Category: Genre/Style
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Paul Nash | Totes Meer
Dead Sea Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1940-1941 Genre/Style: Landscape Expressionism Theme/Series: WWII- Aerial Creatures Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 102 x 152 cm Location of Display: Tate Britain, London, UK Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Paul Nash Born Date of Artist: 11th May 1889 Death…
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Ivan Aivazovsky | The Birth of Aphrodite
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1887 Genre/Style: Marina Romanticism Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 109 x 145 cm Location of Display: N/A Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian-Armenian) Born Date of Artist: 29th July 1817 Death Date of Artist: 5th May 1900 Occupation: Painter…
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Alfred Sisley | The Terrace at Saint Germain, Spring
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1875 Genre/Style: Landscape Impressionism Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 73.66 x 99.06 cm Location of Display: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Alfred Sisley (French/British) Born Date of Artist: 30th October 1893 Death Date of Artist:…
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Claude Monet | Houses on the Achterzaan
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1871 Genre/Style: Cityscape Impressionism Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 45.7 cm × 67 cm (18.0 in × 26 in) Location of Display: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Claude Monet Born Date of Artist: 14th November…
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Francois Boucher | Madame de Pompadour
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1756 Genre/Style: Rococo Portrait Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 212 x 164 cm (83.5 in x 65 in) Location of Display: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Francois Boucher (French) Born Date of Artist: 29th September 1703 Death…
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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 Offers her a constellation (Corona Borealis) as a wedding gift. Draping the main colors in the palette, blue and rose tones. Division of scenery…
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Sandro Botticelli | The Birth of Venus
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 green. Covering Venus,…
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Anton 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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Uccello, Paolo | St. George and the Dragon
Lé Arts Salon Title: St. George and the Dragon Artist: Paolo Uccello (Paolo di Dono) Year: c. 1470 Medium: Oil on Canvas Period: Early Renaissance Style/Genre: Religious Painting Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Two shades of dark green, both taking on traditional meanings and balance. Both have a connection to nature. The battle…
