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About.com Art History: Most Popular Articles
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These articles are the most popular over the last month.
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Proto-Renaissance Art
When studying the Pre- or "Proto"-Renaissance period, three important factors should be considered: Where this happened, what people were thinking and how art started to change.
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The Blind Man's Meal, 1903
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). The Blind Man's Meal, 1903. Oil on canvas. 37 1/2 x 37 1/4 in. (95.3 x 94.6 cm). Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haupt Gift, 1950. (50.188). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. © 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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What are the Elements of Art?
The elements of art are both fun and useful. Remember: line, shape, form, space, texture, value and color. Knowing these elements will allow you to analyze, write and chat about art, as well as create it yourself.
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Visual Artist Biographies - Artists Whose Last Names Begin with B
Biographies of Visual Artists Whose Last Names Begin with B
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The Last Supper
Ten common questions answered, about one of the world's best-loved religious paintings.
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Convergence, 1952
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What Is Art?
What is art? 6.3 billion different things, strictly speaking. When writing a paper, however, you should probably stick with "Art is form and content."
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Glossary: "pattern"
A principle of art - and probably the universe itself - pattern means the repetition of an element (or elements) in a work. An artist achieves a pattern through the use of colors (children playing with Legos® know this instinctively), lines (think: Op Art) or shapes (as with mosaics, tessellations,...
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The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Answers to seven common questions about the most famous ceiling frescoes on the planet.
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Interior of a Park: The Gardens of the Villa d'Este (ca. 1762/5)
Interior of a Park: The Gardens of the Villa d'Este (ca. 1762/5). a reduction of a larger painted composition, is a highlight of the show Fragonard and the French Tradition.
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Dada 101
Dada was, officially, not a movement, its artists not artists and its art not art. That sounds easy enough, doesn't it? Of course, there is a bit more to the story of Dadaism than this simplistic explanation.
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No. 5/No. 22, 1950 (dated on verso 1949)
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What Are the Functions of Art?
Try to remember four main points if required to describe "the functions of art:" (1) context and (2) personal, (3) social and (4) physical functions.
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Checkers, 1928
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What is "Contemporary" Art?
Art from the 1960's or 70's up until this very minute.
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10 Favorite Mothers in Art
Art loves us mothers. We've been depicted countless times in every culture. Sometimes we are as goddesses, sometimes we're seen enjoying a tender moment - a sweet memory, really - from when our all-too-quickly-grown children were very young, and sometimes it's clear that motherhood is grueling, if rewarding, work. In...
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Artists in 60 Seconds Index - Visual Artist Bios From A to Z
In this large index, famous (and
not-so-famous) names from the world of art are arranged alphabetically by last
name. Also known as Artists in 60 Seconds, each profile contains pertinent facts
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Victor Vasarely
A biographical profile of Victor Vasarely (1908-1997), Hungarian-born French Op Art painter and sculptor.
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Definition: "form"
Form is an element of art. At its most basic, a form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure. In a broader sense, form, in art, means the whole of a piece's visible elements and the way those elements are united. In this context, form allows us, as viewers, to mentally capture...
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Visual Artist Biographies - Artists Whose Last Names Begin with M
Biographies of Visual Artists Whose Last
Names Begin with M
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