Michelle J Mendoza

         Impressionism VS Post Impressionism   Impressionism The swing (1876)  Pierre Auguste Renoir, The artwork was created in  Musée d’Orsay, Paris. In Impressionism they are known for using bright colors and light. We can see the bright colors on blues and yellows in this artwork. The effect of light on object is very big in impressionism we can see that on the dress or the shadow behind her we can see the spots behind her making it look like light.  The artist wanted us to see the small strokes in paint that he uses which was big in this era for impressionism this makes us capture light and movement.  The Cradle (1872) Beret Morisot This artwork was created by Beret Morisot on 1872 in  Musée d'Orsay, Paris. What catches my eyes about this artwork is  the baby inside of the cradle the artist was able to give the illusion that the baby was asleep with tiny strokes of paint I say that it takes a lot of talent to give th...

  A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, 1776 The artwork above was created by Joseph Wright of Derby on 1763 it is unknown where he created the painting but he did live in Derby England where he stayed for most of his career. The name "Of Derby" stands for the place he lives so that he would be distinguished by the rest of the artist that lived there.   This artwork captures a philosopher gathered around an orrery a model of the solar system teaching a lecture. The artist used oil paint it makes th e artwork look alive.  Jospeh Wright of Derby is known for his contrast between light and dark an example of this is the man in the red coat almost looks like he has a light shinning on his face which is very original.   relates to Art and scientific discovery. I would own a copy of this artwork. A website called Khan Academy states that " The age of Enlightenment is most closely associated with scientists and inventors, but writers and artists also played major...

  Rubens, The Consequences of war The consequences of war is a painting created by Peter Paul Rubens. The painting was created on an oil canvas on 1638-1639 at Palazzo Pitti, Florence.  A video created by Khan Academy titles “Rubens, The consequences of war” explains how the painting illustrates a husband by the name of Mars who pays no attention to his mistress Venus who is surrounded by Cupid and Amors nearby are partners of war. The woman on her back represents harmony there is also a mother with a child in her arms representing charity.    The painting symbolizes the victory of warfare over peace.     An article titled “Ruben’s the consequences of war” created on March 11,2019 by Kelly Bageanov who is a researcher of Art history. This article explains that the painting was a response to Thirty years of War. The thirty years is when war was raging across Europe driven by conflicts between Catholics and Protestants.  I would own a copy of this a...