The Mona Lisa created by Leonardo da Vinci
The Mona Lisa is a masterpiece by Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci, currently housed in the Louvre Museum in France. This painting mainly depicts the typical image of elegance and tranquility of women, shaping the image of a woman from the urban bourgeoisie during the rise of capitalism. The figures in the painting have elegant sitting postures, and the background landscape is deep and vast, fully demonstrating the painter's unique smoky "boundless gradient coloring method". The smile of Mona Lisa in the painting is known as the "mysterious smile", which makes people unable to believe that it is a real face, and its existence cannot completely dispel people's doubts.
Starry Sky "created by Vincent van Gogh
Starry Sky is a famous oil painting created by Dutch post impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh in 1889. It is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This painting depicts a night scene, with the sky filled with stars and flowing clouds. Van Gogh used a unique brush technique to express his unique feelings towards nature and the universe through strong brushstrokes and bright colors. The twisted cypress tree and the buildings of a small town in the painting add depth and balance to the picture. It is one of Van Gogh's most representative works and has become a classic in art history, deeply loved by people
The Vase of Fifteen Sunflowers, created by Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Vase of Fifteen Sunflowers" is a famous still life painting created by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in 1888. This painting is part of his Sunflowers series created in Arles, France. Van Gogh's Sunflowers series consists of two still life paintings. The first series was created in Paris in 1887, depicting flowers lying on the ground, while the second series was created in Arles a year later, showcasing sunflower bouquets in vases. Van Gogh's Sunflowers series played an important role in his artistic career. He wrote in his letter to his younger brother that his sunflower paintings represent 'gratitude'.
The Olive Tree, created by Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Olive Tree" series was created by him between 1889 and 1890, mainly in Saint Remi, France. He voluntarily stayed in a mental hospital there for a year, during which he painted the hospital's garden, as well as nearby olive trees, cypress trees, and wheat fields when he obtained permission. The Olive Tree series holds a special significance for him. His painting 'The Olive Harvester' showcases the relationship between humans and nature. By depicting one of the cycles of life - harvesting or death - they also convey an example that individuals can connect with nature through communication with it. 'The Olive Tree' is currently housed at the Minneapolis Academy of Fine Arts.
The Scenery of Orville, created by Vincent van Gogh
This landscape of "Orville Scenery" located in the suburbs of Orville depicts a group of ancient rural cottages situated below a raised horizon; Further down, the wheat field extended all the way to the bottom of the canvas, and only a few swaying trees were broken. The narrow range of colors and tense, exciting brushstrokes, following repetition, are the characteristics of the artist's final works. Van Gogh painted a large number of landscape paintings in the weeks before his death, always working outdoors. By then, he had fallen into various conflicting emotions: the vast and fertile farmland gave him a sense of freedom, but at the same time, it also exacerbated his feelings of melancholy and loneliness, ultimately leading to his suicide.
The Raft of Medusa, created by Theodore Jericho
The painter was French Romantic painter Theodore Jericho, who painted this painting at the age of 27 and later became a symbol of French Romanticism. The size of this painting is 491 centimeters by 716 centimeters. This painting depicts the survival scenes of survivors after the sinking of the French Navy's cruiser Medusa. This maritime disaster occurred on July 2, 1816, in the waters near Mauritania. At least 147 people survived at the time of the disaster. Initially, they drifted on a homemade raft, but only 15 people survived when they were rescued 13 days later. During this period, they lacked food and water, and some even ate corpses to sustain their lives.
The Woman in a Hat "created by Picasso
This is one of several portrait paintings created by Picasso between 1927 and 1935 for his sentimental partner Marie Th é r è se Walter, in which he conducted detailed analytical exercises, depicting the nanny's youth and personality undergoing a thousand transformations. The artist blends the frontal visual of the face with the contour visual in one image, and turns the model into a symbol of sexiness through rich painting language, where the distortion of form represents the consolidation of what experts call the 'Picasso style'.
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