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Diana |
Sculptor: Saint-Gaudens, Auguste |
1892 |
1900s |
New York |
United States |
Serenity in action. But not a strong world view in any case, quite placid. |
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Pirelli Calendar Diver |
Photographer: Ommer, Uwe |
1984 |
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Women can be strong, dynamic and unconsciously beautiful. |
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Staircase Group (aka Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale) |
Painter: Peale, Charles Wilson |
1795 |
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Perceiving accurately is important and playing with the artistic medium is fun. |
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Blue Phoenix |
Painter: Koyo Omura |
1921 |
1900s |
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A pleasing and lush, possibly claustrophobic, world. |
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Day at the Beach |
Painter: Leyendecker, J.C. |
1932 |
1900s |
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Fun and cuteness. |
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Wisdom and Strength |
Painter: Veronese, Paolo |
1580c |
1500s |
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Sumptuousness is good, and the human form is good. |
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Feast of Belshazzar |
Painter: Van Rijn, Rembrandt |
1635c. |
1600s |
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The only way to know the sense of life or world view of the painting is through it's history, since the image is very mixed. Shows an opulent and sumptuous world, but the people are obviously distressed over something. Assuming one knows its history, you could conclude it is an exercise in depicting the dangers of the worldly pursuits and wealth. |
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Crane Under the Rain |
Ohara, Shoson |
1928 |
1900s |
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Life is difficult. |
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Horse Seen from Behind |
Draftsman: Boscoli, Andrea |
1587c |
1500s |
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Not much except perhaps stylistic -- confident, strong drafting style, and a vibrant, alive, horse. |
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Senso-ju Temple at Asakusa |
Hiroshige |
1840s c |
1800s |
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Pure, simple, quiet tranquility. |
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System of Architectural Ornament, A |
Designer: Sullivan, Louis Henri |
1922 |
1900s |
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United States |
The world is a place of infinite, ordered, geometric, fluid possibilities. |
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