Essays on Art

The artistic convention does not show up for the first time. It is a piece which is incredibly common in churches. It is familiar with various churches. Social and religious significance The artistic image is expressing fundamental realism within the faith of Christians. It shows the Divine Majesty for the ruler as...

Pietas and Its Meaning Pietas means a sense of duty or religiosity and is a creation by an acclaimed artist named Michelangelo. He created the concept in 1497 under the directives of a cardinal named Jean De Billherrez and it resided at the St Peters Basilica in Vatican City (Platner 390)....

The humanities in modern life have endured a series of the event from the cultural development in the past. The group of functions significantly impacted on the present life (Dewald, 2001). Humanities exercise from the periods of Renaissance, Medieval, Classical and the Modern historical periods affect the societal living style...

Chapter 24: Ego and Self-Importance in Taoism Chapter 24 teachers about how ego and self-importance prevent people from the different understanding of life. When people allow being led by self-importance instead of walking the ways of Tao, they will eventually fall. Even though personal approval is vital, the notion that we...

Visual art analysis Visual art analysis is concerned with an objective evaluation of an artwork's formal elements such as visual attributes like color, line, texture and size (Van-Leeuwen and Jewitt 4). The aspects of the art's historical context, the artist's intended meaning and an objective critique of the art also make...

Van Gogh dedicates himself to addressing man’s inner spirituality and nature through his self-portrait and the celebrated Starry Night. The two themes lead to a fusion in style and content which result in rhythmic, dramatic, creative and emotional paintings that convey way more than the sheer look of the particular...

Art and Modernity in the Arts Art has always been present in the world's history with painters adopting different techniques to illustrate their visualization of various aspects of nature. Modernity has introduced a new element in the art industry with many acknowledging its presence through its application in architect, sculpture, and...

This is an essay written by Vincent Giroud explaining the beginning of the Italian Futurist movement. Detailed analysis of poet F.T. Marinetti. Parole in libertà means “words in freedom.” It explains the reasons behind Marinetti’s idea to make words liberated. Giroud also talks about the literary movement of futurism: “futurist...

A paint is an amalgamation of thoughts, talent, and emotions which are meant to communicate concealed messages and ideas. Two paintings stand out in this case, Carpaccio s The Lion of Saint Mark and Rembrandt s Titus at His Desk. The Lion of Saint Mark...

Cave art emerged during the Upper Paleolithic period, with France and Spain (especially Cantabrian region) providing the most numerous and famous cave art. Cave art spread rapidly around the expansion of Homo sapiens throughout the world (although artistic expression in Neandertals is being disputed), which was around 40,000 years ago....

Otherness is a concept helps to highlight how communities create a sense of identity, belonging and social status through the construction of social categories. The notion of otherness is also used to break down the resources and ideologies that are used by groups in maintaining their social identities. In the...

During the periods of 1938, Frida Kahlo painted an art. The painting by Frida depicted a picture of a small little girl which was believed to be herself as she was at an age of four years wearing a mask of the skull. The skull mask that she wore on...