Sebastiano Ricci

In the painting, a young, life-sized woman is seen dressed in a very classy manner inside of a bedroom in a palace. The top of her dress seems to be falling off of her breasts and shoulder a bit, and her right leg is exposed. Sshe is bending backwards, and her facial expression seems to be full of shock, disgust, anger, and fear, as if something horrific had just happened to her. Her right arm is raised, almost as if she is surrendering and saying “don’t hurt me” or “I didn’t ask for this”. In the

The impact that art, specifically painting, had on city life is seen through the popularity of Venetian painters throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Venice achieved much of its economic success due to popular painters such as Sebastiano Ricci and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. These men had their work become exceedingly popular abroad which attracted visitors to the city to view their work and others of the time. Tourists frequently visited the city due to the variety of entertainment

The Adoration of the Shepherds was painted by Francesco Fontebasso in the mid-18th century. Francesco Fontebasso (4 October 1707 – 31 May 1769) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. In 1761, Fontebasso visited Saint Petersburg and produced ceiling paintings and decorations for the Winter Palace. Fontebasso Painting ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’ depicts

For my art reflection, I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts on November 9, 2017. I wanted to learn more about the pieces that were related to religion. I knew I would be intrigued because when we think of the bible or hear storied about God, we often create pictures in our head. Attending the DIA would expand my views of how I perceive the things that I hear. I decided to do my paper on the Temptation of St. Anthony (17th century) and The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. While these works were beautiful

The arts of the Classical Greek period have had a considerable influence on the culture throughout time and in different countries all over the world. During this time there were three periods; The Archaic period, the Classical period and the Hellenistic period. The Archaic period was in 650BC – 480BC, this period followed the Greek dark ages and it was the first time where Greek Classic Philosophy, Political theory especially the beginning of democracy and the beginning of what would be Greeks famous