Hind site is always 20/20. Looking back on history, especially the history of painting, one can decipher a great deal about the time it was painted in and the changes in those times. One can understand the value systems, the ethics, government, morality, economics and personal lives of the times r...

When someone says the word "painting," I think of warm and vivid colors. The smell of mediums and turpentine comes to mind. The kind of painting I am talking about is oil painting. Unlike other paints, oil takes longer to dry. A lot of people don't know a lot about paints. They don't know that t...

In the process of researching and comparing different works of art I chose to go to both Gilcrease and Philbrook museums. I believe the buildings and the surroundings of the buildings have a lot to do with how successful the museum is. Both museums have an elaborate entrance way which would lead the...

The depiction of the nude female model by a male artist in oil painting has played a significant role in western tradition over the last 500 years. The oil painting of the female nude is subject to the artist's interpretation of her form. She is affected by the artist's desire for his model, as ...

Upon visiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, I saw many different varieties of artwork. One such painting that caught my eye was Femme au Chapeau (Woman with the Hat), painted by Henri Matisse (1869-1954). The image was made in 1905 and originated from France. The oil painting on canvas mea...

My first response to the work of El Greco's View of Toledo, Spain 1597-1599, made me think of medieval times. I had a visual of a row of knights riding on horses up a mountain to a castle where they will be in some type of battle to conquer and take over the land. The most breathtaking part of t...

How Geographic Differences Influenced American Artists Grant Wood and Fredric Remington were both American artist who painted on oil and canvas during the early part of the twentieth century. Grant Wood is best known for depicting American farmers during the 1930's. Fredric Remington is ...

John Brack is an artist with a distinct interest in life and people, and this fascination is reflected in many of his works. A number of his works contain symbols and representations of his views on life and how people live through it. Such examples of these types of works are "The Evening Dance,"...

Edgar Degas, after his death, was recognized as one of the masters of modern art and impressionism of the late 19th century. The proof of his genius is embedded in his paintings. He is considered an impressionistic painter but follows the beat of his own drummer when it comes to his artistic style...

As my second museum visit in America, the MOMA was so attractive that it kept me to stay for more than three hours. It was a truly different experience compared to my first museum visit. The more art I studied the more I began to easily understand the variety of different ideas and feelings a single...

The work of art I will be describing is "Madame X" by John Singer Sargent. It was painted in 1884 with oil on canvas. I will be describing this work of art as it appears in our text. The painting is of a lady standing with her hand gripping the edge of a small circular table, slightly above her k...

Artist: Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) Title: Christ Presented to the People Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) was trained in Lombardy, but most of his career was spent in Siena, where he was, together with Beccafumi, an influential artist. This work dates from the last decade of his life. The u...

The characteristics of art that seem the most prevalent during the Renaissance are Classical Revival (going back to Greek and Roman times for the subject matter and inspiration), Humanism (the idea that humans are focus), Window of Nature (the idea of including nature in the pieces), Syncretism ...

Winslow Homer is regarded by many as one of North America's best painters. His work was enjoyed in the late 1800's and is still popular today. Winslow's use of colour, perspective, and subject matter is still intriguing. Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 24, 1836 and was ...

Museum Report It was the day of April 13, 2000. I woke up at exactly 12 o'clock because my boyfriend was to pick me up at 1 like we planned the night before. The day looked quite nice, but I was in a fowl mood. I got into a car accident the night before and had a huge argument with my p...

The elements of art in "The Guitar Player" are that it is a realistic and ancient painting. This painting, as well as all of Vermeer's paintings, looks realistic. His shading and color choice are so real and human-like. The facial expression gives the character life, and personality. It has cert...

Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) painted portraits and domestic scenes with great precision. Although the Dutch painter attracted little attention in his lifetime, he is now regarded by many to be an artistic genius. He left few surviving works, only 35, but what remains are engaging paintings which excelle...

The piece I have chosen is an oil painting by Chuck Close entitled "Robert," (1997). I observed it at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The painting, which measures an enormous 102 by 84 inches, is a straightforward portrait of one of Close's friends and fellow pop artists Robert R...

I was fascinated when I first saw this painting. I saw a picture painted in such dark colors and with a woman who doesn't look so happy and I couldn't believe that there can be a picture, which over these characteristics still exhales so positive and faithful energy. Then I looked on the ...

I have always enjoyed scenic landscape paintings. One piece of artwork that really caught my eye was the "Two Watermills and a Sluice" painting found at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This particular painting was created by the Dutch artist Jacob van Ruisdael in 1653. Ruisdael created the painti...

Jose Orozco is one of the greatest Mexican avant-garde painters. He studied at the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City, and since he was very young, he was a plastic interpreter of the revolution; as we can see in the political and social topics developed in great mural compositions. He gave these id...

When I walked into the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the first time I could not wait to start looking at the artworks of brilliant artists of the past and present. I took my time on my first visit looking at as much as I could. "Prometheus Bound" by Peter Paul Ruben and Frans Snyders, is one of t...

Art Report Artist: Weyland/Jim Warren Title: 2/95?? Date: 1992 Location: Waikiki Weyland Gallery The picture's physical qualities could be noticed more if you were to look at the painting inside the picture. The actual painting would bulge out towards your face. There are so ...

Dirck van Baburen was a Dutchman originally named Theodore Baburen. He was born in 1590. He was an artist who preferred subjects from every day life. He was very much influenced by Caravaggio, an Italian painter. In 1612, Dirck traveled to Rome. While there, he was commissioned to decorate the ...

The piece I have chosen for this assignment is Marc Chagall's "I and the Village." This piece, done in oil paints, seems to have taken on many of the characteristics of watercolors. Many of the colors are translucent, and many bleed into each other. The subjects in this piece are very defined. Ho...