One of the most prominent French artists of the 19th Century was a painter by the name of Delacroix. His full name is Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene Delacroix, and he was born in the French city of Charenton-Saint-Maurice on April 26, 1798. He created more than 850 paintings, as well as pastel drawings and murals, before his death ...
One of my favorite art movements is Romanticism. This type of art flourished from 1800-1840, and it was inspired by the “dark ages” where “barbarianism, superstition,” “gothick, sublime”, and “miracles” were popular culture (Gardner, 2001. p.864). Romanticism started in “1770”, and it is still alive today; it has even inspired the soundtrack to the epic ...
Homeschooling parents realize that field trips break up the monotony of the home classroom, and are an opportunity to take children out into the community and find new, exciting learning experiences. Whether you go big or go local, the potential for field trips for homeschoolers is enormous. The following six ideas are perfect for broadening ...
Edward Estlin Cummings is probably one of the best known experimental poetry authors of all time. He wrote with a bizarre style and a complete disregard for the rules of conventional poetry, and English in general. This is what draws most people to his poetry. But poetry was not all that he did in his ...
To fully appreciate the intricacies of tapestries, it’s beneficial to know how these regal textiles are made. True tapestries are exclusively woven, but as of late, embroidery and even paint have been incorporated into some. Very few people today know the traditional art of weaving tapestries, so the newer versions that incorporate other elements are ...
