Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

A 10 page paper which examines the work of the Spanish painters Velazquez and Murillo. The paints are, respectively, “Philip IV” (1624) and “A Knight of Alcontara or Calatrava” (1650-1655). Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper comparing the early and high renaissance depiction of David of Donatello and Michelangelo with the baroque representation of Bernini. The viewer is left guessing at what juncture Michelangelo’s David is standing both tense and serene. Donatello’s David clearly has finished his mission but gives no information about the moments ...

A 4 page paper which examines Francisco Goya’s “The 3rd of May” and Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.” The paintings are analyzed and then compared. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the elements of Rubens’ Nudes. Bibliography lists 3 sources. (Spanish version available under file RArubens.rtf).

A 4 page paper, in Spanish, which examines the elements of Rubens’ Nudes. Bibliography lists 3 sources. (English version available under file RAruben.rtf).

A paper which looks at the social and political influences on Dali's life and works, especially his support for Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Bibliography lists 3 sources

A 5 page research paper that examines art that exemplifies French and Dutch Baroque art. The writer focuses on work by Poussin and Rembrandt. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that analyzes Cassatt's painting "The Boating Party" and its significance to her career. The writer also explores the fact that, paradoxically, her best known works convey an insightful vision of the domestic experience, which she sacrificed in favor of a career. While Cassatt was considerably influenced by her mentor Degas, ...

This 4 page paper is a creative writing paper on the trends in the art of the future. An art movement and a new art form are intoduced and exampled. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 10 page paper which discusses the styles of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Bauhaus. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper analyzes this painting by Jan Vermeer. Also examined is its historical perspective of northern attitudes toward family and home. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the influence African art had on Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the art of Kollwitz and Gentileschi. The influence of their experiences and the impact they made is discussed and exampled. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing spatial design used by Rietveld, Mondrian and Kobori Enshu. Architect, artist and designer Gerrit Rietveld was part of an art movement in the Netherlands in the 1920s called “De Stijl” (The Style). One of the movement’s co-founders was artist Piet Mondrian, also from the Netherlands, whose work such ...

A 6 page paper which first analyzes the painting “Young Girl on the Threshold of the Garden at Bellevue” by Manet and then compares it to “The Sea” by Courbet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper which analyzes the stylistic elements of the painting in order to discover the relationship between these features and the work’s expressive content, also considers the concept of iconography to determine the effect of artistic traditions on the subject and also examines what the subject meant at the time the artist chose ...

A 7 page paper which examines this topic and the issues it addresses within the cultural context of the works of artists Susan Hiller and Coco Fusco. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines and analyzes art by Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and James McNeill Whistler. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper one the artist Euan Uglow. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the details of both Greek and Roman art, and arrives at the conclusion that Greek art contributed more to the development of each civilization. This paper provides support for this thesis based on the different contributions from different periods of art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the work of Manet, and explores his artistry in-depth. This paper uses many of his famous works as examples, such as "Luncheon on the Grass", "Olympia", "The Bar at the Folies-Bergere", and "Le Balcon". Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which provides biographical information and compares/contrasts their style techniques and artistic approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the Romantic movement or period influenced the styles of art created during its time. Nathaniel Hawthorne is used as the example of American Romanticism personified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which first presents a formal analysis of the individual paintings, then compares the similarities and differences of each. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. When "Nefertiti and the Royal Women" was on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1996, the public was treated to a veritable feast of historic Egyptian art. The writer provides a detailed description of Nefertiti's bust. Bibliography lists 1 source.