Medieval Religious Illumination as a Source of Information for the Faithful
Artwork commentary - 4 pages - Art history
Explore the significance of medieval religious illumination in conveying the life of Jesus and the faith of a Christian, set against the backdrop of the social and religious context of the time. Discover how these illuminations served as a source of information for the faithful of old, and how...
Flora - Sebastiano Ricci (1712-1716) - Painting analysis
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - Art history
Flora is an oil on canvas painting, completed in 1712 by Sebastiano Ricci, exhibited at the Blanton Museum. The subject is inspired by the myth of the Greek nymph Chloris, who was raped by Zephyr, the god of the west wind. After her abduction, the nymph married the god and became the Roman...
"Sexing the Cherry", Jeanette Winterson (1989)
Artwork commentary - 6 pages - Art history
"Sexing the Cherry" by Jeanette Winterson is a reading experience as major themes of life are defamiliarized and gives the readers keys to reconsider his or her view of the world. Jeanette Winterson was born in a protestant family. She had to fight to conceal her religious education and her...
What image of the ' native ' population does Delacroix's 1834 Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement present, and how did Picasso revisit this painting in 1954?
Artwork commentary - 5 pages - Art history
Delacroix painted Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement in 1834 after he was back from his journey in Morocco and Algeria which had profoundly influenced him,. In 1954, after having revisited many painters such as Velasquez or Monet, Picasso decided to revisit Delacroix's Femmes...
