Paolina Borghese: The Art Development Of Civilization

In her third chapter of the 2010 textbook Look! The Fundamentals of Art History, Anne D’Alleva argues that when art is examined, it should be seen as a part of society and not just a product of society. By explaining the idea that contextual analysis examines the social, political, spiritual and economic significance she explores the challenge of performing a historical analysis on a piece of art stripped of its original societal and cultural context. D’Alleva’s purpose is to highlight this discourse through examples to provide a better process for interpretation of art. Her audience remains as those exploring art and its impact on culture, namely academically, positioning herself distant from the material exempt when providing examples. The

Prehistoric and ancient artists represent men and women in various ways and the works of art tell an altered story, which reinforces old-fashioned gender roles. Additionally, representations of prehistoric and ancient genders illustrate the social standards of their specific periods. The views of gender presented by the works of art are still recognizable, despite all individual’s current sensibilities and views today. An individual’s contemporary view is of gender and gender rules illustrates the significant social progress that the human culture has made. Although the Woman of Willendorf and Kouros/Statue of standing Youth artworks were created at different times, the genders can still easily be depicted within the artwork.

This essay aims to investigate two different time periods in the history of art. It will scrutinize the influence that the respective societal contexts had on the different artists, which in turn, caused them to arrange the formal elements in a specific way. I will be examining an Egyptian sculpture of the god Isis nursing Horus, her son, as well as the Vladimir Virgin icon, which dates from the Byzantine era. Experts vary on the precise ‘lifetime’ of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, but according to Mason (2007:10) it existed from 3100 BCE up to 30 BCE. The Byzantine era, which

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” -Oscar Wilde. Women are wild, sensitive, magnificent, mysterious, and above all: individual. Art’s many different medias allowed artist throughout the ages to capture women at both their strongest and most vulnerable points. It has the power to capture a woman: as a naïve, young girl clutching her brother as they are painted into a lasting portrait, a golden statue of an angel sent down to Earth to help a saved man take his first steps into an eternal life with God, to the powerful goddess, Artemis, transforming a hunter into a deer and having his hunting dogs tragically attack him. The six pieces of art chosen express the individuality of each women who has walked, walks, and will walk the earth.

In this paper I will evaluate two artworks that share the same theme “Humanism and Beauty. The two artworks that I have chosen are The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and the poem “Stanze per la Giostra” by Angelo Polizanio. The Birth of Venus was created during the Renaissance sometime in the 1480’s. The painting is currently located in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy. The poem “Stanze per la Giostra” by Angelo Polizanio was written around 1470 and was also created during the Renaissance period. These two works of art were created to represent the birth of Venus. Both pieces depict the culture’s view about the natural beauty of women during the Renaissance period. In this paper, I will discuss what our society seems to think beautiful

The main focus of the painting intended by Titian is a nude woman, Venus, looking straightforwardly at the audience. The young woman’s nipples are erect; with her left hand covers her pubic area, the sexuality of this painting is unquestionable. She is completely naked except for the ring on her little finger and the bracelet around her wrist. It is clear that the intention of this painting is to evoke sensual feelings in its audience.

Throughout history people can see many of the developments and differences among cultures, through the artworks that were produced. This essay will carefully analyze, evaluate, and compare four distinct works, from different time periods and cultures. The works to be compared are: The Woman from Willendorf, The Bust of Nefertiti, Figure of A Woman, and Young Flavian Woman. Throughout this paper the style and function of each individual work will be explored, along with the cultural ideas presented in each piece.

The Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour and the painting Louis XIV are both on display at the Louvre Art Museum in France. The painting of Louis XIV was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1659-1743. The painting depicts a portrait of King Louis XIV of France and is about nine by six in height and width. In the painting Louis XIV is shown in a very regal manor wearing a big fur coat and sword by his side; he trying show off his wealth and position in France to the world. The Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour was painted by Maurice-Quentin Delatour in 1748-1755. This painting depicts a rare scene of an 18th century aristocratic woman and is almost six by four feet in height and width. The woman in the painting is shown reviewing what it seems to be diplomatic paper maybe portraying that she is very intellectual and has a high political standing, yet she looks away as if she is trying to be humble about her position.The paintings both compare and contrast with each other in principles of desgin.

La Grande Odalisque, also known as Une Odalisque, is the famous painting that is painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1814. It was first exhibited at the Salon during the year of 1819 in Paris, France. In this painting, there is a naked woman who lies on the comfortable divan. Her back and one breast are shown in the same suggestive position as her face that is turned toward the audience directly. She has something looks like a scarf on her head to cover a part of her beautiful black hair, and she wears small yellow bracelets. She holds a luxurious folding fan in her right hand. Also, there is a beautiful dark-blue drape where is behind her feet. With all of these perfect elements, Ingres made this painting more fascinating by using

The art and beauty in this painting is exemplified through the eyes of Boucher. It starts with a beautiful couple taking a rest after picking up some followers. Their clothing looks very elegant and colorful which shows that they are aristocrats. The man’s eyes are gazing at a shepherdess who gathered her own flowers. Their eyes are locked despite the man having his own woman right in front of him. The light brushstrokes of the dresses, flowers, and trees

Toulouse-Lautrec’s treatment also provoked discontent from his favorite model, Yvette Guildbert, who did have a beautiful face. She once said that: "… For heaven's sake, don't make me so dreadfully ugly! A little less, sir, if you please! … Many people who come to see me shriek with horror at the sight of the colored sketch… Not everyone can see the artistic side of it. " Toulouse-Lautrec depicts her characteristic moment, adherence to Japanese tradition (Fig. 3). She is shown in the middle of act with an unforgettable attitude. Her symbolic black-gloved arms are posed pretentiously in front of her body. The extremely low angle distorts her facial features drastically. The jeering expression in her obscure eyes and the wry smile resemble the exaggerated grimace of Sharaku’s actor prints. To some extent, Toulouse-Lautrec, who was passionate about probing people, was the only one who understood each of her features and postures

This period housed many depictions of the Virgin Mary, including Cimabue’s Enthroned Madonna and Child. Mary was seen as the perfect example of feminine virtue, showing chastity, piety, humility, and maternity. Images of the Madonna, or Mary, whether sculpture or painting, encouraged women to live up to her. Mary wasn’t the only woman that was looked up to in Renaissance art. Women could be portrayed as witches, saints, temptresses, or members of the working class, and their image would still be an encouragement to dress and behave properly. (Jacobs)

The portrait is displayed horizontally with a gold trimmed frame. The subject is a female that looks to be in her early 20’s sitting upright on a large brown chair. If the viewer travels up the painting the first indication of the woman’s class is her satin, blue dress. The saturated blue shines and falls in the light like water. Paired with the dress are her exceptionally detailed endings to her sleeves. The lace is even painted as though it is translucent, allowing a little of the blue dress to show through the sleeve. Flowers throughout history have symbolized innocence of a woman and her virginity. The repeating theme of flowers, in the sleeve cuffs and ribbon) in the woman’s attired suggests her purity or innocent nature. Another very details section of the painting includes the corset/torso details. The sewing suggests texture in the torso with small beading in between. Towards the top of the chest in the center, the female seems to bear an extravagant, ribbon piece with a tear drop bead in the center. The light pink

When we look at the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, we always like to use the confinement of thinking and the liberation of ideas to sum up the two, especially in the art, the medieval paintings are often used in dark colors, deformed three-dimensional concept Showing the real world, and often less a bit human nature. And after the Renaissance, the painting masters are the opposite of it. I am not here to comment on their good or bad, but from the artistic point of view, to explore whether a good form of art needs to reflect the community and a wide range of civilizations

Art overall is created and adored by numerous amount of people for many reasons, such as amplifying shared common visual language. The word art often branches into many different movements and components. Modern art or Contemporary art is one those components; this specific genre began mainly in the 1860’s to the 1970’s. During, this time period artists began throwing aside their own beliefs in a spirit of experimentation and the bringing of new ideas. The purpose of Modern art is to beautify one’s surroundings with intrigue, its often very diverse and cannot be easily defined through a list of visual characteristics, artistic themes or cultural concern. Moreover, Modern art is often hard to understand by people because, unlike Egyptian tomb paintings or Greek sculptures, it speaks to the dramatic social, political and technological changes of the last 50-60 years, and questions many of society’s values and assumptions. Also, Modern artists known for incorporating a great deal of abstraction into their works and representational forms to convey their ideas more elaborately; Rene Magritte is one of those artists.