Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

This is a 6 page paper comparing and contrasting the works and politics of the artists Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol. Artists Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol lived and worked basically at the same time from the 1920s to the 1980s. Beuys, who grew up fairly conservatively, served in the war and held an academic ...

This 5 page paper provides a first person speech commemorating this artist who passed away in 2000. The characters who appear in the comic strip are discussed in detail. No sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Picasso’s painting “Guernica” and discusses the subject matter, the meaning which is created by form and matter, and the human values represented in the painting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper dicusses these artists and their contributions to the American romanticism movement. This paper further gives examples of each artists work and describes why those works are examples of American romanticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This paper focuses on Paul Sierra, a Latin American artists originally from Cuba. The paper discusses Sierra's style, inspirations and his background. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which presents an examination of the life and the works of artist/sculptor Chaim Gross. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page report discusses how Frida Kahlo presents a world of bold colors and the straight-forward gaze of her subjects. She is especially startling in terms of the boldness of her surrealistic visions which are almost always of herself. She established a new way of thinking about women as artists and their projection of ...

A 5 page paper which examines the development of artist Mark Rothko. The paper discusses his surrealist style and his mature style which utilized abstract expressionism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the evolution of Mark Rothko’s paintings and illustrates how his work progressed to find the simplicity of form. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page analysis and research paper that analyzes the structure and content of Mozart's Symphony in G-Minor. The writer argues that this emotional quality of this work stems from a variety of musical features that are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper talks about the Minoan culture -- where they came from, their art and the what each work of art meant to them. This paper sites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper talks about James Joyce and Martha Graham. Their beliefs & goals in society. It points out how very similar they both are. 3 sources are cited.

A 5 page paper that examines the painting “The Night Cafe in Arles” by Vincent Van Gogh. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper takes a look at Asian art and most specifically The Moon Rises which was created at the end of the Ming era. The work is evaluated in the context of the time period. Composition and content are discussed as well as the political climate of the day. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper which examines the women present in Pre-Raphaelite art. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper delves into the life of this black artist who was born in 1888 and lived through two World Wars. Biographical information is provided along with a discussion on style. The painting John Brown Going to His Hanging is discussed along with how the times in which Pippin lived influenced his ...

5 pages in length. Amidst the troubling and often fatalistic attitude of the twenty-first century, the concept of Romanticism is still alive and well and living in the most developed country in the world. That there still exist artistic and cultural free spirits who embody the self-centered search for authenticity that J.L. Talmon ...

A 6 page paper analyzing the form and content of one of Monet’s later works. The paper discusses critics’ reaction to impressionism nd Monet’s general use of light and color. All of the best of Monet’s innovative additions to art are represented in “Waterlilies and Willow Branches.” Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts “The Adoration of the Magi” (1481-82) and “The Virgin of the Rocks” (1503-06) by Leonardo da Vinci. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) painting titled “Spirit of the Dead Watching” (Manao tupapau). Created in 1892, the painting is immediately recognizable as one of his because of its unique rhythmic line and tropical colors. He also shows his interest in South Seas’ culture, myth, spirituality, and the concept of ...

An 8 page paper which analyzes elements of Botticelli’s paintings “Birth of Venus” and “Primavera.” Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how events in Botticelli’s life influenced his canvases by altering the idealism of his earlier paintings and reflected in terms of aesthetic changes and especially the influence of Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is an 8 page paper discussing Walker Evans’ life and photography with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1935 to 1938. Walker Evans (1903-1975) was an American photographer who is probably best known for the introduction of documentary style photography which depicted the people and places of the United States through his extensive collection ...

A five page paper which looks at The Annunciation by Petrus Christus, in terms of composition, content and style. Bibliography lists one source.

A 12 page paper which examines how Botticelli’s life influenced his canvases by transforming the idealism of his earlier paintings into somber later works. Also considered is how this transformation is reflected in aesthetic changes and considers the impact of radical Dominican monk Girolamo Savonarola. Bibliography lists 10 sources.