Saturn Devouring His Son

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    Saturn Devouring His Son is a very interesting Romanticism mural that was created during the 19th Century. The subject matter, as well as the circumstances of the artist behind the work, contain the feeling of tragedy and darkness that draws the viewer in. The canvas transfer of the mural is displayed at the Museo del Parado, in Madrid, Spain. Saturn Devouring His Son was an oil mural painted on the wall of his house during the 19th century. The large work features Saturn with the bloodied arm of one of his sons in his mouth. Both of the figures are nude, the son covered only with blood that comes from his missing head and unseen arm. Saturn is very large in proportion to his son, who he is able to wrap both hands around. The son hangs lifelessly in his grasp. Saturn clutches his son’s waist in a very desperate way, almost seeming to break him apart with his fingers. Saturn is crouched down, one knee on the ground, as though he is too big even for the amount of space Goya has given him. To push this even further, Saturn is cut off. He fills the space completely. His body is almost…

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    Goya is well known for his thought provoking and perhaps disturbing paintings, especially “Los Caprichios”. While the primary purpose of these 80 something etchings was to depict the abuses of the Catholic Church, societal ills, and superstition, however they also demonstrate a very interesting perspective on the psychology of sleep and dreams, particularly in relation to monsters. This collection presented the condemnation of follies and foolishness is a rather informal, almost free form way, a…

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    forth an opinion to enlighten his readers that no matter the awards and glory a person may receive for losing someone to war, war will only leave people heartbroken and lonely, hence the idea that war will never be kind. Crane develops his poem by taunting the readers through the use of literary devices such as irony, personification and similes. In stanza two Crane utilizes the literary term, personification to exaggerate feelings. Crane talks for a while about men wanting to kill and then…

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    is an Art Nouveau style and given it an two dimensional flatness kind of look with the viewpoint in a one-point perspective. The artist used of gold leaf give the painting a modern flavor like today’s art. The lines are implied draws my eyes more towards the couple. Klimt shows in the painting is interpreted the dominance of men over women. See the man is more dominant and forceful of the two. While the woman looks docile and seems to be slowly struggling against the man. The artist shows the…

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    Peter Booth Influence

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    in their most famous artworks; Painting 1977, Painting 1978, The Third of May and Saturn Devouring His Son. Neo-expressive figurative artist Peter Booth was born in the industrial landscape of Sheffield, Yorkshire England in 1940, soon after in 1958, Booth and his family resettled in Australia where he studied at NGV in Melbourne. Whereas Spanish Romantic artist Francisco Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain in 1746 during the period of “enlightenment” where human rights and government…

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    At the core of his art lies the relationship between humans and the natural world and a sense of place informed by cultural history and personal memory. Hossein’s work with Bovell, piloted WTRSF’s iconic Australian settings, one being Uluru. Uluru has spiritual and cultural significance that are suffused in the themes of WTRSF. According to the Aṉangu, (traditional landowners of Uluru) the world was once a featureless place. None of the places we know existed until creator beings, in the forms…

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    Macbeth is so fearless, and possesses so much hubris that he can’t even be worried about what has happened inside the castle. Macbeth also illustrates this when he disregards the prophecy that the witches give him, saying that he could only be defeated by a man not born of a woman and only when Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane. When leaders possess a self-confidence that turns into hubris, they often forget that they are not invincible and forget to take proper precautions to solidify their rule.…

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