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“Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali is one his most distinguished works. It is an Oil on Canvas 9 1/2″ x 13″ and was painted in 1931. Dali uses many types of media in this picture to portray the imagery he was looking for. I recognized was chiaroscuro. The artwork starts from a bright white…

Each artist is an individual with a unique style, and although these styles can be similar in practice a€“ the individuality of the artist often proves the discriminating factor for a successful artwork. Self-portraits are beneficial when looking at the individuality of the artist as there are two aspects to look at a€“ the artist’s…

The painting Metamorphosis of Narcissus was created in 1937 by oil on canvas by Salvador Dali. This painting uses a lot of images to say what it means, for example, a person, a hand, water, a starving dog, a chess board, a canyon or cliff, and people. This is not to fill the paper or…

Salvador Dali was born into a middle-class family on May 11th, 1904 in Figures Spain. In 1921 he entered the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid where he made friends with Federico Garcia Lorca, Luis Bunuel, and Eugenio Montes. He pursued his personal intersest in Cubism and Futurism. In June of 1923 Dali…

The Picasso and the Perugino paintings in the art book are in no way really similar; they are infact very different aside from the fact that the main piece of the painting is a female. The colors used in Picasso’s Weeping Woman are a lot of Brights. But the colors in Perugino’s The Virgin and…

Artist and Humanist, Albrecht Durer is one of the most significant figures in the history f European art outside Italy during the Renaissance Gowing 195. Portraying the questioning spirit of the Renaissance, Durer”s conviction that he must examine and explore his own situation through capturing the very essence of his role as artist and creator,…

Leonardo”s “Last Supper” is a priceless piece of art with much hidden meaning and obvious talents bestowed upon a wall. Under the study of Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was able to use his skills in creating a very detailed and a very naturalistic piece of work that would be remembered for…

Michelangelo`s Pieta To see a scorned, beaten, and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image, which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet, for the longest time I”ve had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo”s Pieta or any piece of art in this way. To me,…

“Trifles make perfections, and perfection is no trifle,” Michelangelo once stated. He is one of the greatest artists of all time and is unmatched by any other. Michelangelo is the creator of works of sublime beauty that express the full breadth of human condition. Yet, he was caught between conflicting powers and whims of his…

The objective of this essay is to provide an explanation of Leonardo da Vinci’s life and work as an artist in context with his time spent in Milan. Following an initial introduction to Leonardo’s formative years in Florence and his apprenticeship to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio, 1435-88, I will attempt to explain…