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When I saw the Palazzo da Mula painting I could tell that it was taken from the city of Venice without relying on the actual subject. The water around the buildings was enough to come to this conclusion.
I see about three to four buildings connected to each other, there are many “big” windows on each building that has a round looking style. The front building looks like this is the main building due to the fact that it has what looks like two main entrances in the front and they are painted in black color.
I can see a typical gondola boat next to the main building by itself. The water looks calmed and cannot really tell which way it is moving.
There are also about four poles attached to the edges of the buildings, it must be used to secure the boats. There are two balconies in the top of the front building and one located on the left had side building. This painting looks really blurry when I look at it up close and the description I made was based on what I saw and what was common of sense.
Once I step away from my computer and look at the painting, I can see a little bit better, especially the water and
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To explain how the philosophy of Impressionism is illustrated in this painting, we need to understand that this philosophy does not have a detailed outline. The blue color is the most notorious used on this painting and it could because of the factor that the water gives such idea, we are used to believe that sky and water is always blue and this probably had an influence to use this color.
It gives me the perception that the water is moving from left to right and it does not look calmed completely as I thought when I saw it closer. To the left hand side, I saw two more poles that are used to hold the boats against them in order for them to remain in place. It gives the “impression” that the painting was a sensation of the original landscape.
This philosophy and technique was used by Monte when he painted the Palazzo da Mula, the most important element that I can mention is that the painting does not have any detailed outlines. These colors were kind of a secondary option, just to give a more realistic picture of the images. However, I do maintain the intrigue if the water is complete clear and the blue color are reflection from the buildings, or the water is blue and because of the time it gives a blue reflect to the buildings.
The water was probably the main difference when I stepped away because I looked clearly and I was able to see the color differences. This means that the artists were not painting the landscape itself, but instead they were painting the sensation evoked by the landscape.
The colors used on this painting was pretty much a realistic image of what we are used to see as far as the city of Venice and it structure looks like.
Based on the bright colors displayed in the water, I came to the conclusion it reflects an afternoon in Venice with a sunshine that makes the building colors reflect on the water. Using colors such as white and yellow, defines certain angles and figures.
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