Category: Art

  • Woody Allen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy”

    Woody Allen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy“ is a light comedy film about love, fate and sexual complexities that are shown in a captivating way. It is a clear representation of how love and lust entangle relationships, even friendship cannot hinder. The movie depicts the importance of time, the realization of the love that was…

  • Restoration Period and Drama in England

    Table of Contents Introduction Argumentation Analysis Conclusion References Introduction The period of restoration in England not only marked the beginning of the shift in the life of the kingdom in a social and political context, but it also established the beginning of a cultural period that is identically titled. The theatre life in that timeline…

  • Element of Misogyny in the “The Ten Commandments” by Lucas Cranach

    Art has always been a depiction of the times that people have lived in and the elements that have in some way or another contributed to their overall life experiences. Through art, one can judge the quality of life at a particular period of time. Art is a major field of study as far as…

  • Political Background of Musical Compositions

    Table of Contents The Historical and Political Contexts of the Songs for Disc 1 The Contemporary and Political Contexts of the Songs for Disc 2 The Historical and Political Contexts of the Songs for Disc 1 The songs chosen for disc one is deeply steeped in the political and historical backgrounds of the African American…

  • Art History: ”Head of King David” – A Part of the Great Sculpture

    The head is a part of the rich decorations of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It was a part of the sculpture that depicted King David, the ruler of the united Israeli and Judah. It was made approximately in the year 1145 (“Head of Kind David.”). The cathedral of Notre Dame featured many heads like…

  • Milton Glaser’s Poster Review

    While regarding and analyzing the history of Art History, and Graphic Design in particular, it would be relevant to use as an example the poster of one of the greatest and famous graphic artists – Milton Glaser. There is no doubt that all of the three hundred posters designed and illustrated by him successfully fulfilled…

  • Art Development Periods and Features

    Art just like anything else has developed and evolved going through various stages to become what it is today. Each stage has distinct characteristics such as dates, works during the periods and the dominant artists during those movements and periods as discussed below: Mannerism took place between 1520 and 1600, the early and high renaissance…

  • Art Gallery: Metropolitan Museum

    Nowadays it is difficult to find a person who is not interested in arts at least as an amateur. Everybody chooses a kind of art according to his or her taste and preferences. Somebody gets real pleasure from ballet or cinema and the other adores visual art or architecture. In any case, each kind of…

  • Crafts and Fine Arts.

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Works Cited Introduction Nowadays the majority of people are totally unable to explain the difference between the so called crafts and fine arts. Therefore, in order to be able to do this one may provide with examples of works and their comparative analysis that might be assigned to the categories…

  • Tango: Origin, History, and Characteristics

    Tango has a long history. Its history has quite blurred as far as there are diverse types of Tango and it was danced in different corners of the Earth in its special manner. There are a lot of different theories about its origin. Despite the existence of so different presuppositions about its history, there is…