The Picasso and the Perugino paintings in the art book are in no way really similar; they are infact very different aside from the fact that the main piece of the painting is a female. The colors used in Picasso's Weeping Woman are a lot of Brights. But the colors in Perugino's The Virgin and Chil...

In Claude Monet's "Sunrise", we see a view of the harbor at Le Havre. Except for its sketch like form, the focus on the shifting reflections in the water, and the importance of shadows are what appeals most to the viewer. The brushstrokes are clearly evident and not blended together to depict a r...

Diego Rivera is a Famous painter in Mexico and many parts of the world. He was born the 13 of December of 1886 in Guanajuato, Gto. He studied arts and painted many great murals in many parts of Mexico such as the National Palace, and a university (UNAM) and made many exhibitions during his life. He ...

Susie Bootja Bootja is from the Balgo community in far north Western Australia. The Balgo community, located at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) on the northern edge of the Tanami and Great Sandy Deserts, is one of the most isolated of Australia's desert settlements. Bootja Bootja, along with other Balgo ...

Jan Matulka's "Indian Festival in Arizona," was the most stand-out painting of this particular exhibit. The title of the painting helps the understanding of its particular setting. The subjects in the painting are Native Americans dressed in traditional attire as well as elaborate, ornamental c...

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 ...

Salvador Dali, born May 11,1904 in Figueras, Spain, was a very influential Surrealist painter and printmaker. He was well known for his exploration s of subconscious imagery. This of course meant that he had to use mind-altering drugs such as LSD or Opium. He was an art student in Madrid and Barc...

Portrait of Friederike Maria Beer In the portrait, I see many vivid colors, reds, yellows, greens, and blues mostly. The lines are very scattered. There are so many it is hard to follow, in places such as her dress, where there are heavy patterns. The texture is soft and blotchy, alm...

Early painters of Australia included artists who recorded scientific and geographical information which were called topographical paintings. Professional artists on voyages of discovery from Great Britain (also known as the United Kingdom) recorded the coastlines and harbors, plants and animals, and...

Giotto was one of the earliest artists to portray the illusions of real life, in terms of emotion and space on a flat surface. With Cimabue, Giotto is often regarded as the founder of modern painting, as he broke away from the rigid formula that had been the foundation of religious paintings. His pa...

Chuck Close (born 1940) is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits. Close is one of the very few modern realists or photorealists who focus on the human face. In 1988, in mid-career, Close was paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spinal column. He regained p...

Chuck Close (born 1940) is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits. Close is one of the very few modern realists or photorealists who focus on the human face. In 1988, in mid-career, Close was paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spinal column. He regained...

 Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. He was born to a middle-class family and he spent much of his time in his family's summer home in Cadaques, the place where his first studio was built. From early on, Dali was considered a child prodigy and he began painting before th...

"The Virgin and Child with Four Angels" was painted by Gerard David in about 1510, right in the middle of the Renaissance. The painting is rectangular in shape and appears to be about two feet long by maybe a foot and a half wide. It is oil painted on wood and it looks to be in very good condition. ...