The focus work I chose was The Titan's Goblet created by Thomas Cole in 1833. This piece of work was used to express the beauty of the past, the passage through time and the intrusion of nature. Cole used his normal method for this painting with canvas and oil paint to express the true beauty of the diluted nature that Cole saw at the time. On the foreground of Cole’s The Titan's Goblet you can see a mixture of the beautiful mountain range and a river filled with what seems to be explorers yet can be perceived as other people. The mid-ground of the painting is filled with more beauty of the untouched landscape, and the start of goblet which sits on-top of a ledge which appears to be forming from the ground. Further throughout the painting …show more content…
the rest of the goblet is shown and a never ending background full of mountain ranges, lakes, and undeniably beautiful nature. No doubt that The Titan’s Goblet is one of Cole’s best paintings, but because of the extremely canvases he used the small detail on top of the Goblet to show activity and greek monuments. The actual Goblet seems to be made of the rocks, natural growing plants and many other natural forming things but the grand size makes you think otherwise. While Cole was actually painting The Titan’s Goblet in 1833 Romanticism was coming to its final stages and the new group Hudson River School was taking form.
The Titan’s Goblet had many characteristics in relation to Romanticism, including its celebration of nature and imagination, already painting many Romanticism like paintings Cole was an expert on this area and adding the Goblet filledwith the backstory it added the fine details to give high relation to Romanticism. Likewise, Cole implemented many clues of Greek mythology, not only because of the name but by the very small detail on-top of the Goblet which can relate to Romanticism. The goblet can be seen as a higher place for gods and higher power people to live at. Regarding Chiaroscuro which was previously mentioned in paper number three Cole uses light to his advantage, with the clear light in the background and the more subtle darkness in front it gives the perfect mixture in order to perfectly view this painting. In addition with the Chiaroscuro, shading is clearly mastered in The Titan’s Goblet by giving enough to give a representation of the time of day and extra detail to the painting but also not too much to overwhelm the painting so you cannot see what is happening. The characteristics implemented by Cole in The Titan's Goblet are all put into work that he has done in other paintings just to master …show more content…
it. Landscape Romanticism was a special of Thomas Cole, this one-hundred percent does not disclude The Titan’s Goblet with the beautiful landscape and river filling the picture.
Considering Cole created his own movement he was allowed to input his own characteristics into it and form it into the art movement. The Titan’s Goblet can be perceived in many different ways depending on the way the story goes in your head, Cole put special touches into the paintings in order for you to create a story for the painting. Cole had the mind of a genius, his work has so much different talents displayed on one medium mixed with the beauty and poetry. Landscape Romanticism has been included in many paintings from Cole other than The Titan’s Goblet, including Distant View of Niagara Falls and, The Mountain Ford. In many religions there is a thing called the “world tree” which supports the three worlds, Heaven, Earth and The Underworld, Cole used the goblet to replace the world tree and used the Titans as thethe goblet seems so
small. The Titan’s Goblet has not just caught the eye of me but many of viewers that express the same emotion every single day, Metropolitan Museum of Art currently holds the painting for the public. No doubt this is great work from a great artist, however the reason I chose this painting is not only because of the beautiful landscape but the small detail and great story the painting can tell after analyzing is the reason I chose it. However there is some things that I do not like about this painting, I wish the sailors and/or people down by the river on the right of the foreground had a little bit more action, to enable us to create something for them, other then they just traveled there. Strangely enough there was no review of The Titan’s Goblet I could find, considering that is at Metropolitan Museum of Art I would guess many people from the general public thoroughly enjoy this work by Cole. “I never succeed in painting scenes, however beautiful, immediately upon returning from them. I must wait for a time to draw a veil over the common details…” (Thomas Cole). All of the details from high morale, chiaroscuro and landscape romanticism come together to make the masterpiece called The Titan’s Goblet to set the tone of 1833. Thomas Cole was a master and there is no doubt, The Titan’s Goblet is one of his best known work, and he deserves it.
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...s Cole did an excellent job in portraying realism in his paintings. He helped America vision a society with possibilities, opportunities, and abundance of resources. Not only did Cole inspire the nation; he also influenced many artists who are now heading Cole’s way. Cole was a brilliant man of great intelligence who stole the hearts of many. In an article written by William Church Bryant, Bryant explains, “We might dream in his funeral oration on Cole, that the conscious valleys miss his accustomed visits and that autumnal glories of the woods are paler because of his departure.” Cole died on February 11, 1848 due to an illness and was remembered by many whom he helped to see the true vision of America.
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Grendel lives in a dark and gruesome underground cave with his mother and dozens of cold, unmoving creatures. He is very curious and, in his early years, finds a way to escape this terrible place and enter the world. Every night he wanders outside his cave, exploring the land around him. One night, he gets trapped in a tree. A band of human beings led by King Hrothgar approaches and, after some hesitation, attacks Grendel. They close in for the kill, but Grendel's mother arrives just in time to save him.
The first painting analyzed was North Country Idyll by Arthur Bowen Davis. The focal point was the white naked woman. The white was used to bring her out and focus on the four actual colored males surrounding her. The woman appears to be blowing a kiss. There is use of stumato along with atmospheric perspective. There is excellent use of color for the setting. It is almost a life like painting. This painting has smooth brush strokes. The sailing ship is the focal point because of the bright blue with extravagant large sails. The painting is a dry textured flat paint. The painting is evenly balanced. When I look at this painting, it reminds me of settlers coming to a new world that is be founded by its beauty. It seems as if they swam from the ship.
There are many meanings inside stories; “Gregory” by Panos Ioannides is a heart-wrenching short story that follows the protagonist through the execution of his friend. E.M. Forster explains a want to keep friendships strong even at the expense of one’s relation to one’s country. The main character in “Gregory”' has multiple thoughts showing a tie to what Foster explained, as well as the internal fight that happens when one has two forces pulling at one. The Narrator wants to follow his gut and skirt tragedy, but in the end he wants to save himself from his superiors.
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Through attention to detail, repeated comparison, shifting tone, and dialogue that gives the characters an opportunity to voice their feelings, Elizabeth Gaskell creates a divide between the poor working class and the rich higher class in Mary Barton. Gaskell places emphasis on the differences that separate both classes by describing the lavish, comfortable, and extravagant life that the wealthy enjoy and compares it to the impoverished and miserable life that the poor have to survive through. Though Gaskell displays the inequality that is present between both social classes, she also shows that there are similarities between them. The tone and diction change halfway through the novel to highlight the factors that unify the poor and rich. In the beginning of the story John Barton exclaims that, “The rich know nothing of the trials of the poor…” (11), showing that besides the amount of material possessions that one owns, what divides the two social classes is ability to feel and experience hardship. John Barton views those of the upper class as cold individuals incapable of experiencing pain and sorrow. Gaskell, however proves Barton wrong and demonstrates that though there are various differences that divide the two social classes, they are unified through their ability to feel emotions and to go through times of hardship. Gaskell’s novel reveals the problematic tension between the two social classes, but also offers a solution to this problem in the form of communication, which would allow both sides to speak of their concerns and worries as well as eliminate misunderstandings.
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The art piece I chose was a pottery that I found very interesting, not only the art itself but the story behind it. This was a red-figure archaic type of pottery; the name of the pottery is called a Terracotta hydria, which is also known as a water jar. This specific pot was made in Greece and South Italy, around 340-330BC. It was also found at Canosa before the year 1878. According to the MET museum “This pot was created by a group of BM F 308, the specific artist is unknown. However, the potter and art was produced in Greek, South Italy, and Apulia.”
Starting with visual elements I saw lines, implied depth, and texture. I see lines by him using lines created by an edge. Each line is curved not straight but it works with the piece. By using this he creates the piece to make it whole. He uses many curved lines within the painting I don’t know if there is a straight line in the whole thing. The next element I saw was implied depth. Using linear perspective you can see the mountains but they look smaller than the rest of the piece. They are the vanishing point in the back making it look as if you can walk down and they will get closer and closer to you. The last element that I saw was texture. They talk about Van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night having texture through a two- dimensional surface, in which this painting has that similar feel. Van Gogh uses thick brush stokes on his paintings to show his feelings. There is actually a name for this called, Impasto,