Category: Artworks
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Paula Rego | War
Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork & Notes on Color Analysis of the Colors/Theme This ominous image is a lot to get through, but as we can see the reds and blue dominate this painting as its depiction of the name War cries throughout the…
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Gerhard Richter | 1024 Colours
Originally: 1024 Farben Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme With a vibrant and colorful painting of 1024 Colours, we have to look at the individual colors as they are. Their relatability is not conveyed through meaning but through feeling and how…
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Gerard Sekoto | The Jazz Band
Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme Looking at this cool color palette, we are transported into the visual depiction of the jazz band that Sekoto had in mind. the movements in this painting take center stage as the figure shows us…
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Paul Nash | Totes Meer
Dead Sea Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme So we are welcomed to a depiction of a dead sea in World War II in Germany. Because this image is so revered by many it makes me nervous to study its colors,…
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Ivan Aivazovsky | The Birth of Aphrodite
Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme Viewing this painting, I decided to divide the painting into five distinct colors that highlight the presence of the blue of the oceans, the blue of the moonlight, and the blue of even the birth…
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Alfred Sisley | The Terrace at Saint Germain, Spring
Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme Taking a good look at the painting, we can see that the colors are divided into five sections, each section is representative of one of the five colors that is listed in this color palette.…
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Francois Boucher | Madame de Pompadour
Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme Looking at such a beautiful and radiant painting, we viewers receive a palette of mixed colors. Madame de Pompadour delivers youth and beauty through the cool color palette of green and blue while giving us…
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Titan | Bacchus and Ariadne
Title: Bacchus and Ariadne Artist: Titan (Tiziano Vecelli) Year: 1520 – 1523 Medium: Oil on Canvas Period: High Renaissance Style/Genre: Mythological paintings for Philip II (1553-1562) Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Color composition and story The blue exudes connection. The purple represents eternal love and femininity. The rose pinks show the spotlight and homes in…
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Norman Lewis | Baule Mask, Carved Bobbin (Guru), Dan Mask
*Baule Mask, Carved Bobbin (Guru), and Dan Mask shown from right to left* Title: Carved Bobbin (Guru) | Baule Mask | Dan Mask Artist: Norman Wilfred Lewis Year: 1935 Medium: Pastel on Canvas Period: Harlem Renaissance Style/Genre: Figurative Expressionism; African Art. Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Taken from the mask of Baulé and Dan…
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