Category: Movement

• Claude Lorrain | The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba

  Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme When studying this artwork, I decided not to focus on an image or the concept itself but moreover the composition or placement of the structures within the painting itself. As we know, the figures within…

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  January 15, 2024

  Artworks, Baroque, Cityscape, Classicism, Set Alpha (A)

  Art, Artwork, Blogging, Colors, LORRAIN, Oil on Canvas, Paintings

• Francisco de Zurbaran | Still Life

  Background and History of Art Form Background and History of Artist Brief Overview/History of the Artwork Analysis of the Colors/Theme Due to the limited colors that were used by Zurbaran in this painting, I decided to focus on the four most prominent colors of the palettes by excluding the brown, silver, and white colors of…

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  January 8, 2024

  Baroque, Set Alpha (A), Still Life

  Art, Blogging, CL, Colors, Oil on Canvas, Paintings, ZURBARAN

• 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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  October 19, 2023

  Artworks, Expressionism, Renaissance, Set Null (O)

  african, Art, Blogging, Colors, pastel, writing

• Pietro Longhi | The Letter

  Title: The Letter Artist: Pietro Longhi Year: 1746 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style/Genre: Rococo Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Artist favored contemporary scenes of regular Venetian life. Full of humor and implication. Painting depicts the simple act of receiving a letter in a receiving parlor. Color composition and story The Gray background brings in…

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  October 19, 2023

  Artworks, Rococo, Set Null (O)

  Art, Blogging, Colors, Paintings, writing

• Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | The Red Tower in Halle

  Title: The Red Tower in Halle Artist: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German. Year: 1915 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Expressionism Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Shows the market square of the city, Halle Germany. Kirchner was stationed here during military service in the spring of 1915. The Center of the square and image is a…

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  May 10, 2023

  Artworks, Expressionism, Set Null (O)

  Art, Blogging, Expressionism, Oil on Canvas, Paintings