Spanish Baroque Painting: Masters, Styles, and Schools
Spanish Baroque Painting: An Introduction
Introduction and Key Features
The 17th century, known as the Golden Age, represents a pinnacle of Spanish painting. Masters like Velázquez, Ribera, and Zurbarán emerged during this period. Primary patrons included the monarchy and nobility, while the struggling middle class played a lesser role in art promotion. Artists held a relatively low social status, akin to artisans, and painting was considered a manual activity. The generation of 1560 is recognized
Read MoreArt Analysis Guide: Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting
Comment Model: Works of Art
Architecture
Classification
Type of building in question.
Materials
Construction materials and their aesthetic function.
Title
Title of the work.
Formal Features
- Type of building, indicating its original function and its current role if it has changed.
- Analysis of the floor plan and its various parts.
- Description of materials and construction techniques:
- Types of coverings (vault, dome, etc.).
- Columns, pillars, brackets, etc.
- Doors, doorways, openings, and their function.
- Decorative
Analysis of Bernarda Alba’s House: Themes and Symbolism
Analysis of Bernarda Alba’s House
Character Analysis
Bernarda: An authoritarian, aggressive, and uncompromising character representing the oppressive social forces. She embodies traditional morality and is obsessed with appearances.
Poncia: The maid, sharing Bernarda’s age and traditional views, but also possessing a more nuanced understanding of the household dynamics.
Angustias: The eldest daughter, older, unattractive, and sickly, but wealthy, making her a desirable match despite her personal limitations.
Read MoreArchaic Greek Sculptures: Kouros and Kore
Kouros of Anavyssos
1. General Documentation
- Author: Anonymous
- Timeline: 510 BC (6th Century BC)
- Type: Freestanding sculpture
- Posture: Standing
- Material/Technique: Marble, carved (originally polychrome)
- Size: 1.94 m
- Location: National Archaeological Museum (Athens)
2. Formal Analysis
Brief Description
This is a nude male figure.
Composition
The male figure is structured around a vertical axis of symmetry that divides it into two almost equal parts. Both arms are attached to a rigid body, while one leg is slightly
Read MoreNarrative, Dialogue, Exhibition & Argumentation: A Guide
Narrative
Usually involves a story, real or fictitious, with characters in a specific time and place.
Elements of Communication
- Narrator: The voice that projects the issuer. Their point of view can be objective, omniscient, witness, bystander, the public, or the narrator themselves (first or second person).
- Receiver: The implicit recipient of the narrative.
- Action: The development of events, which can be linear (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) or non-linear.
- Characters:
Corporate Image, Identity, and Communication
Image
The word “image” is used to define many things or phenomena, mainly due to the polysemy of the term. This can be seen in encyclopedias or dictionaries, where various definitions of “image” can be found.
Image is a variable of modern management that has gained importance due to the revaluation of intangible assets. As a transversal policy, it involves all parts of the business. The image is the result of not only communication but also the management of the company. Any conduct of the undertaking
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