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    The painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, is an abstract post-impressionism piece of art that was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June of 1889. Starry Night was painted on an oil canvas that shows the view from a window in Vincent van Gogh asylum room. The painting is filled with light to dark colors that blend to show the emotion in the painting. The darkened colored sky seems to brighten up the other lighter colors making them stand out more. The painting shows a variety of curved lines giving

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    Castiglione painted the scene in the large paintings for the Ziguangge. As mentioned in the previous section, changes were made to the original paintings while reducing them to smaller versions for the copperplates. However, there is evidence of changes made by the European artists while making the copperplates. Hence, in the plates done in France, a dominance of European elements is seen. By comparing the various available versions of the prints, in the form of paintings, drawings, proofs and prints, one

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    Authors of literature often use paintings in their work. Painting is not only an art but can also be used to express one’s feelings. Charlotte Bronte uses the paintings and drawings created by Jane at different points to show Jane’s suffering, her realism and her romanticism. In Chapter 13, the watercolour Jane shows Rochester reflects her childhood suffering at Gateshead and Lowood. The picture represents “clouds low and livid, rolling over a swollen sea.” The livid clouds show how dark and sad

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    The poem of literary merit, “A Slash of Blue” by the poet Emily Dickinson compares to Leonid Afremov’s painting, “The Sky of Spain” in countless ways. Some main comparisons between the two works of art is their content, their word and color choice, and their moods and tones. An example of a similarity in the content is they use the same colors. For word and color choice they use language and motley hues that make them more attractive and professional. A comparison between their tones is the poet

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    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

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    The art of Michael Merrill has always been seeking to subvert the established system of art. Merrill’s recent Apartment complex paintings count among his most sophisticated and daring works to date. He chose the subjects to be not the artwork themselves, but rather their situational contexts and architectural details in which they were exhibited. He wanted to paint from experience, rather than from his own experiments in the surreal. As a result, he was inclined towards subjects that were immediately

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    Titian

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    his creative ability form the paintings symbolism and realism, to its overall color scheme. He uses the barrier of the clouds to separate the heavens from the earth. He uses rich golden colors to represent heaven and he uses the blues of the sky to represent everything below. This painting shows titian’s range as an artist, and seeing that it sits in the Basilica Di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari it shows his value too. Michael Berryhill on the

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    to redo their swimming pools. While both products come with their own collection of pros and cons, there’s no clear winner when you directly compare painting to plastering. That’s why it’s important to discuss your options with local pool remodeling experts like Gutierrez Pool Plastering. Rely on their expertise and they’ll help you determine whether painting or plastering is the right choice for your pool. For more than 30 years, Gutierrez Pool Plastering has provided exceptional pool services to

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    Art History 21

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    1. Discuss the impact of photography on the nineteenth-century landscape. How did it affect painting? What were the political implications of the medium? Use examples to support your essay. Landscape painting was a particularly effective vehicle for allegory because it allowed artists to make fictional subjects appear normal, conditioned, acceptable, or destined. Art was not just about the landscape, it actually allowed the spirit of the painter to come alive in their work. The allegory

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    The two print ads I am comparing and analyzing are cosmetics ads. One is Coty’s “Spring of Pairs” in 1947; the other is Lancome’s “In love” in 2012. Looking at these two ads, the first thing I notice is that both of them are using bright color. Since Coty’s advertisement describe the spring of Pairs, the background is very bright: it consists of yellow and red flowers, green trees, and white buildings. A girl with pink hair, who is the center of the picture, is looking round upon the distance and

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