Charles Le Brun Influence

Eugene Jacques Bullard was born October 9th 1895 in Columbus, Georgia. He was nicknamed “The Black Swallow of Death”. He was one of 10 children. His father was William O, Bullard nicknamed “Big Chief Ox”, and his mother was Josephine Thomas. She was a Creek Indian. He went to school at Twenty-Eight Street School from 1901 to 1906 where he learned to read and write. As a teenager Eugene hid on a ship headed towards Scotland because he was trying to get away from racism. Bullard arrived at Aberdeen before making his way south to Glasgow. Eugen became a boxer in Paris and also worked in a music hall. When he visited Paris he decided to live in France. When World War 1 first started Eugene decided to join the war. he enlisted on October 19, 1914 in the 1st Regiment of Foreign Legion

The science of oil painting came to it's full fruition in the nineteenth century. The palette now included dazzling colors which could electrify a painting. First a student of Cabanel's and later influenced by Mariano Fortuny y Marshal, Regnault was one of the rising stars of the Romantic movement. He lived a passionate life, traveling to the Middle East even though he was broke, hanging out in Spain as it rose up against Queen Isabella the Second, he loved excitement and adventure.

Stylistically, his painting is an example of the “smooth” manner, characterized by fine technique in the portrayal of illusionistic form. In this painting, Calabrese uses strong directional lighting from the top, left corner of the painting to highlight the scene. It is Caravagesque in the way

St. Louis of France died of a fever.Louis was a member of the third order of St.France, and prayed the divince. Louis became king of france in 1226 at the age twelve provided fair laws in france. He also built a chapel in pairs. He is known as the peace king. Elderly Louis had thirteen guest from among the poor to eat with him. Louis efforts to achieve justice mercy and peace. Louis helped to reformed the legal system in france to help out the people.

Charles Julius Guiteau, writer, lawyer, preacher. He was born in Freeport Illinois September 8, 1841, the fourth of six children. After failing his attempt to go to the university of Michigan, he joined the controversial religious sect his father was also in but soon left. After also failing to become a writer he went back to theology and then to politics. Also, he is the assassin who killed James Garfield, President of the United States.

     Alexis de Tocqueville’s observation of the American prison system brought out several interesting facts about America and how it governs itself. He talks of the danger of greed for money, the importance of forming associations, and the power of influence in town government. Although many of his observations have since changed, many of them bring about legitimate points about American government and society.

Delacroix was a painter of that time and he began to paint under this framework. He progressively moved his direction to the Renaissance paintings as he was enthused by them. He was not enthused by classical art. He started to concentrate on the color and movement in his paintings rather than worry about the excellence of the line. "Liberty leading the people" is not just

Antonie-Jean learned his first lesson about painting from his father who was a painter. In 1785 he went to the studio of his father’s friend Jacques-Louis David and seen the difference between the ways David painted was different from the way he painted more towards the romantically passionate side. In 1793 with the help of David,

Often, during periods of change in society, people have been drawn towards pushing boundaries in political and artistic movements in order to establish new forms of expression. The innate need to put one’s thoughts and feelings towards their outside environment into a physical piece of work is one that has been around for many centuries. Starting with the romantic period, painters created works of idealized beings and highly regarded nature as an important part of art. The works from this period were mainly those of the idolised human body and religious persons. This influence came heavily from the Renaissance and Romantic movements that were spawned from the French revolution. Numerous artists chose to worship a more nature focused life and

When at the Legion of Honor, we as a group came across a painting known as “The Pâté” which was completed by French artist John Baptiste Oudry in 1743. Some quick dimensions of the painting include, 69 3/4 x 49 (177.2 x 124.5 cm) being a rather average size painting in that century in that geographical location. The artist John Baptiste Oudry was a well known Rococo painter, tapestry designer as well as illustrator. Most of his praised work was centered around hunted game or animals in well forested landscapes. He attended the French Royal academy and towards the later end of his life was made head of the Beauvais tapestry. The painting which is a trompe-l 'œil, which literally translates to “fools the eye” was made during a time of economic and cultural prosperity in France and most parts of Europe. Under the reign of Louis XV we see acquisition of new land by France and relative economic strength at the populous level. This is also a times of artistic prosperity and freedom with the vast amount of academies and schools available to the population (nominally the rich, educated, particularly skilled). However, the only evidence of societal influence we see in this art piece is the French Royal insignia, on the mixing bowl that symbolizes French society and strength

Charles LeBrun, court painter of Louis XIV, was influenced by human expressions and the idea that you can not understand human experience from far away. Because of this, LeBrun’s works depicted the face in great detail in order to ensure the “legibility of the body.” LeBrun’s fascination with the face and its expressions can be traced back to his ideas on the correlation between feelings and the pineal gland. The strong emphasis of exaggerated facial emotions is what gave LeBrun’s paintings meaning. This is best seen in his painting “Alexander with the Queens of Persia.” Each of the characters’ faces and expressions allow the viewer to decipher what each character is feeling, their ethnicity, and which one is Alexander. Lebrun painted during

Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, was a monarch, who imposed his own visions of beauty and nature throughout his kingdom. He ruled as King of France from 1643 to 1715. In his brilliant reign, France’s appearance and way of life changed dramatically. The landscapes, towns and monuments bear great transformation, especially the Palace of Versailles, which was an icon back then and continue to this day. In the era of absolutism, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralization of power in Europe. In today’s culture, France has their footprint around the world and we do owe them much more than we think, in particular haute couture and cuisine. The origins of French art were influenced by Flemish and Italian art at the time of the

Clemenceau helped the French through the trying times of World War I through his quality of being patriotic and showing his vigorous support for his countries well being. First, Clemenceau was highly acquainted with French life and its people. During the War Clemenceau addressed, “Everything for France bleeding in its glory. The hour has come to be French and simply French, with the pride to say that suffices”, said Clemenceau (Cohen 61). The upmost important factor for Clemenceau was nationalistic pride. Clemenceau knew what was best for his country and he proposed that the French step up at this specific time. He was faithful and determined to serve his people. This clearly shows his positive influence on French society during the war. Next, in Clemenceau’s

Artwork, too, was just as divergent. Consider the Rococo masterpiece The Swing, by artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The delicate coiling of the tree branches, the ruffling of the fabric and lace on the subject’s dress, and the play of light and shadow in this painting of a woman on a swing in the forest are all visual hallmarks of the Rococo style. Again, contrast with a Neoclassic masterpiece Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David. This work, which shows

He tended to explore the darker aspects of life and death in his paintings. Rebelling against conventional ideas- divine intervention, Virgin Mary, and death- he came to create his own style, forcing civilization ahead, and forcing others to follow his path. His paintings show pleading through man's direct knowledge of God (Cunningham and Reich 1640). By revolting against the classical traditions, he created his own style, which other artists wished to portray also. Thus, he created a forward movement in the fashion of art and architecture.