Philadelphia Museum

Interestingly, my first visit to the Museum was almost accidental. When I was a freshman, my mother was taking an art class at the College of Staten Island which required a class trip to the Metropolitan Museum, and my brother and I both agreed to accompany her. I will never forget the moment that I first laid eyes on the Metropolitan Museum. Although it was a dark, cold winter night, the shimmering lights made the building most inviting. As we crossed the threshold, I was struck by

Countless art has been sought-after throughout history. Explorers, scientists, art collectors, politicians, and entrepreneurs from Western nations have sought out and removed art from the lands of great civilizations, often with the assistance and participation of local people and governments. Even as cultural property faces immediate danger today in conflict zones like Syria and Mali, there is circumstantial evidence that some nations are awakening to the political and foreign policy benefits that can flow from the repatriation of cultural patrimony. While on a different scale from World War II, historic structures, religious monuments, and other priceless ancient times continue to suffer collateral damage and manipulation in armed conflict. Relics have been stolen, smuggled and sold in what is a reported multibillion dollar underground market. They have become the illicit prizes of private collectors and the subject of legal claims against museums. Of the countless museums subject to legal claims, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City happens to be one of them. “The Metropolitan Museum has acquired thousands of works and objects of art from the antiquities”. “For the past several years, the government of Turkey has warned U.S. and foreign museums (including The Metropolitan Museum of Art), that unless ancient objects from Turkish soil are given up on demand, Turkey will stop lending artworks” (The Committee for Cultural Policy, 2015). Turkey continues to up the

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is known for its wide variety of architectural artworks, and its collection of Asian art. It also has many works of Medieval and Ancient art, while also showing some present art pieces. My experience through the museum went very well. Throughout the whole museum, there wasn’t any place to look that was boring, or didn’t involve art, which was very cool. I liked how the pieces were labeled with a helpful description, and were categorized in similar sections. All the art pieces having the interesting descriptions, helped me understand the visual, value, and history behind all of the pieces, which I found very helpful relating them to class.

Philadelphia Museum, a three-floored building, has different artwork distributed chronologically, conceptually and according to nationality. The exhibitions are classified in different categories ranging from American Art, Asian art, European art, to Arms and armor, Prints drawing and photographs, Modern and contemporary art, Special Exhibitions, and Textiles. The ground floor is composed of two types of artwork: prints, drawing, and photography; specifically, the Honickman and Berman Galleries, and modern and contemporary art. The Honickman and Berman Galleries and a section of the modern and contemporary art occupy the west wing while the rest of the modern contemporary art occupies the east wing. The classical splendor is the most significant showcase in the Honickman and Berman Galleries designed by Benjamin Henry in 1808. Inspired by the classical art of ancient Greece, the showcase is one of the best achievements of the early national periods.

Mona Lisa. It is truly fascinating to see just how many beautiful and iconic works were produced during this golden age of

My experience to the Dallas Museum of Art was a bit different from the last time I had attended the museum. I was curious to see what pieces of art there would be and if it would be the same as the previous visit which was long ago, but to me all the pieces of art were so different and very interesting. It may have been because I saw all the pieces in a new perspective since learning about the different types of paintings there can be and knowing how and where sculptures come from. Even though I do not know much of art I really gave it a try into seeing what the artist may have wanted us to get out of his work. By reading a view of the chapters made me aware of art, I wouldn’t call myself an expert, but it was actually nice knowing that a

The two pieces of art that I have chosen were “Venus and the Lute Player” by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) painted from 1565 to 1570 with oil on canvas and “Venus and Cupid” by Lorenzo Lotto late 1520s with oil on canvas. Though they were done some forty years apart, both pieces are of similar themes, but different compositions and bearing differing styles. Such differing styles also can illicit different sets of emotions and enjoyment, from its color to how each subject is presented within the piece. Both paintings offer different levels of observation depending on the implied distance of the subject within them.

For my visitation paper I choose to attend The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum (mostly known as the Frost Art Museum). It's situated on the campus of Modesto A. Maidique of Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida.The forst Art Museum at Florida International University was established in 1977, it has developed to accomplish official acknowledgment as a noteworthy cultural foundation of the State of Florida for its phenomenal collection of Latin American and twentieth century American craftsmanship.

The piece I chose is Pablo Picasso’s “Nude combing her hair”. I first saw it at the Kimbell Art Museum and remember admiring it. It was finished in 1906 and is oil paint on canvas. The main (only) figure in this painting is a nude woman, standing, who appears to be combing through her hair with her fingers after bathing. Although abstract, Picasso creates a very elegant, raw, and naturalistic form using color, space, and his depiction of figure.

The piece I chose was an angel from the bottom of the Sistine Madonna. This piece was commissioned in 1512 by Pope Julius II for the church of San Sisto, Piacenza, he commissioned it in honor of his late uncle Pope Sixtus IV. Of course, this oil painting was created within the renaissance time period. The commission required that the painting depict both Saints Sixtus and Barbar. This painting is a religious painting of Madonna, holding the Christ Child and standing by Saint Sixtus and Saint Barbara, while they all stands on clouds. It seems to be like we are looking in heaven, while this is all happening. The man who painted this was Raphael, he has done many other famous works. This was one of the last few artworks that he made, with his

Few museums last the test of time. For years the Philadelphia Museum of Art have continued to invest in their visitors, providing them with an environment where they can create memorable experiences. The Philadelphia Museum of Art began as an art gallery at the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. The Centennial Exhibition, more notably known as the World’s Fair, was held in Fairmount Park, in Philadelphia, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. After the Exhibition, the PMA art gallery moved into an already constructed building, Memorial Hall, and became the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. They constructed a “vision” or a “goal” to “create a museum along the lines of the recently completed

I chose the painting Two Girls (http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/articles/article.cfm?request=877). It was painted by Jacob Eichholtz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1820. The reason I chose this piece of art was because I felt it would give me a challenge. There are not many things you can modernize in this painting. The artist gave me two young ladies, a book, two dresses, and a background, as you can see I do not have many options to change. However, I accept this challenge.

I choose vincet Van Gogh's Starry Night painting. You can see ''fluidity in sky'' in this painting. He noticed diiference ins sky when he was treated at hospital. Anybody esle couldn't notice this difference at that epoch. One night, when he was watching sky, he decided to make a painting like that. He started and he made remnands in his mind. Colours are so beautiful. I like so much blue and yellow. And he use this colours the bautiest way painting. The Starry Night is an oil canvas made by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. It shows the view from east facing window of his asylum room. Asylum room Dan Sonra at Saint - Remy de Provence. It shows his viillage sky just before the sunrise. It's considered one of Gogh's finest work and it's been on

The art museum is truly a work of art in itself. I enjoy trips to places of culture, be it a play, musical, opera, art gallery or, in this case, a museum. When I walk in, I feel inspired to draw, paint, and sculpt. For just a little while, I get to focus on art and experience a sense of detachment from the everyday hustle and bustle of the world. Time truly seems to slow down when you’re at the museum. Upon entering the museum, I felt refreshed and frankly, smarter. For my Cultural Response Essay, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. I visited the museum briefly last semester to view specific works, but this was the first time that my family and I took our time, really feeling the art and traverse all of the rooms. The last time we went to the museum, we missed an entire top floor! Fortunately this time, we found our way upstairs and lo and behold if it was not my favorite time period… Egyptian. At the Egyptian exhibit they had mummies, hieroglyphics, jewelry, pottery and statues of pharaohs. The works I enjoyed the most came from this floor, so I concentrated my efforts there. I chose the Mummy of a child, The Coffin of Pedi-Osiris, and The falcon-form Coffin with Grain Mummy to discuss.

After getting over my initial reluctance, I got butterflies in my stomach. This was only the 2nd time I’d been to an art museum, so I wanted to make the most of it. When we first arrived, we looked around at some paintings. I visited an exclusive temporary exhibit of Edvard Munch which included a surprising amount of paintings of naked women. Nothing caught my eye in the first few galleries, but then I stumbled on an exhibit called “In Character” by Nam June Paik. As soon as I walked in, I got embarrassingly excited. I constantly had to stop myself from running around the museum like a madman. All the TV sculptures and simple, childlike drawings had been just so incredible to me. The piece that I really enjoyed the most was a sculpture called “Self-Portrait.”