Essays on Painting

Claude Monet was a leading artist of the nineteenth century Impressionist movement. In fact it was Monet’s painting Impression, Sunrise (1872), which is credited for the origins of the movements name. Monet’s various departures form the norm such as the use of color, light, and…

The Persistence of Memory (La persistencia de la memoria, 1931) by Salvador Dali is one of the most well-known artworks of the twentieth century, which has turned into a symbol of surrealism. The Three Surrealist Manifestos by Andre Breton, who is known as a principal…

Ohhh…Alright painting by Roy Lichtenstein’s was created in 1964 using comics’ images which was originally published by Arleigh Publishing Corp, (now part of D.C. Comics). Using a limited palette of primary colours that appear innocent in concept yet portray an element of sexual attraction that…

Introduction Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait of Lisa Gherardini, more popularly known as the Mona Lisa, has been one of the most famous paintings in the whole world and consequently also became of the most-discussed work of art. The original painting is now owned by…

Introduction Through the years adults and children alike have been astounded and awestruck at the marvellous exhibit of the Mona Lisa. Yet many have questions of Leonardo da Vinci and his work of art that have been left unanswered. The Early Life of the Artist…

Iranian Chess Set I chose to write my paper on an Iranian chess set (12th Century) now on display at the Metropolitan Museum with the pieces colored in green and brown. Literary tradition attributes northern India to the origin of chess, which was hundreds of…

One of the paintings that make me drawn into at the Museum of Fine Art Houston was The Turning Road, L’Estaque by Andre Drain. My first impression of this painting was it really colorful, but somehow it blended very nice with warm colors and cool…

Out of all the beautiful paintings and sculptures in the art museum I decided to choose “the corn poppy.” Reason being is because of the way this painting was made and the way it catched my attention. The bright reds on her hat and small…

Introduction In our Contemporary Art History course this semester we have discussed various movements in art such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Vorticism, and Suprematism. We’ve also learned that the members of avant-garde movements in the early twentieth century sought to break down the boundary between…

Introduction Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Fauvism — an extension of Post-Impressionism combined with Neo-Impressionism — are French artistic revolutions that had profound influences on the artistic community and share a universal popularity. Throughout history, artists strove to capture the world around them in attempt to document…