There are so many types of paints out there it can be tough to choose, even white is not as simple a color as you would think there are different shades and different sheens. There are two sheens that lie between matte and glossy and they are eggshell and satin sheens. To understand the difference between the two you need yo know where they lie on the glossiness scale. Why is glossiness important? The reason is that glossy paints are generally more washable and durable than flat or matte paint sheens
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The man who drew this image is named Salvador Dali, and he drew it in 1969. The most modern of the three paintings brings a rather interesting story to it. This image was 1 of 21 engraving that Dali did directing a range of people. The first thing that caught my eye in this one is how childish it looks, thats the best way I can describe it. I know Dali was a
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started having serious health issues. He started having bad eyesight and his neck started having some issues from his awkward standing position. These health issues forced him to change body positions while painting and ended up lying down while painting. Despite these problems, he continued painting and two years after, the Pope attempted to convince Michelangelo to rush the final part and be done with it a year or two early. Michelangelo plainly rejected the idea and took his time. His product was
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this class, I had never seen that particular work. Yes, I have been exposed to other areas of the Sistine Chapel, but never The Last Judgement. I truly do not know how I could have missed it. It is quite phenomenal. It is one of the busiest paintings I have ever seen. When I think of Michelangelo, “The Pieta” immediately comes to mind. His ability to breathe life into his creation shows his passion for what he does. Like “The Pieta,” Michelangelo paid so much attention to detail. Every facet
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plagued the people and killed thousands. It is generally accepted that his art was to teach spiritual truths, and moral principles. Bosch seem to use imagery dealing with the torments of hell if committing sin. There are three main figures in this painting: Saint Christopher (the largest figure), the Christ Child, and a hermit (holding the lantern). St. Christopher was a man who was big and strong, he was in search to serve the most powerful
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The Third of May is a painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. It was completed in 1814, but is about an event that happened 6 years prior. The piece was painted in oil paints, creating a blended texture throughout the work. The piece shows what seems to be a dispute, weapons and blood involved. To generalize, the picture is takes place in the early hours of the morning. Historically, this is after the battle at Medina del Rio Seco in Spain. Napoleon Bonaparte---the
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Artifact Analysis For this week’s Artifact Analysis, I have chosen the “George Washington family portrait,” In this portrait, everyone is well dressed and gathered at a table. The people included appears to be George Washington himself, followed by his wife, kids, and an African American man. Right off the bat, I am assuming that this man is their house slave. While it’s obvious that this man isn’t related to George Washington by any bloodline, it’s interesting for him to be included in this family
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Compare and contrast influence on Face jug’s for Black Slaves White potters early 1900’s Mitchell Grafton Comparing and contrasting influence to face jug’s by different artists and potters from different time periods in history, helps us gain knowledge about the creative process of artists. The Black slaves made pottery because were not allowed to have tombstones so they would make face jugs and use it as grave markers. They had hidden meanings behind it. The white potter suffered economic depressions
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Leonardo DaVinci’s (1452-1519) large mural made of oil and tempura on plaster in Italy in the middle 15th century (currently located in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan), and is one of DaVinci’s most successful artwork. The scene as painted by Leonardo DaVinci represents the ‘Last Supper’ which Jesus ate with his twelve disciples (also known as the Twelve Apostles) where he announces that one of them will betray him. Due to many environmental factors and vandalism of the artwork, very little of the
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be considered to be the equivalence of all the paintings from all these Dutch artists displaying multiple everyday. The same way we take pictures of our regular lives, the same thing the Dutch were capturing with their pictures these realistic functions and ideal home representation. Dutch seventeenth-century artists produced paintings of everyday domestic spaces, utensils and foods in an unprecedented and variation.Seventeenth-century Dutch paintings of the fancy cuisines and fine tableware were
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