Regarded as one of the most influential French painters of his time, Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) had a great influence on the Romantic Movement, as well as the following Impressionist and Post-impressionist movements. Like his contemporaries, his work grew out of a reaction towards the preceding Neoclassical movement and the Enlightenment...

The Persistence of Memory, by Savador Dali, has the surreal effect that Dali is well-known for creating in all of his paintings. This surreal effect is one of familiarity joined with alienation. This painting gives the effect of a stranger looking in, however, at the same time, one feels that...

For the purposes of this essay, I chose to the visual arts option and chose to concentrate on Marissa Morales’ drawing titled “Re-Boot”, which is a powerful drawing that plays upon the viewer's emotions just as powerfully as it is a commentary on modern-day use of technology and our increasing...

Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, artistic geniuses of the Florentine high renaissance era, were rumored to have a passionate aversion towards one another. Piero Soderini would challenge the two artists to paint frescos that would represent the most famous battles fought in Florence. Da Vinci would paint the Battle of...

Introduction During the Middle Ages, painters were highly respected and regarded as members of the elite in the society. They were cherished as individuals with great skills; in the same level and probably higher in class than the goldsmiths, the merchants of the time and even the best carpenters. Renaissance,...