Essays on Painting

George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, pictured above, is an 18th-century painting which was done by Emanuel Leutze. The 1851 painting is located at the Metropolitan Museum of art and has 378.5 cm × 647.7 cm (149 in × 255 in) dimensions. The...

The Stone breakers by Gustave Courbet and The Gleaners by Jean Francois Millet The images The Stone breakers by Gustave Courbet, and 1849 and The Gleaners, 1857 by Jean Francois Millet, are important artworks in Realism. The two images are about the daily life, a subject that everyone tends to forget....

On Monday the 22nd of February 2018, I met Salgado Peters- a young painter from Virginia. I had called him a week before requesting an interview with him after hearing from friends about his sold-out showcase in New York. This interview was part of my project with The Guardian on 'talent'....

Julian Onde4rdonk was the son of San Antonio who was a famous painter. He lived in the year (1822-1922) ("Julian Onderdonk | Questroyal"). He spent his early childhood exploring the South Texas Hill Country. He later went to school at the Art students League. Julian became famous for his Bluebonnet...

The Falls of Kaaterskill “The Falls of Kaaterskill,” done by Thomas Cole in 1826, was a painting of Kaaterskill Falls, centralized with shafts of light illuminating a rocky ledge, and with a Native American standing in the shadows on top of an outcrop. The landscape feels timeless, bringing out the beauty...

Artworks in both traditional and modern societies among other uses are majorly used to convey a particular message. Among other significant works of artwork is to store the painter’s message. In the history of time, the Stone Breakers and the Gleaners are among the oil paints that have had an...

The purpose of paintings is several although those painted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries mostly played the roles of intervention and enlightenment. Admittedly, the paint of Sabine Women by Jacques-Louis David is captivating. A critical look into David’s painting reveals a person who used his talent to speak to...

An analysis is different from a summary An analysis is different from summary even though it usually includes some parts of description that the reader requires. Most of the writings about other people's articles are chiefly analytical but not descriptive. The summary is different from the analysis because it states what...

The Coronation of Napoleon (1805–1807) The Coronation of Napoleon (1805–1807) is a painting by the famous French painter, Jacques-Louis David. The painting depicts the coronation of Napoleon I at Notre-Dame de Paris. Napoleon himself commissioned the work in 1804. The painting is imposing and, therefore, conspicuous at the Louvre. Like most...

The center of the painting has a scene depicting the crucifixion of Christ that led to his death on the cross. The Roman soldiers were mocking Jesus after the crucifixion on the cross and they crowned him with thrones.  The mocking of Christ central structure was painted by Simon de...

Edouard Manet was born in 23rd January 1832 in France and died on the 30th  of April 1883. He defied traditional presentation techniques and chose subjects to form the event and circumstances of his time. His notable works include: “Olympia (1863)”, “A Bar at the Folies-Bergere (1882)” and “Le Dejeuner sur...

I visited the Studio 5 Gallery in Paducah Kentucky I visited the Studio 5 gallery located in Paducah Kentucky after noticing their interesting art collection on their official website. The fact that the gallery features works of art a relatively unknown artist made the visit more interesting since I got to...