Artists Essay Examples

Vincent van Gogh created The Starry Night in 1889 while seeking treatment from mental illness at the asylum in Arles. This painting is perceived as one of the Dutch painter’s most iconic works, as it depicts a night landscape composed of vivid strokes and contrasting...

“One can bring life to art, as Pollock did, or one can choose to bring art into life – but no longer in terms of metaphor” – Michelangelo Pistoletto, Famous Last Words 1967. To start essay about art and life, firstly, Pistoletto presents the conventionally...

Metaphysical concepts of Religion, death and life are explored throughout art history by the classical masters and by new leading artists, represented through intense chiaroscuro and colour. Three differing works that cover these notions are Michelangelo Caravaggio’s The Conversion of St. Paul (1601), Francisco José...

Caravaggio has gone down in history alongside some of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance Baroque era because of his very specific technic and his dramatic approach to Baroque art. He is partially responsible for some of the most outstanding paintings of his time,...

Ansel Adams recognized that his talents would best serve to illuminate his fellow man on the beauty of nature and in convincing people to keep some areas untouched for generations to come. Ansel Adams’ passion about Mother Nature changed the American art world to include...

As the 16th century ended a new form of art arose in Western Europe known as the Baroque, which lasted between ca. 1600-1750. It began in Rome as a reaction against mannerism and emerged during the Counter Reformation and was supported by the catholic church...

Land and water pollution became a global issue due to the massive increase in population over the last 50 years from 3.55 Billion people to currently 7.2 Billion in 2019. This sudden boom in the population caused a severe increase in plastic production all across...

This piece was created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, better known as ‘Caravaggio’. Caravaggio was born on the 29th of September 1571 in Milan, Duchy of Milan which at the time was ruled by the Spanish Empire. He was an Italian painter, who spent most...

In this essay I have chosen to research ‘The Entombment of Christ’ by Caravaggio. One of the reasons for choosing this artwork is due to the religious aspect attached to it. With my Liberal Arts degree my main subject of study is Religious Studies therefore...

The Sistine Chapel in Rome is certainly one of the most famous monuments of the Italian high Renaissance. The images which adorn the altar wall of this chapel are so engrained into our culture, all thanks to Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo’s best-known paintings are on the...