Sentences with phrase «dramatic history paintings»

As Schama notes, the dagger used to puncture the hero's eye in the Blinding of Samson, one of Rembrandt's most dramatic history paintings, is a Javanese kris.

Created by Théodore Géricault between 1818 and 1819, the dramatic history painting illustrates the moment of rescue for shipwrecked travelers adrift at sea.

Mahmoud IV of Turkey), dramatic history painting (eg.

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In what is certain to be one of the most talked - about fiction debuts of the year, Yasmin Crowther paints a magnificent portrait of betrayal and retribution set against a backdrop of Iran's tumultuous history, dramatic landscapes, and cultural beauty.

My fascination with landscapes and history has led me to create oil paintings of scenes that have affected us in dramatic ways.

Like many others, I have often repeated the orthodoxy that the early 1980s saw a return to painting, a rediscovery of figuration, an embrace of dramatic content and an explicit engagement with art history.

Fishman's work has its innovative place in the history of geometrical abstraction — her use of auto paint, making for a slick surface, and giving the painting a sort of dramatic, confrontational presence, all the more dramatic and confrontational because of the abrupt contrast (dare one say clash?)

Kimathi Donkor's meticulously crafted compositions draw on antique traditions of portraiture and history painting to represent dramatic modern themes — with subjects ranging from urban conflict in London to the adventures of Ghana's anti-colonial heroine, Yaa Asantewaa.

Revisiting the ideologically charged genres of Western history painting and portraiture, Donkor's dramatic, large - scale works represent narratives of legendary figures and events from African history, as well as more recent issues associated with civil unrest and police violence.

Unfortunately, the inspirational power of an abstract painting is typically far less than that of a figurative hero caught up in a dramatic moment of history.