Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

4 pages in length. The primary significance of kouroi, plural of the singular kouros, is its insignificance within the context of artistic meaning. Simply stated, this popular type of fifth century Archaic era sculpture is spectacular because of its commonness; standing as tall as the real beardless young men for whom they were ...

A 5 page paper which relates Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes to Diego Velasquez’ painting Las Meninas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the classic painting “The Death of Socrates,” done by Jacques-Louis David in 1787. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which looks at the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg. The paper also discusses and analyzes his work Bed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page essay that describes a dance practice video and contrasts it to another dance video. No bibliography offered.

A 3 page research paper that takes the form of a friendly letter and offers description and analysis of John Currin's "The Gardeners," which is part of the collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page analysis of Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" (1889), which summarizes the features of the work and offers comment. The paper begins with a haiku designed to express the import of the painting on the viewer. Bibliography cites 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Michelangelo's "Florence Pieta". A psychoanalytical interpretation of the statue's destruction is given. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page research paper that offers background on the life of Salvador Dali and then focuses on describing and interpreting his painting "The Persistence of Memory." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page research paper describes and analyzes Philip Pearlstein's "Hunzinger Chair Wooden Swan." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page essay describes and analyzes the "Queen of Missions," which is a dazzlingly beautiful Venetian mosaic that portrays the Virgin Mary, located in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares two paintings of nudes, one by Ingres and the other by Gauguin. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the essential features of Joan Brown's painting Girl Sitting. This paper outlines the basic elements of the painting and reflects on components like composition and content. No additional sources are cited.

This 3 page research paper proposes using Diego Rivera's Murals of Chapingo as the basis for a lesson plan that addresses issues of social justice, while striving to instill a sense of community, within the context of an art lesson for elementary school children. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 263 page paper examines the development of art in Russia starting from the 1860’s and the emergence of Russian realism, considering the emergence of the rebellion fourteen and the Peredvizniki, also known as the wanderers. The paper than tracks the development by looking at the development and evolution of Russian impressionism, social realism, socialist ...

This 4 page research paper offers description and analysis of Paul Cezanne's The Large Bathers (1906). Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the lives and art of Jackson Pollock and Robert Bateman. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page research paper compares the Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock to the Pop Art of Andy Warhol. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 research paper offers analysis of both Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Michelangelo's frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page essay focuses on analyzing Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa and Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St. Peter and discusses how these masterpieces reflect the principles of baroque art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that offers an overview of the career and influence of Tahir Salahov, who co-founded the Severe Style of Socialist Realism. Born in Azerbaijan in 1928, Salahov's art reflects the grim reality of Soviet life rather than the idealization mandated by Stalin. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page research paper contrasts Neo-Classicist painter Jacques-Louis David's "Oath of Horatii" and Romanticist Eugene Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People." The writer describes the principles of both eras and discusses the paintings in this context. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 2 page paper presents an example of the "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip by Bill Waterson and discusses its ironic use of imagery. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In a paper of six pages, the author writes about the connection between Andrea Fraser and the Occupy Wall Street movement as it relates to art history. The author of this paper also discusses the history of the Andrea Fraser's work and the Occupy movement. There are four sources cited in this paper.

This 6 pages paper offers a description and analysis of Henri Matisse's "The Horse the Rider, and the Clown," which shows the creativity of the final years of his life as reflected in this work and the others that are known as the "cut-outs." Bibliography lists 8 sources.