History of painting

daily life. The history of art is the reflection of human beings’ history, it records every necessary event in the past thousands of years. Eiffel Tower, Khufu Pyramid, Venice and Taj Mahal, these artificial demonstrate their specific charm. They are the marvelous spectacles in the world and they are the representatives in the realm of art. However, in ordinary beings’ daily lives, there also some specific artificial which should be paid attention to, oil paintings. Oil paintings is a method to give

History painting is a visual genre that was first developed in the 1600s or seventeenth century. Many of the history paintings when first made referred to events from the Bible, mythology or history, like The Death of Socrates. As time passed, other paintings featured more recent events in history or recreations of history, like An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump. The Death of Socrates is a painting from 1787 showing the death of Socrates as he is about to drink Hemlock. An Experiment on a Bird

Saint Francis in True Ecstasy Throughout history, art has been made to depict not only the life and culture of the time, but also as a reminder of important religious events of the past. One religious event in particular, which artists of multiple eras have chosen to paint is the iconic “Saint Francis in Ecstasy”. Two prime examples of this can be seen in New York City. One painting made around 1476-1478, by Giovanni Bellini, entitled “Saint Francis in the Desert” (but also referred to as “Saint

Assignment One: Fine Art What influenced these paintings? Would these same messages translate through time if the paintings swapped places in history? Fine art is more than just paint on canvas. Historical events, social, educational and physical experiences of the artist season their work and influence the way the artist transcribes messages to the viewer, influencing their ability to receive those messages. Two oil paintings containing the same subject matter can be incredibly similar and yet

Whip” is an oil painting on canvas, created by the American artist Winslow Homer. Although the exact month and place where this art was created are unknown, it was made in 1987. During the same year, this painting was created, there were important events in the history of the United States. “New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opens”(History). “Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for U.S. President”(History). “Britain pays U.S. $15 M for damages during Civil War” (History). It is an artwork

Edgar Degas is a well known French artist for his sculptures, paintings and drawings. His works continue to live throughout history and are still studied by many people today. His works contained of impressionism, modern art, pastel art, and realism. Degas is studied in many art classes today being known for the first to paint realism paintings. Throughout Degas’s life he has created many paintings related to dance. Many of his paintings are inspired by his study of dance and choreography. Today I

Reclining Nude Female Reclining nude female is a common subject matter in art history since the Venetian Renaissance, Titian’s Venus of Urbino painted in 1538 is one of the earliest reclining nude female in painting history. It described a beautiful young female laying on her bed with her sleeping dog, on the back ground is her maids looking for cloth or her in the cassone. Manet’s Olympia that painted in 1865 is a painting with a similar composition, A nude young female who was suggested a prostitute

Modernism. The exhibition has prints and paintings of various artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada, Rufino Tamayo, Gustavo Montoya, Pablo O Higgins, Leopold Méndez, and many more. All of the artists paintings got influenced by history, folk cultures, and politics. These artists paintings contribute to the development of the modern Mexican culture identity. The Hombre en la ventana painting has a blocky figure of a person next to a window. Gustavo Montoyas painting is untitled but has a woman holding

“What is Art?” Art is the aesthetic experiences we encounter when we are exposed to new responses of sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell (McGraw 2013). According to McGraw “no society has lived without some form of art in human history.” (2013) We have the ability to create images that have evolved and find a new relationship with each one. Art is composed of meaningfulness in every aspect, from the artist perspective. The symbolism of art changes from era to era. Art is created by individuals

Kahlo said, “My painting carried with it the message of pain. Painting completed my life. I lost three children. Painting substituted for all this (Ashton Dore, 1990).” She left childbirth, a physical act, in an image through constantly noticing the relationship between her physical experiences and her paintings and being absorbed into actions of creation borne from her pain. It is almost difficult to find works of art that depict this theme as honestly as Kahlo in Western art history. My Birth (1932)