The Hawk Blog

  Romanticism vs. Realism         Romanticism and Realism both came about in the 1900’s and they were greatly influenced by the Industrial Revolution.   Romanticism artists set out to try to portray their emotional connection to the world around them. While Realism artists wanted to create scenes of the world around them with great accuracy. Romanticism           Romanticism paintings were often created out of pure fantasies. Artists wanted to show emotion and feelings within their works. They also were free to express themselves in any way they wanted and were able to use their imaginations. In the beginning of Romanticism, the paintings focused on seascapes or landscapes and included people and animals. They also included Gothic aspects and figures from Greek or Roman mythology and a world of dreams. They show intimacy, spirituality, and color.           French Romantic paintings can be characterized by there loose, flowing brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Sculptures of this

  Morality and the Art of the Classical Era      The Classical Era consisted of the Rococo and Neoclassical styles of art. Many great art pieces came from this period. There were many changes going on during this era throughout Europe and America. Two of which were the French Monarchy and the creation of the United States. Through the period of Enlightenment there was an emphasis put on reason, intellect, and secular concerns. There was also an emphasis on the common man and less on religious undertones. The first two paintings I have selected are of the Rococo style, and the sculpture is Neoclassical. The Stolen Kiss  Fragonard, Jean Honore. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia The Stolen Kiss was painted by Jean Honore Fragonard in the 1780s. Fragonard was a student of Boucher and when he painted, he used rapid brushstrokes. His paintings contained overtly erotic subject matter. This painting relates to the era because it appears to be a painting of people who are seeking p

      Baroque Era                                                                                                                     Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1599 by Caravaggio           The painting, Judith Beheading Holofernes was painted by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Caravaggio was an Italian painter who painted in Rome most of his life but also painted in Naples, Sicily, and Malta. He painted from 1593 until the year he died, in 1610. This art piece was created in 1599 while he was in Rome. Caravaggio (Study.com)           I find this piece to be very dramatic and it shows a great deal of emotions. The painting represents the Biblical story of Judith who beheaded an Assyrian general named Holofernes to save her people from tyranny. In this painting we can see Judith, the young, pretty, fragile woman pulling the man’s hair to hold his head while she heaves the knife into Holofernes’ throat. You can see by the look on Judith’s face, the way her eyebrows are painted, s