Fine Arts Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Biography of Rodin (2115 words, 4 pages)

Like some artists, Rodin was not an overnight success. Even though he was rejected numerous times from art schools because of his art style, he prevailed in the end. Rodin, like many artists, got their inspiration from other great and famous artists. In Rodin's case, his inspiration came from Michelangelo. ... Read More

A Description of a Cultural Experience at the San Diego Museum of Arts (1210 words, 2 pages)

A Cultural ExperienceAt TheSan Diego Museum of ArtsOn the 26th of January I decided to visit for the first time the San Diego Museum of Arts. When I came upon the museum which from a view was an astonishing piece of architectural exquisiteness. This extravagant building was amazingly distinguishable from ... Read More

A Description of the Songye Masquerade (1471 words, 3 pages)

Nicholas A. TrifilettiIdeas in the Visual ArtsI9 100 MWFThe Songye MasqueradeINTRODUCTIONWhen I again entered the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, I immediately asked the security guards where the African collection was located. I passed through the Chinese and Japanese galleries but nothing drew my attention more than the African mystique. As I ... Read More

A Biography of Alberto Giacometti (1011 words, 4 pages)

His purpose was to express the totality of life and find the real through externalexperiences. He was celebrated for his elongated figures that followed his break from thesurrealists. But, who was Alberto Giacometti?Alberto Giacometti was born in 1901 in the Italian speaking town Borgonova,Switzerland. Being the son of Giovanni Giacometti, ... Read More

A Biography of the Artist Albrecht Durer (717 words, 1 pages)

Albrecht Drer was born on May 21, 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany. His father Albrecht Drer the elder, a goldsmith of lower middle class income, sent him to attend Latin school at St. Lorenz. Later Drer served as an apprentice to his father. Right before becoming an apprentice of the painter ... Read More

An Examination of the Ancient Peruvian Ceramics of the North Coast (1144 words, 2 pages)

Ancient Peruvian Ceramics of the North CoastMarch 11, 1997The first pottery pieces found in Peru were made somewhere between 1500 and 1000 b.p. The pieces were found in the central Andean region where a religious cult lived. This cult was called Chavn, after the best known ceremonial center, Chavn de ... Read More

Andy Warhol: The Father of pop Art (1500 words, 2 pages)

Andy Warhol The Father of Pop ArtAndy Warhol has spewed forth in many examples of the modern style that is known as "Pop art," in various mediums -spanning from silkscreen to a cable network. Not only has Warhol greatly contributed to this revolutionary style, but also in many ways, he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrait of Giovanni Arnofili and His Wife by Jan Van Eyck (1434 words, 5 pages)

Jan van Eycks Arnolfini PortraitAn essay written by a renowned art historian, Erwin Panofsky, discusses the controversyover a famous painting. The disputation was over the identification of the two people portrayedin the painting. The painting was a portrait thought to be Giovanni Arnofili and his wife, and theartist was Jan ... Read More

An Analysis of Edward Munch’s Painting The Scream (549 words, 2 pages)

The ScreamEdvard Munchs The Scream was painted in the end of the 19th century, and ispossibly the first Expressionist painting. The Scream was very different from the art ofthe time, when many artists tried to depict objective reality. Munch was a tortured soul, and it certainly showed in this painting. ... Read More

An Analysis of di Nardo’s Painting Adoration of the Magi (1332 words, 2 pages)

Iconographical Analysis di Nardo, Adoration of the MagiThe painting Adoration of the Magi by di Nardo portrays the three Magi approaching the baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary. However, there is much more to it than just this familiar scene from Judeo-Christian lore. When approaching this painting in order to ... Read More

A Short Biography of Norman Rockwell (1392 words, 3 pages)

In America, artists works are not only shown in museums, they are often displayed on magazine covers. Norman Rockwell produced cover paintings for the Saturday Evening Post, a major magazine of the 1910s and for many decades later. In the process he became a nationally renowned artist. His precise detail ... Read More

A Description of Life of Albrecht Durer (1562 words, 6 pages)

Albrecht Durer was born in Nurembourg in May 21, 1471. His father, Albrecht Durer wasa goldsmith, he had come from Germany to Nurembourg in 1455 and married BarbaraHolper. Barbara's father was Albrecht's master. Albrecht was his father's third son. He wasnamed Albrecht because of a family tradition which he has ... Read More

An Analysis of Arnold Mesches Art in Public Places I (212 words, 1 pages)

Arnold Mesches uses a direct and outspoken type of art to present the work, ArtIn Public Places I. He is an abstract expressionist whos work has become lessliteral in the past few years. Mesches started exhibiting in 1945 with the supportof his wife. Meshes has a very original way of ... Read More

A Description of the Art Work Venus Asleep (2832 words, 6 pages)

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)Venus Asleep1. What Does the art work look like? describe it.This piece of art work in my opinion looks like a dream. The art work has a certain disoriented charm. It has mainly all dark colors and uses these dark colors to contrast with the light skin pigment ... Read More

An Analysis Thomas Hart Benton’s Art Work Cradling Wheat (535 words, 3 pages)

Often times people tend to look at a work of art and only see apicture. Later, if one looks closer a clear message or meaning isdepicted by the artist. Thomas Hart Bentons work, CradlingWheat, for example is just a picture at first glance, but as oneexamines the painting closer, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Jonah Group Marble Sculptures (705 words, 1 pages)

A collection of marble sculptures called the Jonah Group is now on display at the Cleveland Art Museum. Jonah Swallowed, Jonah Cast Up, Jonah Praying, Jonah Under the Gourd Vine, and The Good Shepherd, are the separate titles for each of the different statues depicting events in the Bible story. ... Read More

A Biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat (471 words, 1 pages)

In the 1980's art punk movement, the only thing the market liked better than a hot young artist was a dead hot young artist, and it got one in Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose working life of about nine years was truncated by a heroin overdose at the age of twenty-seven. His ... Read More

An Analysis of Sandro Boticelli’s Art Piece, Primavera (627 words, 3 pages)

McGaharan 1Jon McGaharanAP Art HistoryMrs. Johnston1 December 1999Botticelli, Sandro. Primavera. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Mark HardensArtchive. By Mark Harden. Available httpwww.artchive.comftpsite.html.Botticellis masterpiece, Primavera, depicts a scene of slow moving grace in whatappears to be a mythical garden. The actual subject of this masterpiece is unknown, butthere are volumes of ideas ... Read More

An Analysis of Winslow Homer’s Painting Breezing Up (1241 words, 9 pages)

The 1873 masterpiece "Breezing Up", by Winslow Homer located in theNationalGallery of Art in Washington DC is an oil on canvas painting thatmeasures 23313 X 38 16 in.. The primary subject of this painting is a man withthreeboys in a small wooden sail boat that is moving along with what ... Read More

An Analysis of Gustav Klimt’s Painting The Kiss (482 words, 1 pages)

"A Kiss That Embodies Love" Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" has been close to my heart for the past seven years. To me this artwork represents an embodiment of true love because the image represents what I consider to be traditional romantic love. The male figure appears protective of the woman, ... Read More

Life and Work of George Braque (1910 words, 3 pages)

Although George Braque (May 13, 1882 - Aug. 31, 1963) was one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century his name is all but forgotten. He has received little credit for his efforts towards the creation of analytic cubism. Many art historians believe that his prestigious role as ... Read More

A Comparison of Madonna of the Meadow and Madonna Enthroned (999 words, 2 pages)

COMPARISON ASSIGNMENT MADONNA OF THE MEADOW MADONNA ENTHRONEDThe following paper is a comparison of Raphael's Madonna of the Meadow and Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned. Madonna of the Meadow was painted by Raffaello Sanzio, otherwise known as Raphael, in 1505. This time period is known as the Italian Renaissance. The painting was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayal of the Relationship between Egyptian Rulers and Gods in Egyptian Art (666 words, 1 pages)

The relationship between Egyptian rulers and their gods were ever present in many examples of Egyptian art throughout the many changes in leadership. The depictions of these relationships, however, were not always consistent from ruler to ruler, dynasty to dynasty. The Palette of Narmer, Seated Statue of Khafre, and Akenaten ... Read More

An Analysis of El Greco’s Painting Burial of Count Orgaz (647 words, 1 pages)

Burial of Count Orgaz by El GrecoThis painting is the Burial of Count Orgaz by El Greco (the Geek) his real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. It hangs on the wall in the vestibule of the church of Santo Tome in Toledo, Spain and was painted in 1586. It is oil on ... Read More

An Analysis of Chuck Close’s Painting Linda (905 words, 2 pages)

Born in Monroe, Washington, in 1940, Close studied painting at Yale University before moving to New York in 1967. Although he greatly admired Abstract Expressionist painters such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and, especially, Willem de Kooning, he wrote, "They nailed it down so wellthat I couldn't do anything but ... Read More

A Biography of the Sculptor Donatello (2601 words, 9 pages)

Michelle HoellProfessor KranzHumanities 216 Nov. 2001Donatello is known as the most important sculptor of the Early Renaissance. The author, John Pope-Hennessy noted him as one of the greatest artists who ever lived (Pope-Hennessy p.11). Donatello was a modest person who was very dedicated to his works. Because of his great ... Read More

The Career of Sculptor Donatello (1381 words, 3 pages)

Donatello (1386-1466) was a master of sculpture in bronze and marble and was considered one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists of his time. There is much more to know about him, though then the name alone. He has created some of the greatest works of art, not only in ... Read More

A Biography of French Painter Edgar Degas (519 words, 1 pages)

Edgar Degas was a French artist, some people would refer to him as the expert of drawing the human figure in motion. He was known as an Impressionists, and was different from all the other artist of his type. Edgar Degas was a person who, at certain times, brashly defied ... Read More

An Analysis of Franciso de Zurbaran’s Painting The Annunciation (981 words, 2 pages)

The Annunciation A Painting by Francisco de ZurbaranWorks of art can best be appreciated when the elements of design, the principles of design, and the iconography of the work are observed and understood. The Annunciation, a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbaran, is a work of art that ... Read More

A Short Examination of the Artwork of Maurits Cornelius Escher (310 words, 1 pages)

Maurits Cornelius Escher was born on June 17th, 1898 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. His father was a civil engineer. Eschers great skill for art and drawing was realized at an early age. This led his father to decide to send him to study at the School of Architecture and Decorative Arts ... Read More

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