Category: Artworks
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Francesca, Della Piero | The Resurrection
Lé Arts Salon Title: The Resurrection Artist: Piero della Francesca Year: c. 1460 Medium: Fresco on Wall Period: Early Renaissance Style/Genre: Religious Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Two shades of Green, meaning both life, death, and sorrow. The darker green of the trees (Fuscous Gray), symbolizes the cycle of rebirth and death. The […]
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Botticelli, Sandro | La Primavera (The Spring)
Lé Arts Salon Title: The Spring (La Primavera) Artist: Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) Year: 1478-82 Medium: Tempera on Panel Period: Early Renaissance Style/Genre: Allegorical Painting HEX, RGB, & CMYK Color Coding below! HEX | R-G-B | CMYK ALMOND: #eddbcd | 237 – 219 – 205 | 0, 8, 14, 7 OUTER SPACE: #2c353e […]
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Mantegna, Andrea | Adoration of the Shepards
Lé Arts Salon Title: Adoration of the Shepherds Artist: Andrea Mantegna Year: 1456 Medium: Tempera & Oil Period: Early Renaissance Style/Genre: Religious Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork The Gold (Dixie) for religion. Connected to Joseph and Mary. Use to show divinity Omnipresence of god Wisdom and virtue The Red (Cinnabar), does not serve […]
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Botticelli, Sandro | The Birth of Venus
Lé Arts Salon Title: The Birth of Venus Artist: Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) Year: 1484-86 Medium: Tempera on Canvas Period: Early Renaissance Style/Genre: Mythological Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork The Red (Matrix) infused with pink hues tells of motherhood & affection. Welcomes the arrival of Venus (w/ love) from the divine […]
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Giorgione | The Tempest
Lé Arts Salon Title: The Tempest (La Tempesta) Artist: Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco) Year: c.1506 – c.1508 Medium: Oil on Canvas Period: High Renaissance Style/Genre: Landscape Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork The Grey (Swirl) presents tranquility. Minimal use of this color soothes the scene. Calming hue. Seen around the female and baby. […]
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Raphael | The Alba Madonna
Lé Arts Salon Title: The Alba Madonna Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) Year: c. 1511 Medium: Oil on Canvas Period: High Renaissance Style/Genre: Religious Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork The Blue (Steel Blue) reveals an omnipotent presence. The blue of the sky reveals the lord’s and the holy spirit’s presence. Cool, calm, […]
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Botticelli | Madonna in Glory with Seraphim
Title: Madonna in Glory with Seraphim Artist: Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (Sandro Botticelli), Italian Year: 1470 Medium: Tempera on Panel. Style: Early Renaissance; Religious painting. Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Monumental style figures. Setting and scene are represented as so: Mary is enthroned on cloud in the glory of the seraphim. Multiple […]
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Lewis | Baule Mask – Carved Bobbin (Guru) – Dan Mask
Title: Baule Mask | Carved Bobbin (Guru) | Dan Mask Artist: Norman Wilfred Lewis, NYC, United States. Year: 1935 Medium: Pastel Period: Harlem Renaissance Style: Figurative Expressionism; African Art. Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Taken from the mask of Baulé and Dan Cultures A group of native African people. Sought to serve the distinction […]
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Longhi | The Letter
Title: The Letter Artist: Pietro Longhi, French. Year: 1746 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Rococo Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Artist favored contemporary scenes of regular Venetian life. Full of humor and implication. Portrays a light comedic take on contemporary society. Provide an intimate look at 18th century Venice. The painting depicts the simple […]
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Mauve | Morning Ride on the Beach
Title: Morning Ride on the Beach Artist: Anthonij Rudolf Mauve (Anton Mauve), Dutch. Year: 1876 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Realism Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Highlighted in realist fashion, humanism, and atmosphere. Painted in an impressionistic style. Dazzling variation of light. Spreads across the canvas Suggest and conveys motion and dynamism (type of […]
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