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How do we go about studying pictorial space? There's space in an artwork. There's space left to right, up and…>>
Pieter Bruegel's painting, "The Harvesters," is unique in terms of how it handles space. This painting, The Harvesters, was painted…>>
Previously, we looked at paintings where the artist had tipped up space. We saw some paintings where the floor, instead…>>
This painting, the Blue Room by Picasso, can strike us as a bit, well, disconcerting. Given the incredible angle of…>>
A look at the colors and pictorial space in this painting that create an enveloping experience.>>
“That is the most touched painting in the museum” ~ Security guard at the RISD Art Museum in reference to…>>
Perhaps the biggest decision in Paul Klee’s life was whether to pursue a career as a musician or as a…>>
In thinking about a series of paintings he gave to the Tate Gallery in 1968 and 1969, Rothko spoke of…>>
Background: The story of Lucretia has been painted many times. The story dates back to early Roman times when Lucretia…>>
There will always be something irreplaceable about the silent contemplation of a great painting. However, there is opportunity for that…>>
