Thomas Cole was an artist of the Romanticism period who was notable for his outdoor adoration. ... Nicolas Poussin's "The Burial of Phocion," is a 1648 landscape painting from the French Baroque Era. ... Considering the time period of this painting it could be considered as a icon of the growth of civilization versus nature. ... Also the linear diagonals used for perspective were typical of the time period. ... Poussin's was noted as the best French Baroque painter and his influence on art was drastic for the next two centuries leading to the teachings of Poussin. ...

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The next painting I observed was one from the Baroque time period. The Baroque era began in the late 1500's in Italy and ended around the early 1800's. ... The Baroque Time period is sometimes used as a general term that indicated eccentric modes of paintings, architecture, and sculpture. Baroque art spread throughout western civilization. ... During this time period, numerous paintings were of people in the nude, as Venus and Cupid are displayed. ...

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From the colonial period in North America to the peculiar American painting, the visual arts in the United States experienced several phases, inspired by the European sense of art. ... Kneller is known for his portraits that belong to the last decade of baroque style. Baroque period, era in the history of the Western arts approximately was an artistic trend during the 17th century. ... Baroque paintings' outstanding characteristics can be "grandeur, sensuous richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts."" ...

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Avant-garde Figure Painting According to James Elkins in his book What Painting Is, "Paint is essentially liquid and stone."" He compares stones to pigment, which is the matter that gives paint its color. Pigment is generally obtained through the earth, stone, or plant material. Over the cent...

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The moods generated by Vermeer's paintings were very unique during his time period. During the era of the Baroque Age, Vermeer was an artist that encapsulated the idea of bringing emotion into his paintings. ... It could be understood that he valued women's roles in maintaining his idealist way of life by ensuring order within the household and raising children within Christian values, which was very popular and common during the Baroque Era. ...

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