B-AM1101 - History and Contextual Studies 1 (Visual Arts) Written Assignment: Short Essay (30% of overall grade for History and Contextual Studies I) Assignment brief Critically evaluate a visual artwork of your choice‚ with reference to its history and context. Your essay should include: 1. An analysis of the work’s physical‚ visual and aesthetic characteristics‚ imagery and symbolism (where appropriate) 2. A brief background to the artist/maker 3. An argument about how the work
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Caravaggio Michelangelo Caravaggio‚ greatest Italian Baroque artist‚ was born in 1573. He had a complex character and a trouble personality‚ which he often got drunk and got involve into a fight. In 1605‚ he committed a murder and was sentence to death but he had been working in major Churches of Rome. Therefore‚ he had an important friend‚ Cardinal Del Monte‚ who became his sponsor and helped him to escape from Rome to Naples‚ where he was still painting a lot of incredible works. In 1610‚ Caravaggio
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I have chosen the artwork Judith Decapitating Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi in 1620. The reason I chose this painting is because of the graphic nature and the history behind the painting. The painting is 6’ 6 ⅜” x 5’ 3 ¾” oil on canvas located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence‚ Italy. The painting shows two women (Judith and her maidservant) holding down and cutting off the head of Holofernes. This is clear because of the sword that Judith is holding near his neck and the blood that is painted
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October 26‚ 2009 Formal Analysis: Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes As I was walking across the 17th century art section at Walters Art Museum‚ hanging behind the big rectangular pillar in the middle of the hallway‚ an oil painting on panel by Trophime Bigot draws my attention. The high contrasting tones of colors and values and the artist capability to make the grotesque painting appealing interest me. Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes (Figure 1)‚ ca. 1640‚1 is consisting
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Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes and Joseph the Carpenter Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes (98) and Georges de La Tour’s Joseph the Carpenter (151) are great examples of Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro meaning the representation of balance between light and shades within artwork. This type of artwork is typical of the renaissance era. There are several aspects of chiaroscuro; modeling which is light falling across a curved or round surface. Highlights
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Descriptive Paper In this essay I will describe the elements that make up Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes by Trophine Bigot‚ a Baroque artist. This work is an oil painting on wood panel from 1640. It is part of the permanent collection at the Walters Museum in Baltimore Maryland. The painting is of a close up scene occurring between two females and a male. Behind the people there are red curtains parting open. It is the only part of the back ground that is visible to the viewer. The
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Spanish influences in mind‚ but also touches upon classical Renaissance inspirations‚ as he wants to have a modern day feel with a hint of classical influences. Caravaggio inspired Rembrandt during his art career‚ and in the painting ‘Night Watch’ he uses light and shadow to describe faces‚ which was one of the innovations of Caravaggio. By using this it makes the work very mysterious and it draws the viewer in
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Invitation to a Beheading: Cincinnatus’s Conformity Invitation to a Beheading‚ examines the real world theme of conformity. Cincinnatus is charged with the crime of being different. His shyness puts people off because he is always thinking about deeper issues. His failure to assimilate into society is what makes him become a prisoner. Nabokov explores the idea of conformity by the imprisonment of Cincinnatus. The story takes place in the prison cell and hardly ever moves away from the vicinity
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Michelangelo da Caravaggio’s "David with the Head of Goliath" and Artemisia Gentileschi’s "Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" The period of Baroque art was from 1600 to 1750‚ and relates to the style of architecture and art that was dominant at that time. Rome was the center of this new style that reflected the Counter Reformation; the Church was regrouping during this period‚ and was trying to build up its patronage by bringing people back to worship after the Reformation
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Merisi known as Caravaggio and Johannes Vermeer were breakout artists of the 17th century. Caravaggio was around in the early 17th century Italy and was thought of as the most famous painter in Rome. Vermeer was from the Netherlands and little known about his early years. His artwork became famous in the 19th century long after his death. Both are well known for their masterpieces all around the world and are highly respected for their contributions to the art scene. Caravaggio was born in Milan
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