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| How might we explain this painting by Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare as a Romantic masterpiece. What criteria of being a Romantic artist is displayed? |
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What themes play out in this masterpiece by Antoine Watteau? He is a Rococo artist of the pre-French Revolution period. Think of his audience and POV many Rococo artists displayed in their work.
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Theme of love, playful intrigue, portrayal of the good life, upper class (second estate interests), Arcadian happiness... |
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What does Italy look like from the clouds?
A. A pizza
B. A boot
C. A Rotini
D. The Tin Man |
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| Painted in 1931, this work by Spanish Painter Salvador Dali is typical of the surrealist movement. Dali conveys the distortions and the alterations of the human perception of time. Notice the use of color and the distortion of the clocks. Dali also uses several repeating symbols throughout many of his paintings such as Gala, a boy with a watering can, elephants, eggs, and in this painting ants. |
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| This painting "Venus and Adonis" is painted by Titian circa 1560. Titian takes the subject of his painting from Roman mythology of Venus warning her lover Adonis of his peril, before he goes out hunting, and is killed by a boar sent by Hephestus. Titian was an Italian painter from the Venitan school of the Italian Renaissance; his paintings captured the "back to the classics" movement a fascination with Greek and Roman History. |
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| This painting by Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles de Avignon, is regarded as the first of the cubist movement. (In the permanent collection in MoMA) The cubist movement was revolutionary, one that emphasized the true geometric forms. As you can see in this painting, the prostitutes of Avignon are portrayed in their bare geometric shapes. Picasso, interested in African art painted African-style masks on prostitues. This painting started the cubist movement which later captivated modern European artists in the early 20th century. |
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| This painting, painted in 1656 by Diego Velazquez, is called Las Meninas. Velazquez was a court painter for Felipe IV of Spain, of the Hapsburg family. In this painting we can see Infanta Margarita in the center, surrounded by sisters, and dwarfs who served as entertainers. Velazquez himself is shown painting on the eisle on the left side of this painting. The mirror hung on the back wall shows what Velazquez is painting. The princess' parents Felipe IV and Mariana of Austria. This painting is characteristic of those ordered by the court as it shows the luxury and power of the monarchy. |
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| This is the painting, Christina's World, by Andrew Wyeth, an American painter. (In MoMA) This painting, done in 1948 is of a girl who is paralyzed waist down and would crawl through the fields near Wyeth's home; this clearly inspired Wyeth. Wyeth was of the realist school, and this image does not give the detail in this painting justice. The detail is incredible with attention paid to each blade of grass. Truly breathtaking in terms of detail, if you ever are in MoMA it is on the 4th floor by the escalators. |
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| The Scream painted by Edvard Munch, in 1893. Impressionist painting, as we can see from the use of colors and the coarse brush strokes. Notice the blend of colors he uses of the reds and blues. Up close this painting would look more blurry and hazy, but taking a step back the whole picture forms. This is typical of all impressionist paintings. Described by the artist this painting shows the "infinite scream passing through nature." |
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| Young Girl with a Water Pitcher, painted in 1664 by Johannes Vermeer. This painting is of the Baroque era and showed every day life of the rising middle class in Holland. This painting as we can see shows signs of wealth that were growing in Holland at this time, we see these examples on the pitcher on the table, the jewelry case on the table, and the elaborate table cloth. The map mounted on the wall is thought to have symbolized the wealth and travel of the merchant class as the Netherlands were expanding their by-sea trade. |
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