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Donna Papania Drawing Checkpoint Art/101 Jeff Lyttle Jacques-Louis David The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812 Samuel H. Kress Collection 1961.9.15 Here we have The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries as I look at the painting we can notice there are many detail that are in this painting. We can see all of the wrinkles in the pants down to the feature in his face. The contrast is very nicely done this painting is a very formal painting and the colors that are use are very elegant. This painting is of Neoclassicism, this painting is very formal and as we can see the elements of this painting are taking back in the 1800’s Napoleon was done up very well and the style of his ear and the culture is true to this painting and do very well. The colors are beautiful and we can make out everything in this painting. With the fall of Napoleon, David went into exile in Brussels, and his work weakened as the possibility of exerting a moral and social influence receded. (Until recently critics generally scorned his late history paintings, but their sensuous qualities are now winning them a more appreciative audience.) He continued to be an outstanding portraitist, but he never surpassed such earlier achievements as the great Napoleon Crossing the Alps (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 1800, one of four versions) or the cooly erotic Madame Récamier (Louvre, 1800). His work had a resounding influence on the development of French -- and indeed European -- painting, and his many pupils included Gérard, Gros, and Ingres. (Gerten-Jackson & Harden, 2002) Pierre Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81 Wow, that is what I can say when I read about this Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renior, what a painter. As, I read about this painting I found out that as he painted this picture with his paint brush he used many color and the article I read state all who was in this painting. I can see just by reading the article what kind of person and painter Pierre was. He love to use color and it stated that while the dog appears to be brown that he use violets, greens and yellow I find that very unique that he can use those colors an still the dog appears to be brown. As, I look at the style of painting so far we can tell that every artist have their own way of painting life and people. Peirre style fits right into the era and culture that he is from which is the 1800-81 I had to insert this from the article I like what this states, It also reflected the eclectic character of the Parisian cultural scene and the city’s unique intersection of art, journalism, literature ,theater, and sport. (Robert Lautman, 1921) In order to create a complex work such as Luncheon of the Boating Party, an artist often begins with sketches on paper or small painted studies; yet no drawings, oil studies, or other preparatory exercises specific to Luncheon of the Boating Party are known to exist. In addition, technical analysis has revealed that Renoir did not make preliminary sketches on the canvas. Instead he developed his composition as he painted, making changes as the work evolved, which was in keeping with innovative impressionist practices. (Robert Lautman, 1921) Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950 Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956) Enamel on canvas Jackson Pollock Autumn Rhythm is an Abstract his techniques of this painting Pollock had created his first "drip" painting in 1947, the product of a radical new approach to paint handling. With Autumn Rhythm, made in October of 1950, the artist is at the height of his powers. In this nonrepresentational picture, thinned paint was applied to unprimed, unstretched canvas that lay flat on the floor rather than propped on an easel. Poured, dripped, dribbled, scumbled, flicked, and splattered, the pigment was applied in the most unorthodox means. The artist also used sticks, trowels, knives—in short, anything but the traditional painter's implements—to build up dense, lyrical compositions comprised of intricate skeins of line. There is no central point of focus, no hierarchy of elements in this allover composition in which every bit of the surface is equally significant. The artist worked with the canvas flat on the floor, constantly moving all around it while applying the paint and working from all four sides. I am not sure if this Abstract reflects the eras are culture it just reflects what he like to paint. Therefore I see no formal elements in this painting. (Pollock, 2007) This is done in the 20th century so one would take it as being form this era. I am not a fan of Abstract Painting I so love the other painting and how the artist did both of them. References Gerten-Jackson, C., & Harden, M. (2002, Oct 11). WebMusuem Paris. (N. Pioch, Editor) Retrieved September 17, 2011, from Nicolas Pioch : http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/david/ Pollock, J. (2007, jUNE). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, from Heilbunn Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/57.92 (June 2007) Robert Lautman, P. F. (1921). The Phillip Collection. Retrieved September 17, 2010, from The Phillip Collection: http://www.phillipscollection.org/docs/education/lbp-kit_2.pdf