Meeting Vincent van Gogh changed my life. At least that’s what I tell people when I describe falling in love with museums. I was twelve years old‚ visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts with my grandparents‚ when I locked eyes with van Gogh’s 1887 Self Portrait. I experienced a profound connection with history at that moment: although van Gogh had been dead for over a century‚ here we were‚ face to face. When I reported back to my classmates at the beginning of the following school year‚ I could not believe
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Erastus Salisbury Field: The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea (1865-1888) This painting is part of Field’s cycle of paintings dealing with the ten plagues of Egypt and final escape of the Israelites. There are only nine examples surviving of larger original series‚ which seems to decorate the North Amherst Church. The medium of this painting is oil on canvas. The moment I see this painting‚ I think that there is always a miracle happening in our lives and also in our world. We just
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was meant to "imitate nature justly" and make "paintings feel alive" (Dolce 138). If I am interpreting the readings correctly‚ it seems as if the "debate" between Venetian color and Florentine design was whether to imitate or correct the natural in painting. This regional difference has been mentioned in prior readings‚ where we have learned that very realistic paintings were highly valued within Venetian society‚ such as Titian’s lifelike portraits.
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Hombre Controlando el Universo (The Man Controller of the Universe) This painting by Diego Rivera was started in 1933 for the Rockefeller Center in New York. He was asked to paint a mural on the second floor in the Palace of Fine Arts. John Rockefeller wanted this painting to get people to stop and think. Rivera included a portrait of Vladimir Lennon in the mural which upset Rockefeller. He asked Diego to remove the picture of Lennon and add one of Abraham Lincoln. Diego refused to do so. When
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The study of this painting can be communicated by a human face‚ it has the features of a specific person‚ Dora Maar‚ whom Picasso described as ’always weeping’. Your eyes wander over the sharp surface and you are led by the jagged black lines to the pictures centre‚ her mouth
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* 1. Filipino Painters :The Few Cream of the Crop * 2. Damian Domingo “The First Great Filipino Painter”AKA Damian Gabor Domingo “Father of Filipino Painting” 1st Filipino to paint his face 1st self-portrait in the Philippines Academia de Dibujo y PinturaDate of Birth: 1796Birthplace: Tondo‚ Manila‚ PhilippinesYear of Death: 1834 * 3. La Sagrada Familia * 4. La Sagrada Familia Oil on Copper Sheet Measurements: 48.26(length) x 35 (width) cm Where it was made: Manila‚ Philippines Time
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Adolescent Self Portrait BSHS/325 Adolescent Self-Portrait Paper Identify specific changes that tend to be the most striking and have the greatest effect on personality. Adolescent differs according to culture and takes place when an individual transitions from a child into adulthood. The term adolescent means “to grow in maturity “and it comes from the Latin verb adolescere. In our society‚ there is not a specific age when adolescent will begin‚ however it usually takes place around
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The painting made a turning point in art history that directed art onto a newer‚ realistic perspective and presentation. “The Last Supper is da Vinci’s visual interpretation of the evening before Jesus Christ was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples. Jesus
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Compare and Contrast of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Paintings Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the most well-known paintings in the world. Show anyone from a 60 year old man to a 10 year old girl a picture of the painting and‚ most likely‚ they will be able to name the painting as well as the painter. While some say that DaVinci’s painting is the most famous of all created‚ many of Andy Warhol’s paintings are also easily recognizable. Almost everyone has seen the Campbell’s
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Pablo Picasso reflection on modern art is through his father Jose Ruiz Balsco. His father was an art teacher; His passion was the paintings and every aspect of art. The main reason Pablo started painting at an early age was because of his father. Pablo started painting when he was aroung 8 years of age. He started drawing lessons first at a school called Malaga. Since Pablo’s father was an art teacher he made sure Pablo was on top of his art and made sure he was successful. His career begins
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