menzies’ next project would be the successful one that would kickstart his career and make him the most influential art director of Hollywood. 
Douglas Fairbanks, known for his energetic, high-concept period pieces, which were recognized by size and splendor, and that were the…

Maxfield Parrish, one of the most well known artists for his works that consisted of beautiful sceneries of distant foggy mountains in the background, classical stone architecture resembling Greek and Roman work, elegant figures of women covered in drapery, romantic landscapes filled with nature and the well-known “Parrish Blue” hue that was used often throughout his works. His luminous hues were what made Parrish different than any other artist. He had a similar style to the Art Nouveau…

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…

formative period of Cubism. The title of this painting is The Rower, but its subject has been the source of discussion as it has many interpretations. Scholars agree it depicts a seated person in profile. Picasso identified the subject as a rower although many view it as a person reading a book (the V in the painting is the open book). My interpretation of this piece at first glance was a women sitting at a piano with a music book open. The painting “The Rower”…

his father's family moved to Florence when he was 12. At 14 he started his artist’s apprenticeship in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. Here he learned a wide amount of technical skills involving metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. This is where he really started to appreciate science. Leonardo had little formal education (Basic reading, writing, and mathematics). He earned a place in the painter’s guild in 1472 when he was 20 years old. Leonardo studied…

Doctor Gachet. He was at a low point in his life, but he still cared for Vincent. The Portrait of Dr.Gachet is many things to means because of the color scheme, the value, the texture of brush strokes, and most importantly, the story. This painting teaches us that even if we’re at the lowest points in our lives, there will always be a person who can bring us back from our darkness and show us the light again. Even if they are a…

successfully explored the concept of visually representing reflecting on personal struggle and ones inner demons in their works. Herakut, through their unique view of the world around them which is revealed through the use of symbolism and unique painting techniques. Cecile reflects her own thoughts through the use of vibrant coloured portraits that don't always demonstrate every detail forcing the audience to ponder the deeper meaning by considering what is missing. Both artists have…

American. In Neshat's Rebellious Silence, she portrays herself as a Muslim woman, dressed in a black chador, with a rifle dividing her face and a Farsi poem written on her face. Ringgold's God Bless America intention was to show that the woman on the painting is a prisoner of her own bigotry. Both artworks represent universal concerns that all creative people, in all cultures and at all times, have sought to…