Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

A 5 page research paper on the artistic intent of Wood's famous work of the Iowa farmer holding his pitchfork next to his daughter. Included in the discussion of the work are the various interpretations of the piece, including iconography, personification, attributes, and hidden symbolism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that explores the historical background and artistic content of three of Ford's typographical fonts. Bibliography lists 4 sources, including Ford's personal description of this art.

A 5 page essay which examines 2 pictures of Alexander the Great--a fourteenth-century painting entitled ‘‘Alexander Battling the Fur of Hind'' and a sixteenth-century woodcut print entitled ‘‘The Three Good Pagans.'' The paper describes the two works of art in detail and explores what may be surmised from a close examination of these two works. ...

An 8 page research paper on the Geometric vase era and how male and female figures were treated by the Greek artists. The writer traces a progression in treatment between the early, middle and late Geometric periods. Some of the art pieces considered include the amphoras and red-figure vases of the Dyplon Master, the ...

A 7 research paper which analyzes this work by the Italian artist Caravaggio. The writer shows how this painting is representative of Caravaggio's work and also the areas in which it is unique. The controversy surrounding Caravaggio's habitual use of young boys as subjects for his paintings is also addressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources-.

A 6 page paper exploring the way which two artists expressed the changing world in which they lived. The two pieces compared and contrasted are Michelangelo's 'The Damned,' a small part of Last Judgment, and Cellini's The Saltcellar. These pieces were selected because of similar and contrasting poses of the figures within the ...

A 3 page paper that provides an analysis of this work, with a concentration on the physical qualities, iconography and style. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 1 page paper discusses the life of famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The writer analyzes the way Kahlo's paintings represent her life, and the inspiration she offers as a Latin American woman. Bibliography lists one source.

5 pages in length. There were many concepts at work in Raphael’s School of Athens. Indeed, the artist’s attempts to depict an array of sensory appeal succeed far beyond the most basic interpretation. Raphael’s utilization of line, shape, color, texture and space cooperatively work together to create one of the most aesthetically pleasing works ...

A 5 page paper discussing the art of the Romanticism period with the focus resting on two particular artists. The artists examined are Theodore Gericault, considered to be the first true artist of the Romanticism period, and Eugene Delacroix, his follower and the man who essentially took over when Gericault died. The Romantic period of art was a time ...

Mary Cassatt was a well known, prolific artist of great note who lived from 1844 to 1926. An ex-patriot, she settled in France, and for a short time, Italy. She painted in the Impressionistic style and was counted among some of the early artists of that genre, including Degas, Manet and Courbet. ...

This 5 page paper addresses theoretical implications for the meaning of the nude in art. Three paintings by three different artists (Velázquez, Renoir and Rubens) are used as a basis for analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Renoir painted The Great Bathers from 1884 to 1887. Eakins painted The Swimming Hole in 1883. One was French and Impressionist, the other was American and a Realist painter. This 7 page paper compares and contrasts the two paintings by the two men of the same era. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper on nineteenth century art, looking at this particular painting by Adolphe William Bouguereau. The paper suggests that the painting actually depicts a feminist viewpoint couched in very traditional style, thus making its message palatable to the masses. Bibliography includes two sources (attached).

A 6 page research paper on the nineteenth century Romantic composer Johannes Brahms. The writer argues that although Brahms came chronologically after Beethoven in the Romantic era, he considered himself to be a traditionalist who preserved the traditions of the classical era. To illustrate this point, the writer compares and analyzes Brahms Fourth Symphony and ...

A seven page paper analyzing this sixteenth-century painting in the context of Renaissance art. The paper concludes that Tintoretto used Mannerist techniques as an attempt to render spirituality not grounded in human realities. Bibliography lists five sources.

This 5 page paper provides a critical analysis of this painting created during the Italian Renaissance by Piero Di Cosimo. The composition, use of color, skill of the artist and subject matter are all discussed. The artist’s style is compared to others. No bibliography.

The Renaissance encompassed the end of the medieval mindset and hailed the transcendence of the Christian faith. It was a time when transformation was heralded as progressive while still within the parameters of the accepted principles of the Church and the ruling monarchy. This 15 page paper argues that Michalangelo Buonarroti's life was not only on a par with ...

A 2 page paper which discusses two different analyses of the engraving "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which discusses the formal properties and subject matter of Giorgione's "Pastoral Symphony" and Van Eyck's "Wedding Portrait." No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper examines the differences and similarities of the 1909 paintings Dance I and Dance II initially separated by continents for eighty years. "This dance was in me, I did not need to warm myself up: I proceeded with elements that were already alive," Matisse says of the works. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

A 5 page research paper that first examines exactly what is meant by the term 'Impressionism' and then looks the work of America's leading exponent of this art—the nineteenth century artist, Childe Hassam. The writer focuses on his work 'Glouster Harbor.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In the world of art, the 'color wheel' can be seen to have been invented by the Fauvist Movement and Henri Matisse in particular. This seemingly outlandish statement is based on the idea that the Fauvist of the first decade in the twentieth century were intrepid travelers into roads never traveled. They sought to bring meaning through the ...

5 pages in length. Vastly different in their pursuits, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Daniel Defoe and Harriet Beecher Stowe all contributed something unique to the worlds of art and literature. The writer notes that to discuss each individual's influences in both his or her own era as well as in contemporary society ...

Art in the Western World has a tendency to be defined by the Masters of the Renaissance. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto, and Raphael are names that stand for an era unsurpassed for vitality and skill, as well as innovation and depth of meaning. This 6 page paper asserts that Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is an ...