Museum Assignment: Portrait Comparison Between the 17th and 19th Centuries

These paintings also held different obsessions in their time. The Romantic period sought to project passion and heroics, and the Impressionist movement sought to project what was felt in the general moment the painting was created. These two works differentiate in the application of paint as well as modulation of color, but there are similarities with effects of light and limited detail. Because of the similarities found in light and detail, the painting technique used by these artists is easy to compare; however, the Romantic period's projection of passion compared to the Impressionist's movement projection of "immediate sensory perception" made them dissimilar (SNHU). The Romantic period began in the late... ... middle of paper ... ...ommon trait during the Impressionist movement, which Turner had done in the Romantic period.

Greatly influenced by the artwork of the Renaissance in their mythological paintings, both Nicolas Poussin and Peter Paul Rubens seamlessly re-work the styles of the 15th century to introduce their own, unique style of baroque art. These artists define Baroque art with their use of great drama, rich color, and intense light and dark shadows. This style of painting was meant to evoke emotion and passion instead of the calm rationality that had been prized during the Renaissance. Both Poussin and Rubens represent a very different interpretation of the classical style that was favored by so many artists before them. Their history paintings that include mytholigical subjects often use the movement and luscious colour that exerted such a profound influence on future artists .

However, Monet varied his work much more than Degas did. The evolution of Monet’s artistic style was extreme. Although both artists are of the Impressionist Movement, Degas and Monet started on very contrary bases in their approach to their production of painting and such. However, Monet influenced Degas into adapting his art to fit it into the Impressionist stereotype. Degas’ influence over Monet was minimal to non-existent putting aside his decision to add other colours to his palette.

They differed in so many ways trying to be individuals. In this, the works would all be outlining subjects but they differed a great deal. Artists in the Victorian era were expressing themselves with extravagant portraits of daily life in ways of romanticism, realism, impressionism, and post-impressionism. Romanticism was a deepened appreciation of the beauties of nature. It was a general exaltation of emotion over reason order and instinct.

Victorian Painting Victorian painting was made up of several schools including the Romantics, the Realists and the Pre-Raphaelites. Recurring topics included fallen women, fairies, family scenes, historical scenes, landscapes and portraits (Sporre 509-511; Victorian Web). Romantic painters focused on escaping the rules of classical composition and opening up painting to imagination and individual drama. It was not meant to be objective. The Romantics also discovered the power and importance of color as opposed to shape and form (Sporre 489-90).

These two works of art both demonstrate a likeness of each of their subjects but use different styles, elements and emotions to captivate the viewer. In this essay I will detail why I believe Man in a Red Turban is the better portrait and why it is so effective. In the grand scale of time, these two portraits technically were not painted very far apart. But in terms of art styles of each of said time periods, they are very different. Van Eyck’s paintings were created at the dawn of the early Renaissance, which drew upon ideas like science, humanism and philosophy.

The early Renaissance art in Florence focused on an elaborate, Gothic style of painting; very formal and traditional, yet there was always something that seemed to be lacking. Perspective and depth were two very important qualities in painting, yet up until the time of young Masaccio, (born Tommaso Guidi), paintings were beautiful, but seemed to just be art that hung on the wall. In Masaccio’s work, “rather than recede in space, the figures seem to come forward” (Cole 120). He may not have known it at the time, but his style of painting would influence many painters well after his death; Donatello, Michelangelo, and so on. Masaccio may have only painted for a total of 8 years, but during those 8 years he revolutionized not only the time of the Renaissance, but also the way painting could be created by the artist, and seen by its viewers.

The Industrial Revolution that took place in the 1800’s was a radical change that began in England and soon enough had spread through Europe and America. As a result, social, political, and economical transformations took place and art shifted in style and subject themes flourished. The Philosophes, which were philosophers who dominated the French Enlightment and visited salons, contributed to the development of art criticism. The Rococo artistic style reflects the merriness that the wealthy people decorated their homes with, while the Neoclassical art style focused more on the middle class people and was distinguished by Western art and culture of Ancient Greece or Rome. The culture helped shape the Neoclassicism art style that represented the growth of a civilized society.

The impact felt by the art world in the final decade of the century would emphasize the activities of artists in Paris. Impressionism and post-impressionism featured Color arrangement and attention to emphasizing reality as opposed to portraying objects in a direct way. These, and other attributes, were the affectations that Charles Rollo Peters and Gottardo Piazzoni would develop in their sparse display and heavy tones. The styles of work that were being created during this time would often be hazy and the techniques being utilized were often radically different than those that were being used in an academic setting. The widespread popularity of Plen-aire painting would become advantageous to the painters who enjoyed representing landscapes and painting in the evening.

Dali used what he described as "hand-painted colour photography" (Mariorenzi, 2005) to depict with a hallucinatory effect the transformation of Narcissus. It is this which gives it it's Surrealist effect. Magrette's definition is very concrete, however surrealism is a loose term that encompasses many ideas. Just because it does not fulfil some criteria, it does not ... ... middle of paper ... ...ave many differences. These differences originate from the difference in purpose because of the heritage, culture and beliefs of the artists.