… panoramic landscape. The medium used is oil on canvas and the actual size of the composition is very large, which adds to the grandeur created through his techniques of depiction. Ruisdael painted Wheatfields in c. 1670 in the later years of his…

… to make a point, ask a question, or purely to capture the audience's attention. These days everything has changed. The very meaning of the word 'Art' has become compromised. It is a common opinion within the public today that art is only valued for…

… Sophia, the firist thing that comes to mind is the large dome, spacious interior and elaborate decoration. Whatever happened to it's many uses? And how it is the second largest Byzantine dome standing today, or the fact that it was burnt down twice…

… Enlightenment was a time of great innovation and evolution. One of the most significant movements which owes at least the majority of its beginnings to the Enlightenment is the architectural and artistic movement of Neoclassicism. This Neoclassicism…

… mean to you? If you're anything at all like me they mean a lot. I love to spend time playing sports with my friends. Of all the sports I play the one that I like the most is basketball. (Attention) Basketball has taught me valuable skills in teamwork…

… of great excellence in any profession, then to raise up another to rival him at the same time and in a neighboring domain, so that they may help one another by their emulation and talents. This circumstance also inflames the spirit of those who…

… Report         Twentieth-century art is almost indefinable, and ironically we can consider that as its definition. This makes sense, as we live in a world that is in a constantly changing. Not only is science changing the outward forms…

… sculpture in bronze and marble and was one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists of his time. A lot is known about his life and career but little is known about his character and personality. He never married and seems to be a man of simple tastes…

… opening of feudal Japan, in 1853, to the western world created an influx of commercial goods from the east into western cultures. Along with ordinary goods came works of art as well as ideas that were in great contrast to those of modern…

… their time + place, + it is important for the audience to have an understanding of this, as demonstrated y the artworks + times of Artemisia Gentileschi + Francis Bacon. Their artworks reflect their respective views + interpretations of the world in…