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Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" [1] or "support"). [2] The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, may be used. One who produces paintings is called a ...
The Massacre of the Innocents is the subject of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13–18). The first, measuring 142 x 182 cm, was painted after his return to his native Antwerp in 1608, following eight years spent in Italy. [1]
This is the official short title of the law; its full name is Gesetz zur Übertragung der Aufgaben für die Überwachung der Rinderkennzeichnung und Rindfleischetikettierung, corresponding to Law on delegation of duties for supervision of cattle marking and beef labeling. Most German laws have a short title consisting of a composite noun.
Otterness said the subject of the work is "the impossibility of understanding life in New York" [1] and describes the arrangement of the individual pieces as being “scattered in little surprises.” [5] Art critic Olympia Lambert wrote that "the lovable bronze characters installed there are joined together by a common theme of implied ...
Years of the 13th century in art (1 C, 71 P) Pages in category "13th century in art" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
A typical museum label from the De Young Museum in San Francisco. A museum label is a label describing an object exhibited in a museum or one introducing a room or area. [1] [2] At a minimum, museum labels should identify the creator, title, date, location, and materials of the work, insofar as these can be known.
The Golden Apple of Discord at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Jacob Jordaens, 1633, 181 cm × 288 cm (71 in × 113 in), oil on canvas. A figure painting is a work of fine art in any of the painting media with the primary subject being the human figure, whether clothed or nude.
Appropriation, similar to found object art is "as an artistic strategy, the intentional borrowing, copying, and alteration of preexisting images, objects, and ideas". [2] It has also been defined as "the taking over, into a work of art, of a real object or even an existing work of art."