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An Analysis of Two Paintings by Edgar Degas and Charles Peale., 2002.
This paper analyzes "The Peale Family" painted by Charles Wilson Peale (1773 &1809. The New York Historical Society) and "The Bellini Family" painted by Edgar Degas (1859. Musee d'Orsay).
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper uses the strategies that are part of critiquing in the book "Humanities through the Arts" by F. David Martin and Lee Jacobus. Paris). The author praises "The Peale Family" painted by Charles Wilson Peale, but "The Bellini Family" painted by Edgar Degas, although beautiful in its own way, is subjected to conflicting criticism. The paper explains that, by observing the line, color, and artistic agenda of each of these painters, we can critique them along the guidelines offered by Martin in his book.
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Burne-Jones And Edgar Degas' Paintings, 2002.
A comparison of two paintings by artists Burne-Jones (pre-Raphaelite) and Edgar Degas (realist).
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper compares a painting by Pre-Raphaelite British artist Burne-Jones with an important work by Realist, Edgar Degas. Both paintings appeared in 1860-1970 decade and have something important to say about that era and the two painters.
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Charles Willson Peale, 2002.
A biography of Charles Willson Peale, artist, and one of the fathers of the American Enlightenment.
2,512 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper offers a look into the life, work and contribution of Peale to the American Enlightenment society. It examines his early life as a portrait artist and then looks at his involvement in the Revolutionary movement in America in the late 1700's. It discusses his association with the Philadelphia Museum of Natural History and Art and the contribution he made to early American culture.
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"Charles Willson Peale, the patriarch of the Peale family, was not only an artist, but also a multifaceted man of the American Enlightenment who engaged in society and culture in a wide assortment of ways. His papers, as well as his children's, contain materials of a highly assorted nature, reflecting the varied interests and pursuits of the family. The Peale Family has usually been characterized as a talented family of artists. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) painted more than one thousand portraits of the elite figures in colonial America and the early republic, in many cases providing us with our only resemblance of these individuals. Two of his seven sons were artists: Raphaelle (1774-1825) and Rembrandt (1778-1860). His brother, James (1749-1831), was a noted miniature painter in Philadelphia. Two of James's daughters, Anna Claypoole (1791-1878) and Sarah Miriam (1800-1885), were among the earliest professional women painters in America. However, labeling the Peales just as artists obscures as much as it reveals about them. (Encyclopedia Britannica)"
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Edgar Degas, 2002.
A review of the work of the Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
898 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the art of Edgar Degas, a French Impressionist painter noted most for his ability to portray motion and sponteity in his work. It discusses how one of his favorite subjects to paint was dance and how his obsession with the female form drove him to become more skilled at painting dancing woman than anyone before or since. It looks at how none of his paintings were ever comissioned and he preferred to paint women going through the moments of daily life, unaware of the candid insights of voyeuristic beauty to be gained from their skilled observation.
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"Degas has captured young ballerinas of the Paris opera house at their most natural, when they are practicing unselfconsciously behind the scenes, not performing for the public. The ballet dancers resemble a sequence in a movie, all of the same fascinating for their totally innovating cuts, for the decentralized pagination, for the unusual angularity: in this sense, it is evident the influence from the orientalism, highly fashionable at his time, and from Japanese prints, of which Degas was a fond collector. "
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Edgar Degas, 2002.
This paper discusses Edgar Degas, an impressionist artist whose artwork revealed a concern for the psychology of movement, expression, harmony of line and continuity of curves that distinguished him from all the other impressionist painters.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, although Deges was connected with the impressionists, he never was fascinated like others were by the influence of natural light and thus did most of his work inside his studio only. The paper continues that his paintings depicted ballet, horse racing, the theater and circuses, which gave the idea that his work stemmed from the humanistic experience. The author points out that Degas? favorite subjects were scenes from the world of entertainment, the daily life of women, ballet dancers, horse races and young ballerinas.
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"Degas was captivated and influenced by a study of Japanese prints of which style appeared to be in his later work. He drew on the Japanese idea of asymmetrical design as an object to set the subject to the side of a painting. For example, one of his paintings made in 1865, depicted a Woman with Chrysanthemums (exhibited at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) where the female subject is pushed into one side by a bouquet of flowers."
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Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt, 1994.
An evaluation of the Impressionist works and personalities in a cultural context with gender biases, styles and influences.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Mary Cassatt is one of the less well-known of the Impressionist painters. Edgar Degas, her mentor, was one of the most important of the artists who participated in the Impressionist movement and who exhibited his paintings at Impressionist exhibitions. In many ways both were very different from other artists identifying themselves with this movement. Degas was one of the most helpful to other painters, including Cassatt, whom he also painted. The careers of these two painters are each somewhat out of the ordinary for the time and reflect different experiences, in part with differences based on gender.
There were four women classified as Impressionists--Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond, Eva Gonzales, and Mary Cassatt. These four were very different artists, each of whom related to the artistic and political debates of her time in her own..."
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Degas: A Study of Focus on Gender and Class, 2002.
This paper discusses the interaction between two themes in the paintings and drawings of Edgar Degas. The first is the study of form and shape, primarily of women. The second is his attitude towards the socioeconomic class of his subjects.
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The writer argues that, because of Degas' upbringing in a family attempting to appear as nobility, he became interested in "class." Commentary on class structure was a deeply engrained part of the art world at the time that Degas was in the forefront of the field.
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"The later work of Degas began to concentrate on women in the bath, either actually washing, or getting in and out of various tubs. This was a focus on the female body in its most pure form. The fascination he had always shown with women was now given free reign, without clothing or background to complicate his work. It is interesting, though, to note that his interest in class, as well as gender, was still represented. The bathing woman has been separated from most of the social and cultural cues that give the viewer information as to her background. This is another way that Degas demonstrated that his interest in the female form cut across class boundaries."
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Degas and Hyper-sensuality, 2006.
This paper discusses the aspect of hyper-sensuality present in Edgar Degas' work.
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In this article, the writer looks at the concept of hyper-sensuality as it is portrayed in the artistic work of Edgar Degas. The writer refers to Degas' famous painting 'Le Etoile' and describes a variety of possible responses from the audience. As this essay argues, the erotics of hyper-sensuality are central to an appreciation of Degas' achievement in this work.
From the Paper
"The creation of hyper-sensuality in artistic media can take many forms depending upon the medium and the interests of the artist. In the case of Edgar Degas' celebrated painting L'Etoile or "Star" (1876-1877) the artist stimulates an array of multiple sensual responses ranging from the primary visual nature of the image, to its auditory musical resonances, to the intense eroticism of the female form for its presumably male audience."
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Charles Dickens, 2005.
This paper discusses the life, works and participation in social activities of Charles Dickens, the nineteenth century English novelist.
2,920 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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This paper explains that Charles Dickens was one of the most admired and great fictional intellects of all time; only Shakespeare can compete with his creativity. The author points out that Dickens' quick grasp of conversation helped him to create colorful characters through their own words. The paper relates that Dickens was not only a writer but also a public figure, extensively regarded as the best after-dinner speaker, the best part-time actor of his day and a mythic figure.
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Introduction
Life of Charles Dickens
The Works of Charles Dickens
Life Experiences of Charles Dickens
Contributions of Charles Dickens
Social Class according to Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens on Childhood
Conclusion
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"Charles Dickens was born on 7th February 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His father John Dickens worked as a clerk at the Navy pay office in Portsmouth. He later worked in Chatham and Charles the second of seven children went to the local school. John Dickens found it hard to afford for his growing family with his scanty income. In 1822, the family shifted to Camden Town in London. John Dickens unpaid sum had become so huge that all the household goods were sold. As he was not able to convince his creditors, he was arrested and sent to Marshalsea Prison. Charles found work at Warren's Blacking Factory at the age of twelve and he was paid six shillings a week for covering shoe black bottles. Six months after John was sent to prison, one of his relatives died leaving behind a large sum of money. John used this money to pay off his debts and he left the prison. Some money he used for educating Charles in a nearby private school, Wellington House Academy."
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Claude Monet's "Water Lily" Paintings.
This paper discusses Claude Monet's "Water Lily" paintings, which have had a major influence on contemporary artists.
4,170 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper explains that Claude Monet's "Water Lily" paintings represent plein-air painting, meaning they were painted outside the confines of the studio, which relates directly to the Impressionistic mode of thinking about art. The author points out that Claude Monet emphasized the visual experience of the sensuously immediate, producing a new kind of art from an unacknowledged, yet most commonplace, kind of visual experience called "the glance". The paper relates that these later Monet paintings are akin to the Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollack and Abstractionists like Kandinsky because, in essence, the later water lily paintings are abstract in their concentration on flow, color texture, and movement.
Table of Contents
Monet and Impressionism
Giverney and the Water Lilies
"Water Lilies"
Importance
Figure 1: "Water Lilies" ("The Clouds")
Figure2: "Water Lilies" (1906)
Figure 3: "Waterlilies, Green Reflection, Left Part" (1916-1923)
Figure 4: "Water Lilies" (1907)
Figure 5: Bridge at Giverney. "Le Bassin aux Nympheas"
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"In art historical terms Monet was the heir to a departure in style and content in 19th Century painting and was one of the instigators of the new school of French landscape painting. Monet's earlier work signals a break from the past conflict in art between line and color as the dominant aspects of painting. He also began his painting career in an atmosphere which no longer felt bound to paint from a religious and mythological basis - which had previously been seen as essential elements of artistic creation. This meant that the artist felt free to explore new and more expressive methods of artistic creation and "they no longer troubled themselves about composing pictures based on geometric principles. They continued to compose, of course, but they chose their patterns with an eye to pictorial rhythm, and were thereby led to seek out new rhythms."
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Oxtotitlan Paintings, 2005.
Examines the polychrome paintings of the Olmec civilization in the caves of Oxtotitlan.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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The recent discovery of the polychrome paintings of the Olmec civilization in the caves of Oxtotitlan has a number of scholars searching for answers. The paper shows that some of the paintings are quite substantial in size and unfortunately the presence of tourists and exposure to the elements are beginning to have a negative effect on the paintings. The paper shows that the use of the cave as a place to hold religious ceremonies may be causing the most damage to these paintings.
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Paintings of the Romantic Age, 2003.
A summary of Romantic paintings, what makes them Romantic, what they depict, and how they reflect the culture of Europe and the world at the time.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The Romantic Age was an age in which artists employed many different techniques to create certain effects and feelings in their paintings. This paper focuses on some of the key pieces of art from the Romantic Age and analyzes each painting to reveal its true meaning and explain what aspects of each painting make it a Romantic work of art. It also examines how each painting reflects a certain aspect of both European and world culture at the time. This includes social, economical, and political aspects of life. The paintings include "The Raft of Medusa" by Theodore Gericault and "Hunting in the Pontine Marshes" by Florace Vernet.
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"One painting, The Raft of Medusa, by Theodore Gericault, is a painting of a small raft that is afloat in the sea which is covered with people sprawled out over the raft. There is a wide range of emotions shown by the people floating on the raft, as some are waving a white flag trying to catch the attention of a passing ship in the far distance, to the dead bodies of those not fortunate enough to make the journey on board the raft. In fact the range of emotions seems to follow a pattern from the top right to the bottom left. In the top right a ship can be seen very far off in the distance, which symbolizes the chance of rescue. Then moving downward and leftward there are a couple people trying to get the attention of the ship. Then there are some people who seem rather indifferent and are standing about, then there are people who seem worried, which gradually advances to into mourning, some people have their hands clasped over their faces, and finally there are the sick and then the dead. The elements of art which are important in this painting are line, space, and color. The line in this painting by Gericault is much defined by the way he outlines the bodies and faces to shape their expressions. Gericault also uses symbolism, using people to represent possible human emotions for dealing with such an event, and he expresses individualism by showing almost each person with their own emotion. Finally he uses the horizon very well by giving the painting a sense of depth."
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Charles V and Murad III, 2007.
A comparison of the reigns of Charles V and Murad III.
3,078 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the reigns of Charles V, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire to that of Murad III, ruler of the Ottoman empire. The author states that the men were vastly different from one another. But despite their differences, there are many similarities in the reigns of Charles V and Murad III, as both men were mediocre leaders who achieved limited success in their roles. While both men certainly faced difficult circumstances during their rules, the paper describes them as also helping to orchestrate their own failings through personal weaknesses and poor decisions. The author concludes that Charles V and Murad III had similar results: both men left their empires weaker then they found them, and both men helped initiate or expand the process by which their empires decayed.
Outline:
Military Miscues
Unwise Policy Decisions
Underappreciated Threats
Worse than They Found It
Conclusion
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"Murad III, quite similarly, was challenged by internal and external forces, which largely went unchecked as he withdrew from affairs of state. Internally, he faced dissatisfaction publicly and within his inner circle as his harem exerted significant influence over political decisions. Further, his unwise monetary policy led to a revolt among his soldiers. Externally, the growth of the Ottoman Empire dove into stagnation during his rule, and the once-invincible military showed weakness during its conflicts with Persia and Austria."
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Salvador Dali's Paintings, 2002.
A comparative analysis of Salvador Dali's paintings entitled "On Paranoiac Critical Town" and "Slave Market with the Apparition of the Invisible Bust of Voltaire".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss two paintings of Salvador Dali entitled "On Paranoic Critical Town" and "Slave Market with the Apparition of the Invisible Bust of Voltaire". Some of the paintings will be critiqued and reveal how they were made, as well as a background that will include the sources of inspiration from within the author about them. By analyzing these two paintings we can compare why they were made and how they are similar and how they differ.
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Charles Shaw (1941 - 2005), 2004.
A critical look into the work of painter, Charles Shaw.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the life and work of painter, Charles Shaw. According to the paper, a first glance at most of Shaw's paintings reflects perfect depictions of the peaceful and quiet life of all the characters. However, aside from revealing the emotional state of the characters, the painter's work also represents war.
Outline:
Short Description of Shaw's Work
Impressions Upon the Viewer
Specific Details: Form, Content, Medium and Theme Form
Conclusions
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"With watercolor paints, Shaw used brushes that held more water than the brushes used for oil or acrylic paint. With these brushes, the artist was able to paint a wide variety of lines and shapes, creating the desired effects quicker than with regular brushes.
Shaw created his own paints based on oil components by grounding and mixing pigments into a medium oil. He mostly used these paints on canvas, but also on wooden panel or pressed wood. On creating a painting in oil, Shaw first thoroughly prepared the surface. Then, he would apply a ground to isolate the surface from the acidic qualities of the paint, continue by developing a sketch of the main features in the painting and only afterwards apply the oil paints."
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