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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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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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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. Portrays a light comedic take on the contemporary society. Provide an intimate look at 18th century Venice. Painting depicts the simple act…
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Giorgione | The Tempest
Title: The Tempest (La Tempesta) Artist: Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco) Year: c.1506- c.1508 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style/Genre: Genre on High Renaissance Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Scene is as depicted: On the right, a woman is sitting with a baby Possibly a gypsy, 1530 Italy. Unusual pose w/ the baby positioned towards…
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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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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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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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