Milkmaid Analysis Essay

In the 19th century many debates raged on the correct way to showcase a women’s body in a painting. “What was the relationship between women’s moral and sexual nature?” (pg. 272), artist worked to find a balance between these two concepts. A successful combination of these two topics can be seen in the can be seen in Eclogue by artist Kenyon Cox. Cox’s painting depicts four women naked and partially clothed lounging about together in a field. In the painting the women are youthful and in classical poses to make them appear more “innocent” as opposed being overtly sexual. This painting showed how American artist “attempted to downplay the sexual implications by making the women more youthful…as well as more idealized” (pg. 285) This painting

The Grande Odalisque is an oil painting from 1814 by Jean Ingres. The painting is of one of the most famous harem girls in the history of art. The girl is young, nude, and beautifully lounging in a luxurious environment with a turban on her head an a peacock feather fan in her hand. This painting is currently located at the Louvre Museum in Paris and can be found in any art history textbook. The word Odalisque in the title is a French term for a woman kept as a sex slave in a Turkish, Persian, or Arab harem. In lecture we are shown how this image has been borrowed and modernized for an advertisement in a 2005 magazine for a cosmetic lotion. The image is also of a young nude girl lounging and showing off her smooth shiny skin with a turban located on her head and a peacock feather fan in her hand. This ad now has a level of credibility or ethos added to it now that we know of its origin and this may help sell the product better. This image also comes with an ideology that can still appeal to people in the 21st century by giving us a belief that men want to have a harem and for

In this painting there is a crowd of people of both men and a few women all looking upon a young female as if she was a display case. This young female in the center of the room has had her dress stripped off her back only. Surrounding her, these men and woman are all directing their attention to her and looking in very closely at her bare back.

“I stumble from thornbush to thornbush— my mother and father who hate each other, Rachel who hates me, and a school that gags on me like I’m a hairball” (Anderson 125). In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson there are many symbols that appear. Such as Melinda having a sanctuary and a burrow. Or the author comparing Melinda to a tree and the seasons. “Slush is frozen over. People say that winter lasts forever, but it’s because they obsess over the thermometer. North in the mountains, the maple syrup is trickling. Brave geese punch through the thin ice left on the lake. Underground, pale seeds roll over in their sleep. Starting to get restless. Starting to dream green” (Anderson 133) The author does a good job of tying all these things together.

an everyday normal occurrence (going to a pool house) that most people will pass off is captured in a light that puts a new perception on the normal. I’d say that this is to me the most “artistic” piece because it seems so real, and so gritty and stripped back. It seems like someone who had professional training for painting decided to break every rule that he needed to just to make something he saw with his artistic eye the way we saw it.

We are to watch the movie, “A Girl with a Pearl Earrings”, by the director Peter Weber, that was filmed in 2003. Based on the movie, Johannes Vermeer, the famous artist’s life and what is the story behind his painting of the girl with the pearl earrings. The movie is quit modest with the way it presented that time with the way they dressed to the way they spoke. It also focused of how art was important, precious and a luxury to attain. It addresses the tough life of people who suffer living problem such as, money, are treated and looked down on. However, they upper-class pity their conditions and take them in. One of the main aspects of this movie is the old-fashioned depictions of a maid 's sufferings and duties and the formal events of life in 17th-Century Holland. The movie shows the challenges to morality if money needed or greed is involved.

Bluemoon Acres has posted an image on their website of a pair of hands each full of rural and urban soil. While scrolling through Google, this picture has the ability to catch the eyes of those who are involved in programs such as the National FFA Organization and 4-H, most members can recognize the difference between the two types of soil. Not only is the focal point eye catching the color scheme could be considered vibrant and contrasting which may create interest in the image. The appealing colors and relatable subject constructs an attention-getting ethos and pathos argument. However, the lack of statistics and other numbers show a lack of a logos argument within this image.

Vermeer’s Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World delivers an interesting view of the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s paintings and how they open a door into the world during the seventeenth century. Painted to convey the everyday lives of his subjects, Vermeer’s canvases reveal merchant families in their homes engaging in very average actions like reading letters or talking to one another. Adversely, the author Timothy Brook uses the art Vermeer created to portray the beginning of trade around the world during the seventeenth century. In these paintings are objects that Brook depicts with social economic features such as carpets, porcelain, silver coins, and maps which he elaborates on their origins and how these simple objects were useful during the era illustrated. These objects, according to Brook, played a key role in the growing exchange of commerce between Europeans and

In all stories, the painting makes a huge impact on each woman's life. Two examples are, in “Hyacinth Blues”, Claudie hates all things Dutch except the girl in the painting because she sees hope in the young girl that she wishes she had. Also, Stijn’s wife Saskia loves the girl because she symbolizes a type of love that is unattainable for people who work in the fields. In the end, each woman is forced to sell the painting so they can

Sometimes, in life, a small, seemingly insignificant event can have an effect that lasts a lifetime. A small change amongst a large, intricate system can have large effects in unforeseen areas. In The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, this idea, called the butterfly effect, is demonstrated through a character who only appears once in the beginning of the book, but whose influence is felt long after he is present. By talking to Welton Blackwell in the art museum after a terrorist bomb went off, the protagonist, Theodore “Theo” Decker gets Blackwell’s ring and steals Carel Fabritius’ famous painting, The Goldfinch per his request; these two items lead to Theo to meet someone who plays a key role in his life, gives him a reminder

Thinking out a good idea maybe is not difficult, but realizing the idea is not easy. Because many setbacks are frustrating. In this story, it’s a good idea that a mouse tie a bell to the neck of the cat which can promise all mice’s safety. However, there was no one volunteer being willing to bell the cat. That just because it’s very dangerous and most likely lose one’s life. Thus, thought the idea which may protect most of the mice is great, no one is willing to sacrifice. Consequently, although it can be tough and it can be give up something, we should working hard while we have a good idea.

In the following paper, I will be discussing the similarities and differences between two paintings. These two paintings are Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Bashi-Bazouk and Lucas Cranach’s Saint Maurice. The Gerome dates to 1868-1869 and was created with oil paints on canvas. The Cranach dates 1520-1525 and was created with oil paints on linen. The Gerome is 31 ¾ inches long and 26 inches wide, while the Cranach is 54 inches long and 15 ½ inches wide. The height of the Cranach makes the painting more lifelike, because it is almost as if the painting is drawn to scale. Both works portray soldiers. Through an analysis of elements and principles of art in both paintings, I will conduct a comparative analysis to show the similarities and differences in the way the soldiers are portrayed.

This painting is supposed to portray two teen lovers “The painting captures a perfectly frozen moment in time; two lovers caught by the spectator in the act of stealing a furtive kiss while no-one else is looking,” (Artble, 2016). The flirtatious young maiden is leaning in for a kiss while simultaneously looking back towards the party to ensure no-one is looking. The maiden was painted with such fashion and detail in her outfit. The main focus of the painting is the women and her facial expressions discerning the illicit action. Starting by glancing at the two lovers while they share a kiss, her beautiful dress catches the viewer’s eyes and wonder downward in a diagonal line. Following the direction of her dress, making a discovery of people in a shadowed room in the painting shows that they have ran off for their private moment

Every young girl dreams about her wedding day. As the day approaches, the excitement of being a spouse and a lover can be all encompassing. However, when the wedding is over, reality sets in and, perhaps with it, the fear of the future and the unknown. In the short story, “The Hand,” the author, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, utilizes color connotation, beast-like imagery, and vivid diction to portray the complexity of the relationship between the husband and the wife.

Artwork is a form of self-expression from an artist based on life experience, or on something that the artist feels strongly about (Berenson, 87). The product of art can help others with similar experiences but not able to express the same feeling themselves. From the product of art, people can start drawing excitement, purpose as well as encouragement about the real thing being expressed. Through a piece of art, the artist can communicate a purpose, an emotion or an idea in their work. In this research paper, I compare two pieces of artwork; Madonna and child with the saints by Giovanni Bellini and Madonna and child with the two angels done by Fra Filippo Lippi. Madonna and child are amongst the most popular yet controversial topics in the Christian art.