Project Paper Dearest Diary, It’s me, Titian. I have been asked by a fellow colleague about my reasoning behind painting my self-portrait. It took me many ages to ponder this question. Was it vain of me to paint a picture of myself? Or was I simply trying to preserve my image for years to come so that future generations could see the type of artist that I am? I finally have come to a conclusion Diary. The reason I have painted my self-portrait is because I did indeed want people in the years
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the history and background of the painting (picture 1). The painting was of Mrs. Timothy Rogers (Lucy Boylston). I was intrigued by the historical background of the Boylston Family and the timeline (1766 – 1767) during which John Singleton Copley painted six portraits of the Boylston family. It reminded me of a line in John Berger’s essay: “They are declared art when their line of descent can be certified” (150). I wonder how many wonderful and beautiful paintings were just thrown away because they
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T. McDonald HUMA205 –Art Appreciation October 23, 2011 Comparison of Renaissance Art Website selection - Judtih (Giorgio da Castelfranco) circa 1504 The painting, ‘Judith’ by Giorgio da Castelfranco done around 1504, is one of many portraits depicting the scene of Judith and Holofernes from the Biblical Book of Judith. The legend states that the widow Judith endears herself to an enemy general, Holofernes, and subsequently beheads him as he lies drunk in his bed (Artlex, 2010). The
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The two paintings that I chose for our second writing assignment are Self-portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States and Model with Unfinished Self-portrait. I chose these two paintings for two reasons. The first reason being that both pieces include people. I thought that might make it easier to compare and contrast the two. The second reason is even though they both have people they each have a totally different feel to them. Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico
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on paintings and created a collection of artwork called the Circus Project. They are both different ages and come from different generations. This is an unusual pair which makes it interesting and different to see these men come together and create paintings and do what they enjoy collectively. They both worked on these painting equally. The efforts of both artists are in each painting which is rare to find but it makes these images unique. Even though they work collectively on each painting they
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plants. Cool-colored glassware is on the table alongside with a yellow see-through vase that contains water and full bloomed bright flowers. For this is the subject matter painted on oil covered canvas is called Nan’s Kitchen by Janet Fish. This painting contains many visual elements. Throughout the whole picture, we are drawn to the glassware like the yellow vase containing the flowers. Other points of interest are the pink glass that next to the vase. The vertical lines that converge to show the
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readers of the composition that consist of color scheme, space , shapes and dimension of the piece. I will define in essence the self-portraits and what it means to me as an individual. So therefore from this point I am Don Julio and my style of painting is very similar to that of the renaissance era. Born in 1494 a young German artist living in Germany, I was trained originally by my father I was a natural born goldsmith after some years I migrated to Venice Where I improve my skills as a painter
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which a strong and strange psychological morbidity is focused. The main theme is then introduced it has two characters – Sue and Johnsy. They met together suddenly at a hotel and found themselves sharing taste chicory salad, bishop sleeves and in painting. They become intimate friends and in a cheap rented house two friends Sue and Johnsy set up a common studio. The humours beginning arrest the attention of the readers and relive the tension that awaits them. After a serio-comic introduction comes
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document is how to describe paintings to someone who couldn’t see it. The painting which is Poplars on the ept was made by claude monet who painted it in 1891.The other painting is The Old Violin which was created by William M. Harnett in 1886. These two paintings are quite fascinating when you think of it. One shows us a area which has trees,water, and clouds. The other painting shows an old violin which is going for the worse. Poplars on ept is a very interesting painting which shows a very wet climate
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this horrific day using oil on canvas. The painting is currently on display in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid. This piece is painted and drawn in a more modern style for its time. There are less sculptural forms and flatter shapes. Goya’s painting criticises both war and French actions. With the use of light and an emphasis on emotion, Goya has successfully conveyed ideas of social commentary and political
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