Lady: The angle of vision is taken from the left side, lower than the eye level of the lady. She appears to take 50% from the painting size; she seems close to the observers which creates a warm setting. The black background grabs lady's attention to enter a mysterious atmosphere, and made her features stand out. She seems in a position seeking for relaxation, meditative and emotional situation. Her hands are motionless, but they state the same strength of emotion as her face.
The bright white lady with soft face and hands; is wearing long white-red smooth dress that grabs the viewer's attention due to the deep contrast in colors. Her dress maybe reflects her financial situation (richness in the cloth). The lady's belly is bulging; this means
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Sometimes, objects are assigned in many ideas or qualities. The meaning differs according to society and cultures we are in. In addition to that, for some," skull represents death and even evil, but others view them very differently. For some, skulls symbolize protection, strength, power, fearlessness, wisdom and guidance, overcoming death, surviving through a difficult time, or even immortality."
For that, we can see in George's painting under the lady's clasped hands, near the candle light, a smooth skull in profile view. This skull is located on lady's laps, in front of her bulging stomach. Thus, the embryo inside belly (that symbolize life) is going to face death (symbolized by the skull) since it's at the same level of the skull. This contrast between life and death assures that the lady's mistake is a huge serious sin, since the skull is not a decorative element for her vanity, but it is a symbol of her loyalty toward the situation she is living. She knows that her life is going to end; she identifies her mortality; that is why she is looking toward the candle and trying to prepare her heart and soul for
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The lady Mary seems to be attracted toward some spirits by which she is trying to find a help in order to get rid of her fault and her sin, Mary believe that she is like all the human could do mistakes in her life (could be a sinner). She has made a big sin which lead to have an embryo in her womb, this mistake leads to her death (the presence of skull on her laps). But on the other hand, Mary reached a time where she decided to free herself from the worldly things (she doesn't care for her fancy dress or the scattered jewelries) to attain the satisfaction of Jesus Christ, the only one who forgave her and extruded 7 devils from her body (which I consider it's portrayed in the only candle and the light which was the only hope for the
The sugar skull is obviously referring to the Mexican tradition called dia de los muertos. Dia de los muertos takes place during the end of october and the first of November. This celebration is an important holiday as it is considered a vital part of Mexican identity, and identity in which is a combination of mesoamerican rituals, European beliefs, and Spanish culture. Mesoamerican culture shared many of the same traditions when celebrating their ancestors. Dia de los muertos isn’t about the final resting place of the dead, but instead the beginning of a new journey. A journey to the Machlin, a final resting place for the souls. Due to Spanish colonization, death rituals were influenced by new laws and lifestyles. Spain and the catholic church made an lasting influence on the cultures of mesoamerica. Many of these influences were a cause of mass war and the bubonic plague. Life and death balanced together like right and wrong, good versus evil, eventually creating a general understanding that life and death, itself, is a cyclical journey. Europeans brought the idea of cemeteries to the indigenous people. Today there is evidence of this with sugar skulls and celebrations in the cemetery and homes. According to The Day of the Dead, Halloween, and the Quest for Mexican National Identity, Stanley Brandes
The composition of this painting forces the eye to the woman, and specifically to her face. Although the white wedding dress is large and takes up most of the woman’s figure, the white contrasts with her face and dark hair, forcing the viewer to look more closely into the woman’s face. She smokes a cigarette and rests her chin on her hands. She does not appear to be a very young woman and her eyes are cast down and seem sad. In general, her face appears to show a sense of disillusionment with life and specifically with her own life. Although this is apparently her wedding day, she does not seem to be happy.
The life of a lady in the 19th century is painted in a romantic light. Pictured in her parlor, the lady sips tea from delicate china while writing letters with a white feathered quill. Her maid stands silently off in the background, waiting for orders to serve her mistress. What is not typically pictured, is the sadness or boredom echoed on the lady’s face. Perhaps the letter is to a dear friend, not seen in ages, pleading with the friend to visit, in hopes that the friend will fill the void in the lady’s life made from years spent in a loveless marriage. Possibly the lady isn’t writing a
The right side is almost purely white, with blue and gray shadows; the rest of the body is black, dark brown, and navy. The profile of a white woman obscures the left half of the black face, facing to the right of the piece; her hair is in a large braid and she wears a simple pearl earring. The black woman has long, flowing, bright blue hair, as well as full red lips. The black woman’s body has a rose over it, and the white woman is wearing what looks like a straw bikini; the figure is wrapped in a thick rope from the waist down. The stark contrast between the white and black meet with a definitive line; there is no blending between the two colors, which amplifies the feelings of separation and difference between the two halves of the woman’s
The background of the painting is dark with hues of browns and reds. Light enters the painting from the left and can be seen on the tiled floor. The lighting helps to create the diagonal composition as it moves across the lower half of the painting. The contrast of light also creates space between the man and the woman fainting; symbolizing a disconnect between the two figures. The use of space is also interesting, Ahsauerus is alone and is enclosed in a corner, while Esther is being held by two other woman who are physically very close to her, not allowing any space between their clothes, suggesting a nurturing characteristic that is often stereotyped among
The painting depicts two figures, the one of a woman and of a man. The dominating central figure is the one of the woman. We see her profile as she looks to the left. Her hands are crossed in a graceful manner. She has blonde hair and her figure is lit by what seems to be natur...
... her has symbolic meaning, because Christ died on the cross and rose on the third day. He also had three nails driven through each of his hands and his feet. The Grandmother was spiritually empty all her life, but after The Misfit shot her the third time, she died physically and became spiritually alive.
Mary overall is a good girl doing what shes told and going to church on sundays up until she is caught in the woods dancing and using witchcraft. Mary says she was only looking but is quick to admit to witchcraft for the fear of getting hanged for example “Abby,we’ve got to tell, witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in boston two year ago!” afterwards she has a couple of false accusations on over people in the town but soon realize that what she was doing with Abigail was wrong and
The image looks almost mystical and abstract due to the colors and how the artist chose to put the spectrum of colors above the head and below the torso. The piece is also represented with a giant chandelier on the figures head and fruit wrapped around the waist with colors sparkling out of them. The painting is rather interesting due to the dark contrast of the inside and walls as opposed to the actual figure and what they have on. As stated by Natali Andres, the gaze grabs the audience's attention which is why her eyes are at the center of the
The painting has an order and there are different shapes and angles. Rectangular shape is main trend around this piece, including the wooden chest, the leg rest and the canvass. Also things overlap, creating the illusion of the shape look closer to viewer than the shape behind it. The example in this piece would be the chair on which Adelaide Labille Guiard sits be close to viewer than the girls behind it. This adds depth to the space. Also due to linear perspective girls behind the chair are smaller due to being farther away.
I had started off my experience with contemporary art which held me captivated in awe. Numerous paintings had unexpected color combinations and brush strokes that gave the artworks interest. One of the paintings that evoked my curiosity depicted an 18th century maid who sat at a small round table with her head laid between her arms on top of the table. Her face hid between her arms. Something about the woman hiding her face didn't seem right. Her body language set a mood of depression. I wanted to know the look in her eyes; the look that could tell
The poem in the beginning seems to have a tone of the woman being content with her decision of her heaven being on Earth. She does refer to the crucifixion of Christ as "that old catastrophe" and that the tomb of Jesus is not anything spiritual, or special, "It is h...
She has been placed in the foreground and is more detailed than the background. In the middle ground there are trees and in the background a small town can be seen. There is the illusion that the child is in a room and looking out at the snowy town. There is the illusion that there is a window between the outside and the central figure. In the painting the girl is painted in the center to highlight that she is the main focus. She also encompasses most of the canvas. Berthe Morisot painted the girl as the largest figure to show she was the central focus. There is illusion of space, if this painting was bigger it would be like the viewer was standing behind the girl watching her look outside at the snowy landscape. The viewer would feel like they are in a room that is not completely shown in the
Perhaps this is a direct response to the eroticization of owning a painting produced by a woman; the representation’s realism prevents the presumably male audience from viewing her face in entirety. Her body is shown in action and foreshortened, removing any possibility for it to be compared to the perfectly proportioned female figures so often used to
The gestural and heavy working of the paint and the contrasting colors make the painting appear active yet are arduous to follow. The defining element of Woman and Bicycle is the presence of the black lines that do most of the work in terms of identifying the figure. Through the wild nature of the brushwork, color, and composition of the painting, it can be implied that the artist is making an implication towards the wild nature of even the most proper of women.