Joseph flores Into to art Rembrandts and de hoochs-“ the visitation 1640 and the others nursing her child” In the 17th century the dutch republic enjoyed the wealth and peace this period is known as the dutch golden age. I saw a few paintings while at the walter art museum some were of the Rembrandts. The paintings and decorative arts were flourished in this small predominantly protestful nation in northwest Europe. The dutch art was made primarily for ordinary homes and secular buildings Not places like churches. One of the most stunning pictures in the exhibition was the Rembrandts visitation a biblical scene signed and dated at 1640 by the artist. This was dramatize the joyous reunion of the virgin mary and the older cousin Elizabeth
At first glance, each of the paintings look simply like a nice scene, with no historical role at play behind it. Again, this could not be further from the truth. The third painting that Brook shows us, is “Young Woman Reading a Letter at an Open Window”. The key element in this painting is the dish of fruit beneath the woman. This dish was was painted when the Chinese porcelain was taking its place in the Dutch’s life. The first porcelain dish to reach Europe amazed everyone, because of the attention to detail, quality, and fanciness that it possessed. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to acquire this delicacy. From there, it went to south of China, where it was negotiated with Chinese wholesalers for more of this porcelain. The route that porcelain took was crucial to commerce worldwide, so the Dutch wanted to get into it. After this, porcelain only increased in popularity and expanded trade around the world and soon, the most successful emerging business was the porters of Delft. Porcelain dishes were more than just breathtaking. Brook, himself, points out that they were a symbol of the Dutch positive relation to the world outside and the overcoming of challenges. Without porcelain reaching its supreme popularity in Delft, many trade routes around the world would not have been
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Rembrandt was born into a Dutch society of the Baroque era . This time period influenced his style of artwork heavily as these were the Post-High Renaissance years. This meant that the accepted artworks of the society at the time were religiously based works influenced by the efforts of the Reformation which was also occurring at the time. This meant that Rembrandt painted his works using religious artwork methods such as the art of chiaroscuro, strategically planning the composition of light and dark to give the figures an enlightened or holy appearance. Therefore when Rembrandt painted self-portraits he carried over these methods, painting himself in this almost holy presence with the use of chiaroscuro. The self-portraits show a vast expressiveness that make the works succ...
Many might have been working on Good Friday, but many others were enjoying The Frist Museum of Visual Arts. A museum visitor visited this exhibit on April 14, 2017 early in the morning. The time that was spent at the art museum was approximately two hours and a half. The first impression that one received was that this place was a place of peace and also a place to expand the viewer’s imagination to understand what artists were expressing to the viewers. The viewer was very interested in all the art that was seen ,but there is so much one can absorb. The lighting in the museum was very low and some of the lighting was by direction LED lights. The artwork was spaciously
Though the Renaissance era included all of Europe, Italy was the cradle of the movement. The cities of Florence, Rome and Venice were of great importance to this period. Major artists created art mainly in these three. As the center of Italy, Rome held the residence of the Pope and many other important factors. Throughout history, the Roman Catholic Church was very insistent on promoting their ideas. During this time, they used artists and their creativity to promote the Bible and other aspects of their beliefs. Artists were paid, or commissioned by patrons (often the Pope) to create art they wanted. One of the most ambitious patrons was Pope Julius II, who realized the impact visual images had on people’s ideas (Kleiner, 599). Pope Julius II was called the warring Pope, because he often went and involved himself in wars. He also held very humanistic ideas. Because of this, Michelangelo’s relationship to Pope Julius II was very different from his relationship with Pope Leo X, who succeeded Julius II. Julius, because of his adaptions to humanistic thoughts, he let Michelangelo express himself to the fullest, even when forcing him to paint the Sistine Chapel. Leo X, however, was very critical of everything Michelangelo set out upon. This resulted a strained relationship, and eventually abandonment of projects that were supposed to be completed. It is clear that Pope Julius II had a liking for Michelangelo, while the Medici’s looked on him as a type of lowly artist subject to their will.
The Painting Martha and Mary Magdalene is one of the many masterpieces in the DIA’s collection in Detroit. Although there is much more to understanding a work of art then just looking at it. In order to understand a piece, you have to understand the Artist, the time period, and the symbols in that painting that may have very different meaning today.
Robert Norman Ross was an Amazing painter with a show called “The Joy of Painting”. Bob Ross was born on October 29th, 1942 in Daytona beach, Florida and died on July 4 1995 in New Smyrna beach, Florida. As a child Ross like to take care of injured animals, such a squirrels. Ross dropped out of high school after 9th grade to work with his dad, as a carpenter. Bob Ross enlisted in the air force when he was 18 and was stationed in Alaska, he later became a drill sergeant. He found his love of painting from a class that he took while enlisted in the army. Later he learn a quicker technique of painting, wet on wet painting from Bill Alexander's show “The Magic of Oil Painting.” Bob Ross sold paintings and taught lessons which made him more money
"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Jan Van Eyck (ca. 1390–1441). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
Ever since she was a young girl, she got frustrated with things she didn’t understand right away. She sat at the kitchen table doing homework with her mother, when her mom got up to get the little girl a snack, the little girl threw all her papers on the floor and yelled out of frustration. Nothing has changed, and the little girl is in college now. This project is meant to boost patients, decrease frustration, and relieve stress by simply painting or drawing. Most college students don’t know how to control their frustration and can get stressed very easy over a simple test that night be coming up soon. If they practice becoming patient, and focusing their minds on other things, then this transition in college will be easily accomplished.
Rembrandt van Rijn’s piece Return of the Prodigal Son is seen as a depiction of a son pleading for repentance and forgiveness from his father. In the Old Testament the prodigal son is the youngest of two sons who expends all his wealth, comes home impoverished after sinning and is now pleading for mercy and liberation from his father. This painting is also a perfect representation of the homecoming of an outcasted son who has come to terms with his wrong doing and is now desperate for a second chance. Rembrandt is depicting the sense of compassion and forgiveness of a father towards his son that is seeking reconciliation with his family although he led a life of sinning.
depicted important historical places and scenes. For this reason, he wanted to portray the beauty and mastery of the natural landscapes that nobody ever heard about (“Dedham Vale - John Constable,” n.d.). The majority of the Constable’s paintings are the scenes from his homeland Suffolk and Stour Valley, which are located in England. “Dedham Valley” is not the exception. This fact did not stop Constable from achieving success as he was recognized as one of the best landscape painters of England (“Dedham Vale - John Constable,” n.d.). However, painting was not the only way how Romanticists could express themselves. In the beginning of the Romantic period, photography was not yet so popular, but it started to grow fast in the 19th century as
Art Nouveau was an artist movement that started in Europe and peaked in popularity between the years of 1890 and 1910. It had a great influence on graphic design, but was also practiced in the fields of art, architecture and applied art. Art Nouveau is a French term meaning “new art” and is characterized from the highly stylized forms as well as organic and plant motifs. “The organic forms often took the shape of sudden violent curves which were often referenced by the term whiplash” (Eskilson, 56). It took on many different characteristics, and some of it’s well known designers from the era created new artistic vocabulary that could best express the modern world. “Art Nouveau’s success was a reaction against the late 19th century academic art and was replaced by the development of 20th century modernist style” (Eskilson, 56).
Three great masters–Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael–dominated the period known as the High Renaissance. The painting, Moa Lisa. C.1503 – 1506 by Leonardo da Vinci, is one of my favorite paintings. The painting is a self-portrait lady with the mixture dull yellow and brown tones. A technique is sharp edges that are blurred by blended colors in which the corners of the eyes and the mouth in shadow. Mona Lisa is a beautiful woman with all harmonious contours as well as her mysterious smile that creates her a strange attraction. I wonder whether she is real or not. The next painting is The Last Supper. c.1495 – 1498 by Leonardo da Vinci. The work of art contains a hidden geometry in which Christ’s figure as stable triangle, contrasting with active turmoil of the disciples. It seems to be having a group of three such as the apostles are seated in groupings of three, there are three windows behind Jesus and both sides, and the shape of Jesus ' figure resembles a triangle. Besides, the artwork is two-dimensional, but it looks like a tri-dimensional painting. The third painting in the Renaissance I want to mention is The Arnolfini Portrait. 1434 by Jan van Eyck. The work of art is using tiny brush strokes to show the incredible richness and various material in the mood texture. The figures and the space are so accurately captured, and the painting is simulated texture
During the 19th century, a great number of revolutionary changes altered forever the face of art and those that produced it. Compared to earlier artistic periods, the art produced in the 19th century was a mixture of restlessness, obsession with progress and novelty, and a ceaseless questioning, testing and challenging of all authority. Old certainties about art gave way to new ones and all traditional values, systems and institutions were subjected to relentless critical analysis. At the same time, discovery and invention proceeded at an astonishing rate and made the once-impossible both possible and actual. But most importantly, old ideas rapidly became obsolete which created an entirely new artistic world highlighted by such extraordinary talents as Vincent Van Gogh, Eugene Delacroix, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Claude Monet. American painting and sculpture came around the age of 19th century. Art originated in Paris and other different European cities. However, it became more popular in United States around 19th century.