Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

This 4 page report discusses by a Florentine who called himself Jacopo Sansovino (1486-1570) who was responsible for much of the great architecture of 16th century Venice. The paper considers the works of Sansovino in relationship to the great Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475 – 1564). During his life, Sansovino’s architectural designs may have been just as much, perhaps even more, admired than Michelangleo’s ...

This 6 page report discusses modernism which is an example of artists were reacting against the isolation and the destruction of war, itself, and were looking for the healing and unification found within the process of the artwork. This report looks at the philosophy of leading critic Cement Greensburg, as well as the work of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, ...

A paper which looks at the similarities between Bernini, the foremost artist of the High Baroque period, and Gimaud, one of the most prominent members of the Art Nouveau movement, in terms of their interpretation of their respective cultures and their use of innovatory forms and materials. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the sculpture Laocoon and His Sons, a representative piece of Greek sculpture. This paper integrates a view of the work, including the iconography and the way in which the subject matter is represented. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 12 page paper which examines the relationship between the famous artist/architect Michelangelo and the Medici family. The Medici family commissioned Michelangelo to produce many architectural structures and pieces of art. Some of the endeavors discussed are the two tombs at Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, and Florence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper. Michelangelo was a renown sculptor, painter and architect of his own time and his works have become classic examples of the High Renaissance period and of a style known as Mannerism. This essay offers a time line of some of this artist's works and a description of just a few ...

Pablo Picasso, along with Georges Braque, formulated the style of cubism in 1910. This 5 page paper explores the personality of Picasso and the characteristics of the cubist painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 16 page paper details the events that brought the work of Koolhaas into the limelight, how his theories have expanded the perception of architecture, and how he has managed to bridge the gap between disciplines. This paper discusses globalization, moderism, and Koolhaas' visions for the architechture of the future and the present. A review ...

This 8 page paper argues that Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Orazio Gentileschi, The Four Evangelists by Jacob Jordaens and the Crucifixion Of St. Peter by Luca Giordano are done in the naturalist style of the baroque period and share the theme of religious representation. The artists have their own personal styles, however, each has conformed ...

This 5 page paper considers the similarities and differences in the two very different art works. The construction, symbolism, interpretation and presentation are all considered as well as the cultural setting against which they would have been interpreted by contemporary audiences. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the two paintings in terms of composition, brush strokes, characterization and use of color, among other aspects. Style is discussed as well for each of these oil paintings completed in 1921. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines Renaissance humanism in art. By examining the work of three Renaissance artists, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, the writer argues that it becomes clear that a new form of humanism emerges at this point in time. This humanistic perspective was akin to, yet also, all together different from ...

This paper explores the impact of today's technology and interactive media on the fine arts. Included in the discussion is a definition of interactive media, and ways in which the technology is being used by artists both in terms of career and development of art.

An 8 page paper which considers the late nineteenth and early twentieth century artistic genre from the perspective of Russian Abstractionist Kasimir Malevich, who once observed, “No more likenesses of reality, no more idealistic images, nothing but a desert.” Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 15 page discussion of the many different variations which exist in art between culture and time periods. From the most primitive aspects of our history we have created and with our creations we have made impressions on others. Indeed, many of these impressions have survived the ravages of time to make impressions ...

This 5 page report discusses the life and work of Nicaraguan-born painter Armando Morales (1927 - ). His paintings have a duplicitous nature to them to the point that one wonders if they are paintings of statues or if they are subjects portrayed as still and stationary as sculpture. Three of his paintings -- Nature ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the life and works of Paul Gauguin. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares the painting "Europa and the Bull" by J.M.W. Turner with "The 'Kearsarge' at Boulogne" by Manet. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages in length. Artemisia Gentileschi's artwork possesses many important feminist components that, if not taken in their direct context, will be overlooked by the average observer. It is essential to also look beyond the young artist's obvious intention with regard to the history of gender, feminism and patriarchal control so as not ...

A 5 page paper which examines the artistic and patronizing relationship that existed between Arthur G. Dove and Duncan Phillips. The paper examines how their relationship existed through Alfred Stieglitz who was the dealer. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

10 pages in length. Thomas Gainsborough, one of the most revered and respected English painters whose works include Charles Crokatt, William Keeble and Peter Darnal Muilman in a landscape; Portrait of Abel Moysey M.P.; Wooded Landscape with Cattle by a Pool; Landscape with a Farm; Peasants going to Market; A Study for Diana and ...

A 5 page examination of Vincent Van Gogh's "Iris." The paper examines his style and the style of Impressionism as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how this maverick 20th century painter maintained her integrity as a master female Mexican easel painter despite the male Mexican modernists influences and sexist attitudes which excluded her from mural making and from uniform ideology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses how the work of El Greco (in the 16th century) and Caillebotte (in the 19th century) is each reflective of the era in which it was created. The writer looks specifically at El Greco's "The Assumption of the Virgin" and Caillebott's "Paris Street: Rainy Day." Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 5 page research paper that critically examines three early seventeenth century paintings, "Christ and the Adulteress" by Valentin de Boulogne; "Saint Matthew Writing His Gospel" by Carlo Dolci; and "Calling of St. Matthew" by Caravaggio. Bibliography lists 5 sources.