Academic papers on Art & Architecture

Leonardo Da Vinci And Raphael Santi
Art in the Western World has a tendency to be defined by the Masters of the Renaissance. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto, and Raphael are names that stand for an era unsurpassed for vitality and skill, as well...
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Frank Lloyd Wright, The Later Years
Most Americans have at least heard of Frank Lloyd Wright, his famous 'Fallingwater' house and, or, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. This 6 page paper explores the work that Wright did in the 1950's, just prior to his death. ...
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The Architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
This 4 page paper provides some biographical information on this man of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The paper addresses the way in which Mies changed society and architecture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Music and Art in War Eras
An 8 page paper which discusses popular art and music during times of war. These times of war are depicted in 'The Killer Angels' by Michael Shaara, which concerns the Civil War, 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway, which deals with World...
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Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory
A 10 page overview of computer-aided graphic design and its relation to conventional photographic theory in both still and moving photography. Discusses in detail concepts such as editing, composition and presentation. Compares the tools and...
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Contemporary Photography and Graphic Design
This 11 page paper looks at the way in which the medium of contemporary photography can be used with and in graphic design. Two contemporary photographs are examined to demonstrate this point. The paper has two illustrations and the bibliography...
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Urban Art
Urban Art is an ambiguous concept, at least in the mind of many art historians. The term implies art for and or about the urban setting. This 5 page paper argues that urban art is creative expression that directly confronts the urbanization of...
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Millard Meiss's Painting in Florence and Siena after the Black Death
This 4 page paper looks at the book by Millard Meiss and contends the book proves the connection between society and art; with the fashionable art forms reflecting the events and perceptions of the time. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Childe Hassam/ 'Glouster Harbor'
A 5 page research paper that first examines exactly what is meant by the term 'Impressionism' and then looks the work of America's leading exponent of this art
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The Role of Art in the Christian World
A 5 page discussion of the relationship of art and religion. Illuminates the role of Christianity in shaping the art of the Renaissance period in particular. Emphasizes that this relationship was not only positive in that the Church used its...
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Transfer in the Textile Industry
A 5 page paper which discusses the use of transfer printing within the textile market, and other markets. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Photographic Representation of People in China: 1840-1930
A 5 page paper which presents an examination of photographic work depicting the people of China, through Westerner's eyes, from 1840-1930. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Use of Photography to Represent the Western View of Imperial China
This 5 page paper considers the issue of the use of visual representations, particularly photographs, to gain insight into the European (Western) view of Imperial China in the 19th century. Specifically, this paper outlines the representation of...
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Courbet's Light
A 6 page paper examining the use of light in "A Thicket of Deer at the Stream of Plaisir-Fontaine" and then relating Courbet's use of light to that of the Impressionists who were to come. The paper only lightly discusses the artist himself;...
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Mary Cassatt and the Fruit Tree
This 5.5 page paper compares two Cassatt paintings with the themes of women in the garden: Young Women Picking Fruit (1891) and Child Picking a Fruit (1893). Techniques discussed include use of line, value, color, texture, perspective...
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