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    Christ on a Cross by Georges Rouault. Christ on a Cross depicts‚ as it title alludes to‚ Christ being hung on a cross; he is painted in a humbled but proud manor painted in an expressionist style. The Elephant from the Temptation of Saint Anthony portraits metaphorical images of strength‚ beauty‚ morality‚ and varying religions‚ trying to enter society‚ but Christ is doing all in his power to repress these ideals. The painters express their views on change in religion. The time frames of the two movements

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    He participated in the Surrealism movement‚ furthermore‚ Ray expanded his artist area by creating works of various fields such as pictures‚ painting‚ and sculpture. Among them‚ the publicity and fashion photos of the advertisement brought the fame to Ray. He created a new image by cutting picture of a uniquely angle of female model‚ and also took pictures of celebrities. However‚ after World

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    Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement The purpose of the present paper is to discuss a very interesting piece of art‚ Fra Filippo Lippi’s “Portrait of a woman with a man at a Casement”. I will begin by the analysis of the formal qualities of the painting such as the composition‚ the color‚ line‚ texture‚ proportion‚ balance‚ contrast and rhythm. I will then discuss how the work fits a certain stylistic category. I will demonstrate that the painting reflects the social and cultural trends of

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    discuss his ideas on imagination and envy‚ as outlined in chapter seven. In chapter five‚ Berger talks about oil painting being more of an art form than a technique. While he concedes that the technique has been with us for centuries‚ his argument is that it came into prominence when people‚ mainly the upper classes‚ wanted to portray a style of living‚ one that was prosperous. Painting up until this point mainly advocated religious beliefs‚ but with a change in social climate and the rise of capitalism

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    photographs taken by Lorraine Field. These pieces are categorized into self portraits‚ portraitures of landscapes and interior. Internal Differences 1 And 2 are the only pieces in this exhibition that depict a scenario indoors. Internal Differences 1 features Roger Field’s arm chair; internal Difference 2 features the bed Roger Field and Lorraine Field shared. The works Levelled Years 1-4 is another series of self portraits Fields took through the first year after the death of her husband (2013) to

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    Dr. Robert Tracy April 28‚ 2009 Flowers‚ 1967‚ by Andy Warhol The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art showcases the finest examples of painting‚ sculpture and other impressive work by some of the world’s most influential and renowned artists. The current exhibition of Classic Contemporary: Lichtensein‚ Warhol and Friends is an exhibit that features important paintings and sculpture by major contemporary artists‚ primarily from the 1960s and ‘70s. Andy Warhol was at the forefront of the Pop Art movement;

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    CHAMELEON PAINTING: This chameleon may have been one of the animals acquired in 1612. It is the flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis)‚ a (usually) bright green species widely distributed throughout east Africa‚ and probably bought as a curious pet by Portuguese traders on their voyages to India around the African coast. Mansur’s miniature is a scientifically precise depiction of this species: he accurately recorded the pale stripe at the corner of the mouth‚ the line of white scales running

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    to changing art in the twentieth century because it changed the way people looked and created art away from the classical portraits and landscapes. It was conceived as a “New way of representing the world.” (No Author‚ Artist Portfolio. Net [ONLINE] http://www.artistportfolio.net/blog/cubism.htm) Cubist’s worked differently in their approach to the appearance of the painting‚ the objects are broken up‚ analyzed‚ and re-assembled in an abstracted form. Instead of showing objects from one viewpoint

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    Vinci began painting the Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (dining hall) of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan‚ Italy‚ and completed it in 1498. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. The church and friary found an ambitious patron in Ludovico Sforza. The Duke wanted to give visible expression to his position in both impressive buildings like the grand Church and grandiose paintings like the Last

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    During the Renaissance‚ there was an explosion of new ideas‚ philosophies‚ and art work of the new era. These new ideas had a new effect on these artwork‚ literature‚ and ways of thoughts. Leonardo Da Vinci played a major role on his new ideas and paintings during the Renaissance Period. In this paper I will be analyzing “The Last Supper‚” by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Renaissance is defined as "The humanistic revival of classical art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and learning that originated in Italy in

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