The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, by Joseph Wright, oil on canvas
The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet, oil on canvas.
In this Final Museum Paper I will compare and contrast the two paintings I chose from the National Gallery of Art Museum. The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, by Joseph Wright, oil on canvas created during the Neoclassicism period, which lasted from 1750-1830 and was considered a spin-off of the Baroque period of art, which was characterized as an art period of emotion, dynamism, drama and movement. (powerpoint) It was also done during the western movement in time and has a Naturalistic style, because of the way Wright takes the two people in the painting and position them in a way that the garments are highlighted and set in very distinctive patterns. The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet, also oil on canvas created during the Modern period, which is characterized by a time of rapid change and growth in society. (powerpoint) This painting was also done during the post-impressionism movement, which means the artist came after impressionism. (514) In my paper I will write about design, mood, mediums, techniques, and style for the two paintings. In conclusion, I will summarize what I wrote about and give a brief description of what the two paintings mean to me. Speaking of paintings let’s take a look at the Houses of Parliament, Sunset and Corinthian Maid.
In the Corinthian Maid and Houses of Parliament, Sunset, both painters chose an Art an Art theme to describe their paintings. Themes provide a framework for exploring how complex a form of expression it can be. (50) In the Houses of Parliament, Sunset, it’s like Monet scouted a location, set up the lighting and waited for the right weather to paint his picture. (77) In contrast, Wright took a young girl and traced her sleeping lover’s silhouette onto the wall casting a shadow by producing an afterimage. (99) That image moves our eyes to the clothing worn on both the boy and girl, which have certain detailed design elements and lines.
In addition to actual lines, vertical lines, and lines formed by edges, our eyes also pick up on lines that are only implied. (86) Both Wright and Monet use vertical lines in their paintings, but differ in color. Wright’s choice of red-orange, which can be seen on the dress of the woman and the pants of the man are warm colors. (95) Like the color wheel, the sky beyond the building is illuminated with primary colors: red, yellow and blue and also has texture. (94) The implied texture of Wright’s painting is smooth and fine with a dark tone. In contrast, Monet’s painting in its two-dimensional space has a shape that is created from the building reflection on the water with identifiable boundaries. In comparison to Wright’s painting with a three-dimensional space, that is, the actual space in which our bodies also stand. (106) This is how the mood is set up for the theme of these two paintings.
Again we look at how themes provide a framework for exploring how complex a form of expression it can be. (50) Looking at Wright’s painting our attention is drawn to the dog lying comfortable alongside his master as if he knew that there was going to be a long journey ahead. The purpose of this is to give the viewer an idea of what Wright was thinking about while creating this piece of art, which makes one feel sad and somber. In contrast, Monet took the beautiful London city with its fog and fiery sky to create a calm and soothing feel. These paintings were also done with distinctive mediums and techniques.
In the Corinthian Maid, Wright used oil on canvas to create his picture. Oil paints consist of pigment compounded with oil, usually linseed oil. (172) Wright used the oil to act as a binder, creating as it dries a transparent film in which the pigment is suspended. Also, the colors are blended subtly, in which layers of paint could be applied on top of other layers with little danger of separating or cracking. (173) In contrast, the composition in Monet’s Houses of Parliament, Sunset was worked out well in advance down to the very last detail and built up methodically, layer after layer. (175) He also used a classic procedure to complete the entire painting called grisaille. Monet’s bold, slashing brush strokes are an important part of his painting. In places the paint is layered thickly, a technique called impasto. (175) The thick, loaded brushwork that oil paint made possible adds a new expressive element to his painting. The reflection in the water, and the colors of the sky may come to mind, but his painting does not limit us to any one of them. Our eyes are glued to the energetic brushwork in the background that portrays anything but itself and that’s what gives this painting style.
A naturalistic style is used in the Corinthian Maid, because of the way Wright takes the two people in his painting and position them in a way that the garments are highlighted and set in very distinctive patterns. Wright also records how forms are revealed by light and shadow, how bodies reflect an inner structure of bone and muscle, how fabric drapes over bodies and objects, and how gravity makes weight felt. (29) In contrast, The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, by Claude Monet who has an impressionist style. Style refers to a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent. (34) In his painting the colors are clear and bright and there is no difficult subject matter that needs explaining. (22)
In conclusion, I did a comparison and contrast of the two paintings Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, by Joseph Wright and The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet. I discussed in detail the subject, design, mood, medium and technique along with the style for each painting and what the two paintings represented. In doing so, I never knew when I chose these two paintings how much thought goes into creating a masterpiece. I chose these two paintings, because at the time they looked nice and reminded me of different events that I had experienced. I have learned so much about these paintings through this course that it is unreal. I have also come to realize that artists are very special people and through learning about design principles, styles, periods and movements, cultures, mediums and techniques, I’m almost to the point where I consider myself one of them.
Works Cited:
Getlein, Mark. Living with Art. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet, oil on canvas.
In this Final Museum Paper I will compare and contrast the two paintings I chose from the National Gallery of Art Museum. The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, by Joseph Wright, oil on canvas created during the Neoclassicism period, which lasted from 1750-1830 and was considered a spin-off of the Baroque period of art, which was characterized as an art period of emotion, dynamism, drama and movement. (powerpoint) It was also done during the western movement in time and has a Naturalistic style, because of the way Wright takes the two people in the painting and position them in a way that the garments are highlighted and set in very distinctive patterns. The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet, also oil on canvas created during the Modern period, which is characterized by a time of rapid change and growth in society. (powerpoint) This painting was also done during the post-impressionism movement, which means the artist came after impressionism. (514) In my paper I will write about design, mood, mediums, techniques, and style for the two paintings. In conclusion, I will summarize what I wrote about and give a brief description of what the two paintings mean to me. Speaking of paintings let’s take a look at the Houses of Parliament, Sunset and Corinthian Maid.
In the Corinthian Maid and Houses of Parliament, Sunset, both painters chose an Art an Art theme to describe their paintings. Themes provide a framework for exploring how complex a form of expression it can be. (50) In the Houses of Parliament, Sunset, it’s like Monet scouted a location, set up the lighting and waited for the right weather to paint his picture. (77) In contrast, Wright took a young girl and traced her sleeping lover’s silhouette onto the wall casting a shadow by producing an afterimage. (99) That image moves our eyes to the clothing worn on both the boy and girl, which have certain detailed design elements and lines.
In addition to actual lines, vertical lines, and lines formed by edges, our eyes also pick up on lines that are only implied. (86) Both Wright and Monet use vertical lines in their paintings, but differ in color. Wright’s choice of red-orange, which can be seen on the dress of the woman and the pants of the man are warm colors. (95) Like the color wheel, the sky beyond the building is illuminated with primary colors: red, yellow and blue and also has texture. (94) The implied texture of Wright’s painting is smooth and fine with a dark tone. In contrast, Monet’s painting in its two-dimensional space has a shape that is created from the building reflection on the water with identifiable boundaries. In comparison to Wright’s painting with a three-dimensional space, that is, the actual space in which our bodies also stand. (106) This is how the mood is set up for the theme of these two paintings.
Again we look at how themes provide a framework for exploring how complex a form of expression it can be. (50) Looking at Wright’s painting our attention is drawn to the dog lying comfortable alongside his master as if he knew that there was going to be a long journey ahead. The purpose of this is to give the viewer an idea of what Wright was thinking about while creating this piece of art, which makes one feel sad and somber. In contrast, Monet took the beautiful London city with its fog and fiery sky to create a calm and soothing feel. These paintings were also done with distinctive mediums and techniques.
In the Corinthian Maid, Wright used oil on canvas to create his picture. Oil paints consist of pigment compounded with oil, usually linseed oil. (172) Wright used the oil to act as a binder, creating as it dries a transparent film in which the pigment is suspended. Also, the colors are blended subtly, in which layers of paint could be applied on top of other layers with little danger of separating or cracking. (173) In contrast, the composition in Monet’s Houses of Parliament, Sunset was worked out well in advance down to the very last detail and built up methodically, layer after layer. (175) He also used a classic procedure to complete the entire painting called grisaille. Monet’s bold, slashing brush strokes are an important part of his painting. In places the paint is layered thickly, a technique called impasto. (175) The thick, loaded brushwork that oil paint made possible adds a new expressive element to his painting. The reflection in the water, and the colors of the sky may come to mind, but his painting does not limit us to any one of them. Our eyes are glued to the energetic brushwork in the background that portrays anything but itself and that’s what gives this painting style.
A naturalistic style is used in the Corinthian Maid, because of the way Wright takes the two people in his painting and position them in a way that the garments are highlighted and set in very distinctive patterns. Wright also records how forms are revealed by light and shadow, how bodies reflect an inner structure of bone and muscle, how fabric drapes over bodies and objects, and how gravity makes weight felt. (29) In contrast, The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, by Claude Monet who has an impressionist style. Style refers to a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent. (34) In his painting the colors are clear and bright and there is no difficult subject matter that needs explaining. (22)
In conclusion, I did a comparison and contrast of the two paintings Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, by Joseph Wright and The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903, by Claude Monet. I discussed in detail the subject, design, mood, medium and technique along with the style for each painting and what the two paintings represented. In doing so, I never knew when I chose these two paintings how much thought goes into creating a masterpiece. I chose these two paintings, because at the time they looked nice and reminded me of different events that I had experienced. I have learned so much about these paintings through this course that it is unreal. I have also come to realize that artists are very special people and through learning about design principles, styles, periods and movements, cultures, mediums and techniques, I’m almost to the point where I consider myself one of them.
Works Cited:
Getlein, Mark. Living with Art. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
1 comment:
Wow, Emory, That first sentence is a long one. Couldn't you have broken that up into about three shorter sentences?
Niether artist used Art and Art for their themes.
If the paragraph had defined the Art and Art theme then compared the definition to the paintings this would be evident.
The Corinthian maid is a greek classical theme therefore would come under History and Stories or Human Experience.
Sunset is a landscape and the subject is light. This has to be Art and Nature.
Both paintings create the illusion of a 3d space on a 2-d surface.
The paragraph on Design needs more definitons of terms.
The paragraph on medium reads as if the artists used two different mediums when in fact they both used oil, just each artist use a different techinque.
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