Van Gogh's Ear

Art History 103B Overview of Florence as the Birth Place of the Renaissance

All of my art history videos along with an on line textbook and additional guides for this entire course are available at:https://www.udemy.com/art-history-survey-1300-to-contemporary/

Questions for study:

1) What are some of the reasons or fact that some scholars use to prove the claim that Florence Italy might be the birthplace of the Renaissance.

2) Try to come up with some ideas that DISPROVE
the claim that Florence Italy might be the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Some of my latest portraits in oil. 9x12 inches to 7x5 inches oil on masonite. (I've been look a lot at Malcom Liepke's stuff.)

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Why and maybe how we should stop being mean to each other. Baboon can be a better example then people.

Why and what were these used for? Prehistoric Art

Why a hand print?  Why is it missing fingers?

What is this?  How was it used?  What does it represent?

What is this?  How was it used?  What does it represent?

Karen Mason "Taking Flight" Solo Show

presents... Karen Mason   "Taking Flight" Solo Show

Opening Reception on March 7th, 6 - 8   Come view Karen Mason's newest bird paintings!  Enjoy wine, snacks and music by Lee Waterman & Melecio Magdaluyo.    Show runs: March 7th - 28th   www.accigallery.com 1652 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94709 510.843.2527

Mariachi

Mariaches on the Street, 18x24 inches on 70 pound paper litho pencil by Kenney Mencher

Christian Rex van Minnen

Pronk Still Life and  Christian Rex van Minnen

Q: What is a vanitas painting?

A: Vanitas is an adjective describing paintings that remind the viewer of death and the transience of life on earth.  The term vanitas is most often associated with vanitas still life paintings that were popular in seventeenth century Dutch art.  However, the term vanitas can also refer to specific details within the painting (for example, skulls or any other image suggestive of destruction and decay), and we see these details in other genres of painting as well.  Think, for example, of Jacob van Ruisdael’s Jewish Cemetery and Georges de la Tour’s Penitent Magdalen.

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 You may also like the work of Christian Rex van Minnen

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