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mid-14th century. One in every three Europeans succumbed from the plague. Thousands of patrons of the arts, painters, and craftsmen perished during the course of the festering plague, spreading throughout all aspects of Medieval culture, especially in art. The gruesome and ghastly ramifications of this era, brought with it a somber and grave darkness to the imaginations of writers and painters that would last for decades. Consequently, surviving daily living being

standards for women in life. Women in the nineteenth century were primarily homemakers and mothers; therefore, women did not commonly pursue professional careers. In the context of art, female artists were often regarded as women who painted, while male painters were regarded as genuine artists. As a result of society’s prestigious label, men possessed the liberty to openly pursue their careers, and were provided resources such as public education and employment opportunities, to further their careers in

known as one of the greatest German Romantic Painters. Most of Friedrich's paintings are located in Germany and Switzerland like “Chalk Cliffs on Rügen” in the Museum of Oskar Reinhart am Stadtgarten, Switzerland and “The Sea of Ice” in Kusthalle Hamburg, Germany. Ferdinand Eugene Victor Delacroix changed the art world forever and his technique had a lasting impact on it. Today, he’s remembered as one of the world's most famous French Romantic painters and he is accepted by modern day art critics

Everything involving art must also involve a certain medium. A medium, simply defined as what the artist uses to create art, is the cornerstone of the artmaking process. An artist carries out the creative process by incorporating the materials in a particular way to get the finished product. The materials needed to create a masterpiece can range from oil paints used to illustrate the Mona Lisa to marble that was sculpted into the Statue of David. An artist uses the medium they choose to use and then

The Representation of Family in Nineteenth Century English Art 19th century art gives us a great insight into Victorian society and culture, its hopes, fears, likes, dislikes, its ambitions and failures and its preconceptions and contradictions (The Victorian Web, 2003) . Each picture tells a story and provides us with a great record of Victorian culture and the thoughts and pre-occupations of people throughout the 19th century. The home and the family became the centre

Herakles’s Future Apotheosis. Cleveland Museum of Art (Ohio) has in its collection a very valuable piece – an Athenian neck-amphora produced in c. 550 – 500 BC. The vase was executed in the black-figure technique, and it is attributed to Antimenes Painter. The amphora is richly decorated. One part represents Herakles and the lion between Iolaos holding club and Athena with Boeotian shield. The other part features Dionysos standing with satyrs and maenads. I like the amphora very much, especially its

Copernicus, Machiavelli, Erasmus, Gutenberg, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt contributed to the Renaissance. (1) “The Renaissance is the time period that followed the Middle Ages which began in Italy in the 14th century.” The word Renaissance in French means rebirth. It means rebirth because of the many changes that happened during the 1400-1600 century. The Renaissance began in the late 1400 in Italy and spread through Europe. During the period of the Renaissance there was new discoveries

St. Luke The painting St. Luke was created by Master Theodoric in the years 1360-1364 and it was displayed in the Holy Cross Chapel in Karlstejn Castle near Prague. The piece is 45 ¼” x 37” and is made up of paint and gold on a wood panel. Master Theodoric headed the Brotherhood of St. Luke, many believe this piece to be a self-portrait of Master Theodoric because of key features. We see a display of his personal style in this painting such as the oversized hands and head and the drapery which is

RAPHAEL SANZIO Raphael was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. Raphael painted and designed many brilliant pieces of work and the stanzas inside the Vatican. He was a master at such necessities of modern art such as depth and perspective and the use of light and shadow, and was the turning point styles of paintings like the use of Madonnas in paintings. Through his short life, Raphael would make some of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful, and influential works of art during

a Russian painter and became an artist because it helped him be “lifted out of the reality.” (The Biography). His well- known piece is the Composition VII. This art piece revolved around form and color. The Wassily Kandinsky’s purpose was to capture the attention of the viewer visually and emotionally. This was one of his most complex piece due to many distorted shapes and color combinations. Second artist is Kazimir Malevich; he was born in February 23, 1878. He is a Russian painter and known