Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

(7 pp) One of the most outrageous artworks of the 20th century was Marcel Duchamp 's Fountain of 1917, a time-bomb waiting to blow the art world to smithereens. The concept of art, and the course of art history, was irreversibly changed as a consequence Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 75 page study outlines 9 essays that integrate views on art, art history, socialization, and the development of feminist sensibilities. This paper outlines the central elements related to specific questions on art and social development and creates a means of understanding the substantial variations in artistic development, from Buddhist influences to Postmodernism and ...

(5 pp) Few artists in history have exercised as extraordinary an influence as this tempestuous and short-lived painter. Caravaggio was destined to turn a large part ofEuropean art away from the ideal viewpoint of the Renaissance to the concept that simple reality was of primary importance. He was one of the first to paint ...

(5 pp). "The key is what is within the artist. The artist can only paint what she or he is about." Lee Krasner (1979). Krasner, like a lot of us, has molded her personal history into what she wanted it to be, often for the sake of the story to be told. ...

(5 pp) Few artists in history have exercised as extraordinary an influence as this tempestuous and short-lived painter. Caravaggio was destined to turn a large part of European art away from the ideal viewpoint of the Renaissance, to the concept that simple reality was of primary importance. He was one of the first to ...

(11 pp) One way that art history has been studied is to trace the development of the realistic portrayal of the human form through visual art. We move from the ideal of the Greek physical body, to the early Gothic Christian influence of linear and simple depictions, forward to the beginnings of the ...

A 14 page paper which discusses American costume jewelry from 1925-1960 as designed by Miriam Haskell. Miriam Haskell costume jewelry dates back to the 1920s and is a company that still produces costume jewelry today. The paper discusses some of the history of costume jewelry, Miriam Haskell, the company's involvement through various historical periods of the 20th century, and a ...

An 8 page research paper on the development of artistic techniques between 1300 and 1700 in The Netherlands, Flanders, Rome, Spain, Italy and France. Various artists' works are discussed in terms of evolving techniques, including Da Vinci, Van Eyck, Michelangelo, La Tour, Velazquez, and the Boucicaut Master. Other influences are also presented. Bibliography lists 6 ...

4 pages in length. An analytical discussion of how paintings from different eras are indeed, representative of entirely different genres. The writer describes Francois Boucher's "The Toilet of Venus" as being exemplary of the Sensibilite Movement while Greuz's "Broken Eggs" is more clearly a work from the Rococo Period. The key features that separate these ...

A 10 page paper highlighting the work of Marcel Duchamp, Ulrich Ruckriem and Donald Judd. Of these three artists, it would appear that only Ruckriem is in danger of taking too seriously both his work and minimalist art in general. Duchamp made fun of the entire area of modern art and encouraged others to ...

A 20 page paper that explores layering, spatial depth, minimalism, combination of materials, objects and colors, and the moralist vein, all of which typify abstract expressionism. The artists and architects reviewed and compared include: Pollock and Richard Gluckman, Helen Frankenthaler and Garth Alexander Oldershaw, Jasper Johns and James Stewart Polshek, and Barnett Newman and Sam ...

This 8 page report discusses cinema as a form of 20th century art. Numerous examples are noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that discusses the contribution that Meyer Shapiro made to Romanesque Art. It discusses how Shapiro relates the aesthetics of Romanesque Art to the social desire of the period to create beauty as well as speak to the religious themes, and that aesthetic renderings of religious themes was the main intent of ...

A 5 page paper that argues that Cubism, and particularly artists Picasso and Braque, was the forerunner to the 'science as art' movement that continues today. The paper defines Cubism and its originators, and looks at some of the works of the cubists and how it affected a modern application of science in the arts. ...

Impressionism. Monet was a master of setting to canvas the images he saw in a manner the evokes an emotional response. Most of his more famous works are landscapes done on site, known as plein air painting. This 8 page paper provides an overview of Monet, Impressionism and then guides a beginning painter through the ...

A 20 page paper describing the view of human nature on renaissance art. The writer describes the Renaissance belief in humanism and its effects on the view of human nature and how this is portrayed in art of the time. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

The sixties art movement is discussed in a 6 page overview. Definitions of the movement are in depth. Specific works are analyzed along with the movement itself. Social and political meanings of the art are explored. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

3 pages in length. The social, political and economical impact of eighteenth century art was vast and encompassing. The world, at that time, was changing in leaps and bounds, and those of the artistic circles were not to be left behind. The writer discusses the particular influence to this change of two extraordinary and celebrated ...

A 4 page paper on the use of art to express the African American struggles (everyday and over the centuries), successes, and the search for identity and empowerment. Two artists highlighted are: Jason Miccolo Johnson and John Biggers, noting their past and contributing contributions to the culture of African American expression. The paper also relies ...

A 20 page paper that explores layering, spatial depth, minimalism, combination of materials, objects and colors, and the moralist vein, all of which typify abstract expressionism. The artists and architects reviewed and compared include: Pollock and Richard Gluckman, Helen Frankenthaler and Garth Alexander Oldershaw, Jasper Johns and James Stewart Polshek, and Barnett Newman and Sam ...

A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the basic trends in art in 19th and 20th century Mexico and considers the impact of the War of Independence on the emergence of the focus on regional art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A comprehensive 10 page discussion of the life and works of Reverend Howard Finster, a 20th century artist who, when suddenly endowed late in life with the talent to paint, believed that God was guiding him artistically. Numerous works are analyzed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 12 page paper that provides an overview of the ideals and values of the American West as expressed through the art work of Frederic Remington. This paper considers Remington's impact on the identity of the West and the myths and perceptions that were supported by his art. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page essay on the nineteenth century artist who invented opalescent stained glass and was a leader in other areas as well. He created thousands of beautiful stained glass windows during his career that rival Tiffany's, who was a contemporary and a competitor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The changes in paintings in the last 30 years of the 19th century mark the most dramatic, distinct, and impressive changes in visual art since the Renaissance. This 5 page paper looks at the works of Seurat, Van Gogh, and Cezanne and considers the progression into modernism that these works represent. This paper will ...