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Art History
This is your portal to information about historical works of visual art, its artists, and their contributions to society and culture. Ask questions and find answers in the following areas: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Egyptian, Mesopotamia, Persian Agean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Celtic, Byzantine, Indian, Southest Asian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Islamic, Pre-Columbian, Inuit, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassiam, Romantic, Realism, Impressionism, Art Noveau, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Abstraction, Dadaism, Surrealism, and Pop.
3,044 Questions
Who is well known for his marble sculpture The Pieta?
Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, 1475-1564) carved the Pietà in 1499. It was originally designed as a grave monument for the French cardinal Jean de Billheres (1400-1499) but was later relocated to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
For the same reason why any work of art was made before 1600: because somebody commissioned it.
and plus .....he felt like sculpting something and that was the first thing that popped into his mind.
I find the above answer extremely vague. The real answer is that nobody knows. It was just his job to make sculptures because he got paid to do it. It was discovered while excavating and it had lost it's head, so any sculptures of this are fake-a mismatched head! :)
Minimalism art began in the 1960s and early 1970s in New York as a reaction against abstract expressionism. Donald Clarence Judd (1928-1994), Robert Morris (1931-) und Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) are generally considered the leading international exponent of "minimalism".
When did Kiss start painting their faces?
in 1972 and from then they wore it on and off but now they wear it at every concert
What is it meant by the term color field painting?
a kind of abstract expressionism characterized by large areas of color that are more dominate than any particular shape
Humanities are the arts. They deal with how people should take a look at the world around them and not always worry about the sciences or math.
What had the most influence on art during the Roman era?
The Romans liked Greek art and often took Greek slaves to make art for them.
Subject view.
How is gender related to architecture?
It isn't really. I often think if more women built buildings we may have more restroom stalls, but that is my quirky way of looking at the world.
Why was any movement in art created? However, Realism was a reaction to Romanticism.
Who is Artist C.A. Richards and is there an Art gallery in Boston C and A Richards?
I have a painting, I bought at a goodwill, from an A. Richards, 1963 however, I have no clue who he is or where hes from or anything, the painting depicts a beautiful mountain landscape..
Who did the artists work for during the Renaissance?
Artists began to shift their focus from religion to science and philosophy
It arose in the latter part of the 1950s and peaked in the 1960s and continues to to play a large role in the contemporary art world. Pop art today is just as much about debunking the elitist stereotype and making art accessible to the masses as it was in the 1950's and 1960's. Contemporary pop artists continue to incorporate everyday elements and icons drawn directly from popular culture, and expose what it means to live in our contemporary society, into their work. Pop art is very much alive today.
