... Rubens" painting, "Allegory of the Outbreak of War" on the other hand, portrayed muscular figures that were influenced by Michelangelo. He dynamic composition, bold color, and brilliant light kept ones eye constantly on the move. It is highly debated whether or not "Las Meninas" is Velazquez" personal manifesto. He seemed to have portrayed himself possibly on equal ground with the royal ... stroll through the painting, wandering from character to character in an arc like path from Velazquez, dipping down to the lowest point being the princess, and completing the arc, the eye travels bac...

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... Rubens" painting, "Allegory of the Outbreak of War" on the other hand, portrayed muscular figures that were influenced by Michelangelo. He dynamic composition, bold color, and brilliant light kept ones eye constantly on the move. It is highly debated whether or not "Las Meninas" is Velazquez" personal manifesto. He seemed to have portrayed himself possibly on equal ground with the royal ... stroll through the painting, wandering from character to character in an arc like path from Velazquez, dipping down to the lowest point being the princess, and completing the arc, the eye travels bac...

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... was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings, the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife by Jacques-Louis David. This portrait was painted when David was at the peak of his powers and had become the standard-bearer ... a political scandal. This even led him to withdraw the painting from the Salon in 1789. Jacques-Louis David used dark colors in this piece of art. David used the color red and different hues of grays. These colors may suggest a feeli...

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... Bible, and virtually nobody reads mythology or legend." of course, the masterpieces by Rembrandt, Poussin Pierro della Francesca can be enjoyed on their own physical terms as feast for the eye conjured up by the colour and form alone-but only up to a point. Those great works are about something for which form and colour are only the dynamic means to ... is Still Life with Fruit, Vegetables and Dead Game, which was painted in Europe between 1635-1637. In this painting there is a heavily loaded table with produce, containers and game. A red parrot is perched on one basket and a gray cat s...

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... was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings, the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife by Jacques-Louis David. This portrait was painted when David was at the peak of his powers and had become the standard-bearer ... a political scandal. This even led him to withdraw the painting from the Salon in 1789. Jacques-Louis David used dark colors in this piece of art. David used the color red and different hues of grays. These colors may suggest a feeli...

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