Image read( a history of western art) - Essay Example

Image Research Image The image found to be similar to the first image is that which is shown below: Photo 10.5St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, begun A.D. 385Source: Adams 158One strongly believes that the image is similar to the first one in terms of the architectural structure and design. The second image described as St. Paul Outside the Walls, located in Rome manifest similar pillars with intricate designs on the ceiling and the semi-dome altar which serves as the focal point of the whole structure.

The color of the whole architectural structure is likewise similar (gold) and imminent light protrudes from the upper portion just below the ceiling, which makes the space bright and spacious. As indicated, these architectural designs were created during the time of early Christian churches. The museums that house or exhibit pictures or photos of early Christian churches include the Penn Museum which features Vaults of Heaven: Visions of Byzantium (Penn Museum); the London British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to name a few.

Image 2: Early RenaissancePhoto 15.36 Jan van Eyck, Man in a Red Turban (Self-portrait?), 1433.Tempera and oil on wood, approx. 13  ⁄ 8 ×10 1 ⁄ 8in. (33.3×25.8 cm).National Gallery, London, England.Source: Adams 272The second image is similar to the painting of Jan van Eyck, entitled Man in a Red Turban in terms of the image sharing the same serene and serious facial expression and the pose that shows the left side of the face as the prominent side. The hair is also covered by a white cloth (image 2) and with a red turban for the similar image.

These images also share similarities in the style of the clothes worn, especially the V-type neckline, except in color. The eyes of the images seem to be glancing at the left portion due to the position of their head.The early Renaissance paintings could be found in the following museums: National Gallery in London; Metropolitan Art Museum in New York; Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; to name a few (Encyclopedia of Art). Image 3:Photo 28.13 Henry Moore, Reclining Figure,1957–58. Roman travertine, 16 ft. 8 in. (5.08 m) long.

UNESCO Building, Paris, France.Source: Adams 508The image made by Henry Moore entitled Reclining Figure, located at Paris, France shared exact similarities with image 3. This image was noted to have been created using white marble, in contrast to image 3 which could apparently be made from another medium: stone, wood, or bronze. These images share the same curves, with the figure of a person evidently possessing a head at its right side.These sculptures during the dada, surealism, regionalism and abstraction period within which this image was created could also be seen in the following museaums: the New York Art Galleries, the Jewish Museum, and the Whitney Museum, to name a few.

These were located using the google search engine for museums with sculptures during the dada, surrealism, regionalism and abstraction period.Works CitedAdams, Laurie Schneider. "A History of Western Art." 2011. 6 January 2012 .Encyclopedia of Art. "Greatest Renaissance Paintings (c.1400-1550)." n.d. 6 January 2013 .Penn Museum. "Vauts of Heaven, Visions of Byzantium." 2012. 6 January 2013 .