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its description of Eden and its inhabitants, Genesis 2:25 states: .And they were both naked,

From the title of this art piece, it tells us that this woman is posing as Jesus Christ; she is spreading her arm out like Jesus depicted in the iconic painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. Instead of Jesus being a man, Cox used herself, a woman, to represent Jesus. The fact that the Bible is based upon Jesus and his twelve disciples, which all are male, tells us that there is a patriarchal and sexist sense embedded within the

As the viewer, when you look at this woman, it makes me follow her gaze to what she looks at which I believe to be the reason as to why the artist painted her in that way. From my knowledge on this scene from varies movies, soldiers would come and break the legs of those crucified to speed their death. When they came to Jesus, they could not break his legs as he was already dead. Instead, a solider pierced his side with his lance to assure themselves that he was dead. In the Last Judgement panel, you can see that the artist divided the painting into three different sections which depict heaven, earth and hell. In the section where heaven can be portrayed you can see a couple of angels above Christ blowing on their horns and Christ, himself is sitting in the center of many angels and saints. Jesus still appears to have the wounds of his crucifixion and the wound received from the soldier’s spear, but instead of being naked, he is wearing a red robe. To the right and left of Jesus, you can see Mary (left) and John the Baptist (right) kneeling next to him and praying. Jesus, Mary and John the Baptist have a yellow glow surrounding

This book is based on Christianity and how the religion was viewed through images. The text has an ere of concepts that ties in the concepts of Christians to the beginning of the start of Christianity. The purpose of this book is to show the readers the difference between how Christian art was represented and how other art was portrayed. I will be giving an overview of what Christianity represents and the art work that it includes.

“Woman Holding a Balance” has so much to interpret as far as depth and space through the form and structure of the artwork. This piece of art is formed from blue, gray, white, and yellow colors giving it a harmonious act to it. Vermeer created this piece of art as a woman holding a balance with her right hand. As we analyze this painting starting off from the top left portion, there is a window with light entering the space to which this woman is in. The window is covered by a yellow curtain. Next to the window is a dark, framed mirror, which is close to a black color. Underneath the mirror, Vermeer painted a table with gray and yellowish pearls laid down over it. There is also a dark blue piece of cloth resting on the top left portion of the table. Right in front of the table we have the woman holding the scale, and she is wearing a blue and white jacket with a hoodie that gently falls over to the sides of her head. In addition, on the far back part of the painting, right behind the woman, Vermeer painted “The Last Judgment”. “The Last Judgement” shows Christ with his arms extended on judgment day with people looking up at him from beneath. All this, as far as the window, table, pearls, woman,

Throughout history, people have used paintings and art as a tool to express their religious beliefs and values. Illustrations depicting the Virgin Mary and child, often referred to as Madonna and Child, are one of the most recurring images in Christian and European Art through the ages. Though these paintings and sculptures may have similarities in their iconography and style each work of art varies based on the different artists’ and time periods. Two paintings that portray these features currently reside in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The first, Virgin and Child by Rogier van der Wyden, was originally painted after 1454. In the painting, the Virgin Mary is holding Christ against her shoulder as he twists around to face toward the viewers. The second painting is Virgin and Child with a Donor, painted by Antoniazzo Romano and originally painted c. 1480. In this painting, Virgin Mary is supporting Christ who seems to be standing and includes a figure of a man with his hands crossed in prayer. While both paintings depict the mother and child, there are both similarities and differences in style and portrayal. In this paper, I will thoroughly examine these traits, as well as address the similarities and differences associated with the two paintings. This analysis will be done by using information gained from reading Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, in class lectures from ARTH 1381 Art and Society Renaissance to Modern and ARTH 1300 Ways of Seeing Art, and close visual

We see that it’s clear the woman is severed from everything else, making the painting almost uninviting and lacks a sense of warmth. The images in the mirror are meant to be separate and not interfere with the frontal image. It’s that separation that draws so much of the discussion; without the sense of her being separate, you have no cause to wonder what is actually going on. It’s this interesting perspective that makes this painting so unique, it’s able to draw a conclusion from every viewer and those conclusions for the most part can be very different.

Hi Cortney, I found your interpretation fascinating. I think most of us have focused on the themes of rebellion, comfortability, and insecurities. That we did forgot to focus and acknowledged the individual, for he is a beautiful representation of the male nude body. And I must agree, it is far more common to see nude photography displaying women than men, so this photograph is a pleasant change. I think the photographer’s choices for the color of the background, the amount of light the individual is exposed to, and the angle at which the individual is facing the camera all give the portrait a more artistic feel.

Architecture is a very important part of many biblical paintings and art pieces. It can emphasize aspects of the piece that would not have other wise been obvious, and it can represent deeper ideas and themes in an artwork. Similarly, scale and detail work in art pieces to emphasize certain features and draw attention to more important characters or ideas. In Jan Van Eyck’s, Madonna in the Church, and Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, as well as Domenico Ghirlandaio’s, The Visitation, these characteristics play an important role in how the sacred protagonists are depicted and emphasized.

The painting was made during the romanticism period and it appears to be made with loose brushwork. The loose brushwork makes the painting appear as if it was smudged after it was finished. In addition, the artwork uses very bright and vivid colors to depict the image. The painting, itself, depicts an image of a woman, who might be a goddess, running away from what looks like a man, with long black hair, behind a rock. The man appears to be pleading to the woman to come back as his arms are outstretched towards her. The woman is looking back at the man as she fleas with two angels located to the right of her. The image seems centralized with the man located in the center and the women on the far lower right, below the exact middle of the painting.

The nude female piece of work that I chose is figure 2-20 Great American Nude. The content is showing many more objects other than just the female. There are several things on a night stand because she is in a bed. The work is more abstract and cartoon like. The woman is illustrated without eyes and a nose. In the other paintings it looks like the females are trying to hide their nakedness. In the Great American Nude particularly she is proud of it or just waking up.

The woman holding the cellphone is the real woman and the woman in the picture is who she pretends to be. Women post pictures on the internet while they have on their nicest clothing, have their hair perfectly styled, have on a full face of makeup, and have a big, alluring smile on their face. People will scroll past the woman's picture and assume that the woman has glamourous life. In reality, they are unaware that the woman is pretending to be perfect. Every female is naturally born with flaws. If humanity showed recognition to the women who are satisfied with being themselves then, more women will feel content to accept who they are. The woman behind the picture is in distress. The artist is concerned with the number of women who are in despair but, portraying that they are fine. He painted this artwork to convince us that the women in social media are deceiving society, although they can not delude themselves. Archilles is incredibly knowledgeable, he is aware of the truth behind social media. He is not blinded by the fraud pictures that society wants everyone to see, but sees things for what they really are. He is convincing us to look past the pictures and realize that these women are hurting. The woman on the picturing who is suffering connects with the women in life who aren't happy with themselves and feel hopeless, drained, and emotionally dead. The artist is biased about which genders are suffering, both sex can me miserable and not show it. Therefore, when you see someone on social media that is smiling, happily do not assume that their life is perfect. The artist presents a clear message, throughout this artwork, that women in social media are only pretending that they are

The paintings Venus of Urbino by Titian and The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli both have a prostrate woman as the focus of the piece. The women in the pieces are both seen in overtly sexual poses, which has allowed for critics over the centuries to call both pieces explicit. The idea of female sexuality that is shown in the two pieces portrays dissenting opinions of the concept. These different opinions seem to reflect the popular ideas and art movements of the era in which they were created. While Titian seems to portray the expression of female sexuality as something positive, Fuseli’s interpretation is much darker.

Through the composition, the figures are positioned in central. The interesting thing is that through this composition, I can draw myself a direct pyramid from. From the foreground nude female figure rises up to the lady in the water. With this compositional sense, attention falls between the two men. Men seem very odd and just stuck to be posing because compare to the women two men seems very dull

The Bible, the bestselling book of all time, has made an impact on our society like nothing else. Many of our ideas and thoughts are either directly or indirectly based on ideas from the Bible but while the Bible’s influence is prominent in society, has it always been for the best? Our views on women are one of the many things that have been affected due to the Bible, a lot of times negatively. Women throughout the Bible have been described as either being lesser than men or as the source of evil in this world. The most obvious instance of this being shown is through the figure of Eve. More times than not, Eve is blamed for the banishment of mankind from the garden of Eden as she gave a fruit from the tree of knowledge to Adam and they both consumed it. Due to this, many people see her as being the ‘devil in disguise’ and often, many artists choose to depict like that. While many artists choose to depict Eve as evil, some choose to depict Eve in another way. Michelangelo and Raffaello Sanzio, known also as Raphael, were two of these types of artists who challenged the existing ideas of Eve through their art. Both artists were heavily influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, called the “treatise of psychology”, who may have taught them to pay close attention the effect the emotions and actions had on the people in their art, which can be seen throughout the following paintings. Through Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam and Fall and Expulsion from the garden of Eden on the ceiling of