Jean Vigo's Cinema: A New Perspective on Reality
Dissertation - 48 pages - Art history
This document explores Jean Vigo's innovative cinematographic techniques and their impact on French cinema, analyzing his films such as À propos de Nice and L'Atalante.
The collection of the Medici displayed at the Tribuna and Rudolf II's wunderkammer
Dissertation - 9 pages - Art history
"Kunstkammer" or "wunderkammer" are German words and meant respectively "marvels room" and "art room". These words became famous thanks too Julius Von Schlosser who published in 1908 a work on the art titled Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Spätrenaissance. These words mean in particular the...
Philips Wouwerman, Taste and market in the 18th century
Dissertation - 11 pages - Art history
Philips Wouwerman was born in Haarlem in 1618. He was the eldest son of the painter Paul Joosten and Susanna van den Bogert. His two brothers, Pieter and Johannes Wouwerman, were also to become painters. Philips probably received his first painting lessons from his father. According to Cornelis...
Caillebotte's bequest
Dissertation - 10 pages - Art history
Gustave Caillebotte (Fig. 1) has long been considered as an odd man out in the circle of the French Impressionist. A wealthy amateur, a friend and a supporter of these artists, Caillebotte amassed a stunning collection of their work, which he bequeathed to the State at his death in 1894, and...
