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    Francis Bacon - The Portraits Francis Bacon was born in Dublin‚ Ireland to English parents. When F. Bacon grow up and was more independent he then travelled to Berlin were he spent most of his time there. He then moved onto Paris‚ before returning to London and starting out as an interior designer. Bacon never attended art school; he only began his work in watercolours about 1926 – 27. An exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso inspired him to make his first drawings and paintings. The influence

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    Portrait of Marten Looten

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    Christian Gutierrez Dr. Wendy Slatkin ART 213 19 November 2012 The Portrait of Marten Looten There have been many great artists throughout the history of mankind. World famous and household names such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Picasso may be the first to come to mind. However there is one artist who perhaps surpasses the aforementioned names in terms of technical skill; a man who is incredibly proficient in the fields of painting and especially etching; a man who’s work symbolizes

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    The second Italian piece is the Portrait of a Lady in a Green Dress by Bartolomeo Veneto 1530. This portrait is one of my favorites because of its deep hues and the woman who had been chosen. This woman with her pale skin and odd features has made me remember the portrait of Anne Boleyn‚ one of the wives of King Henry IIIV. The dress seemed as if you were to touch it you would actually be able to feel what the fabric felt like. There is beauty in this dark portrait because the artist has used the

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    painting and its meaning with me until the day I graduate. Unlike Orozco’s “Gods of the Modern World” that is abstract with symbolic meaning‚ Rembrandt Van Rijn’s “Self-Portrait” on page 341 is representational. He painted himself as he saw himself. I think it takes a great amount of emotional strength to do a self-portrait. We are our own worst critic. No one sees our flaws as clearly as we do. I admire Rembrandt for including the bags under his eyes‚ the wrinkles on his

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    Deborah Tatko Art 131 Maggie Whitley November 15‚ 2012 Portraits Throughout History Portraits and self portraits throughout history have been crucial to the development in the artistic world‚ be it due to self development in the artist own personal gain of self understanding or if it is an economical gain of not having to pay a model to sit for the artist while he/she works. Without all of the amazing portraits society has gained over the years‚ especially in the 16th century. Take The Mona

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    Who Was Ginevra De Benci?

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    National Gallery myself to see her‚ it was something I wanted to know more about‚ who was she and why was she painted the way she was? I was profusely curious to find the answers to all these questions I had. “Who Was Ginevra de’ Benci? Leonardo’s Portrait and Its Sitter Recontextualized” was a particularly helpful resource in finding information about Ginevra‚ and who she actually is. Ginevra de’ Benci is the only painting in America made by Leonardo da Vinci . She lives in the National Gallery as

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    Simon Flores

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    for the portrait of Amadeo I‚ which he presented to the province oil Pampanga. During this time he might already have made the acquaintance of Mons Ignacio Tambungui who introduced him to the wealthy families of several towns of Pampanga‚ for whom he executed many portraits and religious paintings. Simon married the monsignor’s sister‚ Simplicia. Flores must have executed as many as 20 portraits which include the two versions of the Familia Quiason‚ and the portraits entitled

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    Omar Saibou Yarrow Mamout During slavery the Portuguese attempted to get rid of Islam in their country. The Portuguese used deportation and forceful baptism to get the job done. When entering Africa the Portuguese killed Islamic Natives from the area. After doing this they put up crosses in different locations and in mosques. Then they began to capture those left behind that were unable to fight. They wanted to take the unexpected humans and planned to

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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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    CRITICISM PAPER "The Grafin von Schonfeld with her Daughter" by Elizabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun In the University Of Arizona Museum Of Art‚ the Pfeiffer Gallery is displaying many art pieces of oil on canvas paintings. These paintings are mostly portraits of people‚ both famous and not. They are painted by a variety of artists of European decent and American decent between the mid 1700’s and the early 1900’s. The painting by Elizabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun caught my eye and drew me in to look closely

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