Emerson’s quote easily summarizes "The Oval Portrait‚" written by Edgar Allen Poe. It is a chilling tale‚ describing the two different passions of a married couple. The husband‚ a painter‚ requests that the wife let him paint her portrait‚ and in obeying him‚ she meets her doom. As the painting matured‚ her health and spirits declined and yet she remained and‚ without objection‚ she continued to sit for him. His passions increase and after many weeks‚ as the painting nears completion‚ each stroke of the
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to Berardino (portrait of a woman). This painting is the oldest in the Appleton Museum often referred to by the guards as The Appleton Mona. Some say the portrait was painted the same time as the Mona Lisa. Even though there is no evidence the portrait was painted by one of Devin chi’s students. The features in the portrait are very different than others in this time period. The colors are all very deep and dark. Compared to the Mona Lisa there are settle differences. Portrait of a woman is actually
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The Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci which is one of the most famous works of art in the world and it is an oil painting on a poplar wood panel. This is demonstrated by the fact that it is the most visited and viewed painting in the world. Leonardo Da Vinci‚ the famous Italian artist‚ painted the Mona Lisa between the years of 1504 and 1519 when Leonardo was living in Florence. The painting is believed to be a portrait of Lisa Gheradini‚ the wife of Francesco Del Giocondo
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skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light in paintings‚ and used it a lot.
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and many others. “Considered one of America’s best portrait photographers‚ developed her trademark use of bold colors and poses while at Rolling Stone (Bio.com)”. Annie went to the San Francisco Art Institute to study. She went to study Painting‚ but later on she developed a love and passion for photography. Annie started taking
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3/17/2013 Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is an extremely sought after and recognized painting. It was painted by the famous Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci between the years of 1503-1506 from what historians believe. The painting standing only 30 inches by 21 inches is a portrait of a woman‚ on poplar panels done with oil acrylic. This piece created a lot of ground breaking techniques for the period in which it was painted for the art world. It was said that there was a possibility this piece was
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Doe Professor Jeffrey Oderlin English 1B 22 September 2011 The Enigmatic Meaning They call her “The Enigmatic Woman‚” yet the painting at first glance is quite banal. It looks a lot like any run of the mill portrait with the subject positioned in the center while she sits facing and staring directly at the viewer. Even the colors are boring in this painting with its abundance of earth tones with different mellow shades of faded green‚ brown‚ blue‚ and burnt orange. The picture itself is only
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Eyck painted‚ signed‚ and dated his piece‚ the “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.” This painting is believed to be of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ an Italian merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami and is thought to stand as documentation of their marriage. While it may seem like a simple dual-portrait‚ there are many subtle symbols incorporated in the scene that enhance the portrayal of this couple. Use of symbolism within the painting explains its purpose‚ shows what this Renaissance couple values‚ displays
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Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in 1940 in Montignac‚ France. The cave paintings were 15‚000 to 17‚000 years old. The paintings were mostly paintings of animals‚ which are great examples of art during the Upper Paleolithic period. Some of the sections of the cave paintings have been identified as the Lateral Passage the Chamber of Felines‚ the Great Hall of the Bulls‚ the Shaft of the Dead Man‚ the Painted Gallery‚ and the Chamber of Engravings. The cave has about 2‚000 images that can
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difficulties Florence encountered by this time explain the heavy influence of gothic style in architecture and the elegance found in every artwork created in this era. Florence was one of the top European cities when it came to painting‚ because it had the greatest school of painting where many important artists assisted. Florence‚ throughout the years‚ has always been an important influence in history and art. Even though many artists have a vast aspiration for art‚ each artist possesses his own criteria
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