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Jan 1, 1546
Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time (The Exposure of Luxury) by Bronzino
This painting was composed by the artist Bronzino during the Mannerism period c 1546. It was completed in oil and done on a wood background. There is so much more than meets the eye with this painting. There are many hidden, implied symbols within this painting. Venus is openly being fondled by her son. Was the artist implying incest or self love? Bronzino was a mannerist painter who painted images that led to underlying meanings. -
Hagar and Ishmael In The Wilderness by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo created this amazing pen and ink drawing c 1725-1735 during the Academic Art period. It was created with diluted ink that has had water added to it to create a washed out effect. This washed out effect give rise to three dimensionality by creating areas of light and dark wash. The way the pen lines are drawn and the wash has been applied also creates a visual sense of movement in the drawing. -
Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh created this painting in 1887 during the Post-Impressionism period. It is oil done on canvas. He created actual texture on this painting through a technique known as impasto. He like to instill an emotional impact in hispaintings and often went away from realistic colors and textures. -
Cubi XVIII by David Smith
This piece of artwork was completed in steel by artist David Smith. He liked the look of crisp, hard edged figures and often combined geometric shapes. This is one piece from his Cubi series, which is a series of artwork done in steel with geometric shapes that represent nothing found in nature. -
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Minimalism
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Heirs Come to Pass 3 by Martina Lopez
The artist Martina Lopez created this magnificient representation of space through linear perspetive during the Contemporary period. She creates a sense of space through relative size. Objects pained closer inthe painting are larger than those that are represented as father back, creating a sense of space. The drawing is divided into 3 areas:foreground, middle and background.
