The most famous genre painting by David is undoubtedly the Death of Marat (1793) which depicts French radical Jean-Paul Marat slumped over in his bathtub while holding a letter which he obviously was writing just before being killed by Charlotte Co Continue Reading...
Art of classical antiquity, in the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, has been much revered, admired, and imitated. In fact, the arts of ancient Greece and Rome can be considered the first self-conscious and cohesive art movements in Europe. Style, Continue Reading...
Cultural and Social Influence of Neoclassical Artist (Antonio Canova) Antonio Canova Culture and social influence of the Neoclassical artists Antonio Canova's life was mainly of sculptor because his father, Pietro Canova, was a stonecutter of Poss Continue Reading...
Impressionism vs. Post-Impressionism Impressionism vs. Post This paper will explore impressionism vs. post-impressionism including the influences of each on each other and society, and the effects of each other on the 19th century. The paper will a Continue Reading...
Monet used brushstrokes and many shades of vivid greens and pinks to portray the garden as if it were viewed through a mist. In 1910, English writer Roger Fry coined the phrase "post impressionism" as he organized an exhibition in London (Shone, 19 Continue Reading...
David, Napoleon in His Study The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries is an 1812 painting done by Jacques-Louis David. It is not just a normal painting but it is vertical in format, plus displays Napoleon standing, three-quarters life size Continue Reading...
Dadaism and Surrealism It has been since centuries that the Art has existed in this world and has undergone various stages. In simple words, art has got its own historical periods whereby every period has its unique invention and significance. Art Continue Reading...
Impressionism and Surrealism Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s (Rewald, 1973, p. 6). T Continue Reading...
Dreams in Sigmund Freud and Franz Kafka Dreams, the Unconscious, and the Real Self in the Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud and the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka In 19th -20th century societies, the prevailing philosophical discipline and wa Continue Reading...
