Comparison Of Pablo Picasso And Las Meninas

Question 21 2 out of 2 points Why is Velzquez's Las Meninas (The Maids of considered Honor) such a complex painting? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer:

Both of these paintings show the love and desire to hold on to ones heritage and family traditions which is extremely important in Hispanic families. Both with vivid colors and images. In Kahlo’s “Self Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States”, even though she is a Mexican woman living in a non-Mexican country, she is able to accept both sides and hold on to her own Mexican heritage and culture which it seems she preferred. In Garza’s “Camas Para Sueños”(Beds for Dreams), Garza is showing the love and closeness she had with her sister and how her mother allowed them to dream and reach after those dreams as they kept

The dark blue left eye and light blue right tells me that Pablo Picasso may have used her actual eye color. Her body is almost as if she had her back to Picasso and turning her torso toward him; such as in most contrapposto art. In the original sketch you can clearly see her arms and the detail of her body. She is not looking back at Picasso, but instead looking toward the opening curtain. The hair of the young lady is also more visible as it drapes down her back. By repositioning her arm and adding the mask he completely changed her appearance, not only in her face but her body as well. Picasso gave her a double point of view, as you look at her nose and the angles it provides. The hand under the chin gives it an almost claw like feature, with what seems to be her fingers going to her eye to her the opposite side of the chin. With the sharp angles and mask and all the distortion it would be difficult to truly see just the young lady. It is almost as if she is shards of glass pieced together to make a

Alvaro was the one that was quiet and would copy other people's paintings instead of making some kind of original and unique art. Cristobal was the troublemaker that would steal things from Mr.Velazquez and blame it on Juan. Mr.Velasquez knew that it was not Juan’s fault and he threatened to send cristobal away if he did it again. But, he did it again and Mr.Velasquez did not do anything because Cristobal was a good drawer and painter and was much better than Alvaro. There was a request by the King for Diego Velasquez to paint a portrait of him.

He wanted to make the painting his own way. Picasso had his own point of view on las meninas by just painting the princess and the attendants. I think he decided to paint just the princess and attendants because he wanted to show the difference between the two. The princess is highly praised while the attendants don’t get noticed. The attendants are always longing in the princesses shadow, just like how in the painting the attendant is kneeling down to the princess, supposedly helping her get ready.I think Velazquez created such a work because he was trying to put his own life experiences into something. I think he was trying to express two different groups of people.In the painting there is the royal princess and her attendants. There is other people in the painting that people are less focused on. When you look at the painting there is people gathered around

Pablo Picasso, although usually known as just Picasso. His full name though is actually: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. His signature is worth more than some of his paintings. In fact in some restaurants he just drew a quick face and then signed it (when he was famous). He was one of the most well known people in the 20th century. He was born in 25th of October 1881 in Malaga, Spain, and then died on the 8th of April 1973 Mougins, France. He was a: painter, drawing, sculpture, print making, and ceramics.

Two of the most extensively analyzed works of art are Diego Velasquez's Las Meninas and Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini Double Portrait. Both of these artist's talent won them recognition not only during their lifetime but after as well. Both Velasquez and Van Eyck have a justly earned title as the most talented artists of their respective times. A detailed examination of the details and intricacies of these artist's respective masterpieces, their similarities, and what sets them apart not just from each other but from other paintings from their time period and style, will lead the viewer to a better understanding of the mentalities of these gifted artists and how they transcend their respective genres and contemporaries to create their own

During the 1920s and early 1930s, Braque painted a series of still lifes representing a return to a Cézannian means of expressing depth and surface composition. As an heir of Cezanne, Braque had inherited the possibility of applying to painting the economy and precision traditional in the craftsman milieu from which he came.

I think what Picasso was trying to portray was that people that do the most work are not recognized that much. In the painting the princess is big and the main focus of the painting, while the maid is so small, and is not the main focus. I think what Picasso’s

Picasso is a bold painter where he dismisses the idea of the background being a backdrop and assisting the main subject matter and instead incorporates it, making it just as extreme as the main focal point of the painting. ‘Girl Before a Mirror’ 1932 (1.62 m x 1.3 m) painted in Picasso’s cubism period depicts a girl named Marie Therese Walter who was painted numerous times by Picasso during the 1930 's. This painting is open to multiple interpretations. One of these is through symbolism in response to the girl’s face. The face is painted with a side and front profile. One side displays the daytime where she seems more like a woman, pampered with her make up done. The other side represents her at night with the rough charcoal texture; the time where she removes the mask of makeup, and becomes more vulnerable as a young female. This contrasts with another interpretation of the girl being self-conscious of her flaws and insecurities that she tries to hide with makeup. Picasso uses basic lines and shapes to form the body but still successfully portrays the woman both in side and front profile as she looks into a mirror that reflects someone she is not. In reality, she depicts a beautiful pregnant woman with artificial, round breasts and small eyes. The prominent interpretation of this painting is the woman staring at her reflection seeing herself as an old woman. Picasso uses vivid and radiant colours to depict the woman however in her reflection, he uses dark and gloomy

Las Meninas was Velázquez’s largest oeuvre measuring 3.21 m by 2.81 m (Umberger 96). Velázquez’s masterpiece is one that draws sharp criticism ranging from those who find this work as a complete piece with its pictorial features prominent in the artwork, to those who find it hard to interpret its content conclusively (Ancell 159-160; Snyder 542+; Steinberg 48; Bongiorni 88). Despite such disparities, Velázquez’s masterpiece was able to project a day in the life of the royal family while at the same time achieving his artistic ideal. This work explores this artwork in light of the royal family and personal gratification by Velázquez as a celebrated artist.

At first while looking at the artworks it is actually not possible to figure out that the artist himself might be representing him in his piece. But after reading the notes and knowing that the artist is also a part in the image does enhances the two works of art. For the first image of The Burial of Count Orgaz by El Greco, he did not include his portrait in the artwork, Instead, he included an image of his son. On his son’s handkerchief, he wrote, “El Greco made me”. That indicates how El Greco will live on through this painting and through his son. But he is not done here yet, placed against the saint is one of the El Greco’s landscape paintings. Such portraits do enhance the artwork a lot. In the second image of Las Menians by Velazquez is different from the previous one as the artist is prominently found in this artwork. Left side of the image is dominated by the back of the artists and right side by the figures. The figures including young princess, the king, and the Queen. The princess is all dressed up for her portrait session with Velazquez. However, in the close up picture, I can see the artist seems very bored by being there. As if he just wants to finish the portrait and leave. He has this unpleasant face that according to me does enhance the artwork and makes in more interesting. He is like the focal point of the piece to set the artwork unique beside others.

From the time periods of late1904 to early 1906, Pablo Picasso, one of the most renowned oil painters in history, explored the theme of Saltimbanques upon his canvas medium during his famous Rose Period. Previously, Picasso suffered from depression, which resulted in the era known as the Blue Period, but in 1904, Picasso met Fernande Olivier, who some speculate was the transition from his Blue Period to Rose Period. During the Rose Period, Picasso’s used of warm color oil paints, primarily pink, highlighted the artistic style of Saltimbanques as he depicted circus performers, harlequins, and acrobats that he observed when living in France. For much of his artwork, “Picasso’s eye would also require the stimulus of a visual experience,” and for him, the idea of being visually stimulated by circuses, caught his attention. In order to gather inspiration, Picasso would frequently visit the Cirque Médrano in Montmartre so that both his mind and eyes could be visually stimulated. As his infatuation with Saltimbanques increased, he dedicated a series to them and in 1905, he created his most famous painting of the Rose Period “Family of Saltimbanques.” This painting, standing at 7x8 ft, was considered to be the biggest painting ever produced by Picasso. Using these influences, Picasso was able to create his most impressive works of the Rose Period, “Family of Saltimbanques.”

Pablo Picasso - His Life and His Art Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, painter, sculptor, and printmaker, was born in Malaga Spain on October 25, 1881 and died on April 8, 1973.Today he is considered to be one of the most influential and successful artists in history. Picasso contributed many things to 19th century and modern day art and his name is familiar to all those involved in the many different fields of art. Throughout the seven decades that Picasso produced artwork he used many different types of media. In each piece of art he produced he searched for new possibilities, invented images in them, and reflected events that were occurring in his world through his artwork. Picasso had many artistic influences in his life, including Cézanne,

Pablo Picasso’s painting, “Les Demoiselles D’avignon” uses the elements of color, line, and shape to make the statement: Of young women in avignon. Picasso spent nine months painting “Les Demoiselles D’avignon,” this paintings one of his most famous examples of cubism. Picasso proved to exist as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He also joined an artist production that he spiritually believed would keep him alive. Picasso spent 80 out of his 91 years of living devoted to this group. While devoted to this group, he painted “Les demoiselles d’avignon”. The painting consists of five prostitutes that stood on the street corner named Avignon, the “red light district” of Barcelona, a street that Picasso would frequently visit. The females in this painting fill the entire space, and they almost look as if they could be trapped. I believe that picasso made these women fill the space completely, attempting to symbolize the fact that the women were trapped in a lifestyle that they did not want to exist in.