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  Romantic Era     What makes art so unique is how everyone has different thoughts and ideas on what art is to them and what they enjoy. Exploring art is a very personal activity as your perception of a piece and the emotions you get from it are very different than what any other individual will experience. Since exploring paintings from the romantic era it was obvious to me that the romantic style was something which I gravitated towards. The backgrounds of these paintings often being scenic outdoor settings appeal to my likes in an art piece.    Hudson River School          The Hudson River School was a mid-19th-century American art movement that often displayed landscaped style paintings based off of the aesthetic vision from the romantic era.      The first piece displayed was created by Frederic Edwin Church in the year 1856. Church first sketch out this painting during an adventure through South America which saw him sketch many different pieces in his book. It wasn't until l

  Classical Blog Painting Description      The oil painting shown above was created by Jean-Honore Fragonard during the 18th century between 1767 and 1768 in the Wallace Collection in London. The painting is often referred to as "The Happy Accidents of The Swing". Connection       These paintings of the classical era were often seen as playful and light as often following the template of Rococo style artwork. During this time frame, the morals of an art piece weren't what drove the painters and viewers but rather the visual pleasure which the piece gave off was the goal. These paintings were meant to inspire individuals to have good morals and were not pushing the boundaries of what society found acceptable. Many people of this time especially the middle class found these works to be a moral decline for the middle class.  Analysis       In this oil painting, we can see the obvious of a woman on a swing while surrounded by nature and surrounded by shades of dark greens. Wh

  Baroque Blog Overview      This painting by Artemisia Gentileschi is known as Judith Beheading Holofernes and is not easily forgotten because of its graphic imagery. The painting was created while Artemisia was still a teenager being 18 or 19 years old and was completed in the year 1611-12. The exact location where the painting was created is unknown. The artist is known to have struggled personally having been raped by her mentor at the young age of 17. Perhaps this traumatizing life event that tragically took place is a reason why we see her work being violent towards men. Artemisia comes from a deep family of artists having her father Orazio Gentileschi be a successful baroque painter.  Analysis      The painting shows us a dramatic scene where two females look over a male getting his throat slashed graphically. This is a very powerful painting as shown because of the dark background and colors used. From this painting, it is obvious that the artist did a great job of using colors