Painting Essays

Gustave Callebotte was the first impressionist that painted realistic, photo paintings. Callebotte was born in 1848, he was a French painter that was really influenced by impressionism. Mostly all of Callebotte’s work was, oil on canvas style. He painted Paris Street; Rainy Day in 1877. Callebotte was one of the …

Compare and Contrast “The Alba Madonna” and “Deposition” Two great works of art, both done at different times by different artist, have similar features and can be portrayed in the same light. We will look at “The Alba Madonna”, painted by Raphael in 1510 and “Deposition”, was painted by Rogier …

On May 7, 2011, I went to the Timken Museum of art located at the southeast side of Balboa Park, San Diego. I chose a painting named “The Piazzetta at Venice” by artist Luca Carlevarijs (1663-1730 Venice). I t was very interesting painting that grabbed my attention at first. The …

For this assignment, you will choose from the following options: · Option 1: Adolescent Self-Portrait Paper · Option 2: Adolescent Self-Portrait Presentation Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Adolescent Self-Portrait located on the student website. Select one option to complete the assignment. There is no denying that …

Photography is both an art and a science. Photography allows us to express our feeling and emotions, but to do so we need to master the scientific part of the medium. Unlike a painter, who is in direct contact with his subject and his canvas, a photographer is separated from …

Immediate context: This observation took place within my kitchen/dining room. TC was sat at the kitchen table, looking at all the paints on the table. Her mother is sat at the kitchen counter watching the TC play. Whilst all the other children are also looking at all the other items …

Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino was born in 1483 in Urbino, Italy. Throughout most of his early life he studied as an apprentice under Pietro Perugino, a high renaissance artist that studied alongside Leonardo da Vinci, in 1501 Raphael finished his apprenticeship and began to paint commissioned works. In 1510 he …

The natural landscape and the winter storm in “The Painted Door” serve as a metaphor for Ann’s sense of isolation. Sinclair Ross, the author of the short story, intelligently uses imagery to add atmosphere to the story and enhance the readers understanding of the emotions and mood of the protagonist, …

In “Girl Before a Mirror,” Pablo Picasso uses cubism and contrasting colors to create a pessimistic tone to illustrate the duality of the woman’s nature. The painter uses simple shapes and lines to create the body of the woman, but he remains successful at displaying her both in side profile …

Caravaggio was born September 29, 1571 to Lucia Aratori and Fermo Merisi, a stonemason, just nine months after their wedding in Caravaggio and he was named Michelangelo after the Archangel Michael. While his father made a good living as a stonemason, they never became wealthy or achieved high status, despite …