Brillo Box (Soap Pads) is a consumer product-inspired sculpture realized by Andy Warhol in 1964. The series accurately reproduces Brillo detergent boxes, a popular brand of American soap pads in the 1960s. It is considered one of the founding works of the Pop Art Movement. What is Depicted in the Artwork? Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes are silkscreened wooden …
Holy Family, also known as Doni Tondo, is a panel painting realized by Michelangelo, dated between 1505 and 1507, and preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The name ‘tondo’ derives from the circular form of its original frame, meaning ’round’ in Italian. The shape was associated with domestic use and private patronage. It …
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The Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash is an oil painting on canvas created in 1912 by Italian artist Giacomo Balla. The artwork is an example of a Futurist painting. The dynamism is achieved by the overlapping of forms. What is Depicted in the Artwork? Giacomo Balla depicts a common scene witnessed in …
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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is the largest painting realized by Georges Seurat from 1884 to 1886. Preserved at the Art Institute of Chicago, the painting is an important example of the art movement of Pointillism and Post-Impressionism. The work is based on modern color theories developed in scientific research. Often …
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The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on an oak panel realized in 1434 by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. The artwork depicts the Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini with his wife, symbolically portrayed in their mansion in the Flemish city of Bruges. What is Depicted in The Arnolfini Portrait? The Arnolfini Portrait is …
Broadway Boogie Woogie is one of the last works by Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian. Realized between 1942 and 1943, the painting depicts a vibrant grid of multi-colored lines and blocks of primary colors. The artwork exemplifies the artist’s period in the United States, where he moved after the start of World War II, …
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