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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

My favourite artist - Jan Vermeer

Of the many artists in art history Jan Vermeer a dutch painter is one of my favourite for the reason that his paintings are highly simplistic, objective and natural. A classic example of this is his painting "the milk maid" (1658-1660). please see below links to review some of Jan vermeer's... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Artist S.Dhanapal - a profile

Artist S. Dhanapal was born in 1919 he was both painter and sculptor. He worked as a professor and principal of the Government college of arts Chennai, India. He was a student of the famous sculptor Roy Chowdury whose sculptures are a landmark in Indian cities such as Chennai and Delhi. His... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

An introduction to Renaissance Art

The term "Renaissance" means " Re-birth". The Renaissance age is a rebirth of art and philosophy that brought about a great change in the society in the sixteenth century. The center for Renaissance was Italy, more specifically the cities of Rome and Venice where art flourished. During the Middle... Sign in to see full entry.

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