Soggy emotion, blistered gazes, emotional turpitude. There is a lot in this muss of tangled color and stretched out form. Picasso is sloppy with this composition; he does this, of course, on purpose. The meaning is clear. Its theme is emotional instability, mystery, and vague happiness, occasionally blotched on clandestine spots on the painting. The …

  From the 16th century onward, the Assumption of Mary was not an article of faith until it was made so in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. It was, however, a quintal subject for artists; for Titian, it would inspire him to create one of his many masterpieces, this painting being a refulgent paradigm. The …

  While there are many exquisite pieces of art, I can deduce that this creation heavily negates the senses with dreaming and destiny, I find this exquisite piece in perfect symmetry with this composition. Ms. Goodman captures a deeply personal and powerful message within all of us. From every contour and shape of the woman, …

  To chart the progress of Leonardo da Vinci through his paintings, or, more exclusively, through his paint brush, seems to have been esoterically crafted by the master himself. His paintings are his fingerprint; the only difference is his fingerprints mutate. This judicious painting is an assenting example of all da Vincis’ mechanics and crafty …

  One of the most mystical and arcane gifts of art from the ancient world is the funerary masks of the pharaohs. The masks’ main purpose of being placed over the head of mummies was to emphasize the ancient Egyptian belief in the fragile process of transition that the dead would have to endure successfully …