The Mona Lisa is a famous example of a painting with eyes that follow you. How does she do it? Dmitri Kessel//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images It must have startled the first people who noticed it: The eyes in some paintings seem to follow you. We've been aware of the strange phen...
46.5. The figures in Kerala murals are highly stylized and rendered with elongated eyes, painted lips, exaggerated eye brows; and, explicit body and hand gestures (mudras). The figures are decorated with elaborate head dresses, exuberant and overflowing ornaments. The expression of the emotions too...
When analyzing a painting, don't forget - it is merely paint arranged in a certain way. No more, no less. So open your eyes and take a careful look at things like: (1) how the artist has used lines to draw shapes; (2) the different colours (reds, yellows and so on) used; (...
Their eyebrows look like butterfly wings. They have slender eyes, full noses, and small mouths. Their hairstyle is done up in a high bun adorned with blossoms, such as peonies or lotuses. The ladies also have a fair complexion as a result of the application of white pigment to their skin...
Claudia has given me an incredible gift. Seeing my portrait as it grew from her talented eyes and hands gave me a sense of importance and value as a person, that I had never felt before. She captured my very essence on canvas and transported it into a sphere of immortality. An unforgett...
We can only guess. Mona Lisa was Da Vinci’s most famous painting. It showcases his idea of beauty and inner self. There have been so many theories about the woman in Mona Lisa, one of them being that wherever you move your eyes, her eyes follow you. Each year, 6 million people vi...
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The figure of the woman lays comfortably on sheets, gazing outward seemingly unaware of the peering eyes. 10. German Figurative Nude by Otto Mueller This artwork is by Otto Mueller, an esteemed German painter, and printmaker of the Die Brücke Expressionist movement. He was known for his ...
(an umbrella term for several types of misalignment of the eyes). Also intriguing was a link in that Wikipedia article to a medical journalarticleexploring whether Leonardo da Vinci may have had strabismus. Other famous artists with various types of strabismus may include Rembrandt, Dürer, Degas...
Performance artist Dorothy Podber one day walked into the studio and shot these paintings of Marylin between her eyes with a revolver! This violently daring act led to the new name for the series, The Shot Marilyns. Except for the turquoise piece, all the other ones, which include the ...