Art
Session One: Art History and Background
Image 1-1: Self-Portrait with Halo Details Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait with Halo (1889) National Gallery of Art, Washington DC About Painted as a decoration for the dining room of an inn where Gauguin once lived with one of his art students, this piece was completed on a simple cupboard door. Art scholars debate whether Gauguin was portraying […]
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Image 2-1: The Agony in the Garden Details Andrea Mantegna, The Agony in the Garden (c. 1459) National Gallery, London About Mantegna was a North Italian Renaissance artist (1431-1506) influenced by Donatello. He became an influence upon the great Albrecht Durer, whose Adam and Eve we will consider in a separate post. Mantegna created many wonderful […]
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Image 3-1, 2, 3: Adam Entering Eden/Creation of Eve/Adam and Eve Being Introduced by God Adam Entering Eden Creation of Eve Adam and Eve Being Introduced by God Details Anonymous, Adam Entering Eden/Creation of Eve/Adam and Eve Being Introduced by God (12th Century) Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily About The magnificent Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily, built […]
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