Friday, February 4, 2011

Elyse De Lisle- Themes

Religious subject matter from a secular perspective
Adoration of the Shepherds, Georges de La Tour, 1645-1650
Fantasy
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, Francisco Goya, 1798
War
Raft of the Medusa, Theodore Gericault, 1818-1819
Mythology
Saturn Devouring One of His Children, Francisco Goya, 1819-1823
Love
The Arnolfini Wedding, Jan Van Eyck, 1434
Revolutions in art
A Harvest of Death, O’Sullivan, 1863
Urbanization
New York Night, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1929
Gender roles
The Bath, Mary Cassatt, 1892
Powerful women in history
Isabella d'Este, Titian, 1534-1536
Transportation
The Haywain, John Constable
Dreams
The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli, 1781
Art inspired by music
Pastoral Symphony, Giorgione Da Castelfranco, 1508-1510
Food and mealtime
Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Edouard Manet, 1882
Media propaganda
Green Coca-Cola Bottles, Andy Warhol, 1962
Fashion in art
Louis XIV, Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701
Controversial works of art
The Holy Virgin Mary, Chris Ofili, 1996

1 comment:

  1. Elyse, Could you change the font color of your entry? It's too dark to read. Thanks!

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