Comparison Essay Between Rembrandt and Poussin
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A 4 page essay using the fictitious act of describing the differences between Rembrandt's 'Prodigal Son' and Poussin's 'Arcadian Shepherds' that should be taken into consideration when selecting a painting for a natural environment—a riverfront home. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Rembrandt's Life & Works
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A 7 page paper on the life and works of Rembrandt. The writer discusses some of the more significant of his works, and talks about how he was perceived by his peers. Bibliography included.
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The Works of Rembrandt and Ruben / Contrasts and Similarities
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An 8 page paper dealing with the life and works of Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens. Contrasts the styles of each. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Abstract Expressionism / Art & Architecture Comparison
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A 20 page paper that explores layering, spatial depth, minimalism, combination of materials, objects and colors, and the moralist vein, all of which typify abstract expressionism. The artists and architects reviewed and compared include: Pollock and Richard Gluckman, Helen Frankenthaler and Garth Alexander Oldershaw, Jasper Johns and James Stewart Polshek, and Barnett Newman and Sam Durant. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Art as a Mirror of Society
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This 8 page paper discusses the fact that visual artists attempt to reflect their own complex society as they perceive it. Paeololithic images are considered as well as the works of Camille Pissaro, Marc Chagall, Rene Magritte, and Edvard Munch. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: BBartmir.rtf

Modernist European Art and the Ploitical Scene of Central Europe, 1910-1939
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This 5 page report discusses European art of the years encompassing World War I, post World War and the onset of World War II. It was art filled with contradiction and radical change and served as an appropriate metaphor for the social and political upheaval faced throughout Europe as well. The paper discusses Matisse, Picasso, and Magritte in such a context. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWeast.rtf

Comparisons of Major Artists & Representative Work
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Both Rembrandt van Rijn and Pablo Picasso created paintings which represent individuals from their respective societies. Other artists, from Manet to Delacroix, have demonstrated different social, physical and compositional elements that have challenged societal norms. This 5 page paper provides a number of comparisons, including a comparison of Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' and Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' as well as a discussion of the social challenges presented in a work of Manet. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Pablo Picasso - 'Au bon marche'
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This 5 page report discusses the artist Pablo Picasso and makes specific notice of his 1913 painting. The writer also discusses the painting in the larger context of 'cubism' which Picasso and Braque 'created' in approximately 1910. Picasso's writing is also briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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