Emil Nolde Emil Nolde is a German-danish painter and print-maker of the Expressionism movement. One of the first artists to “jump start” the Expressionism movement. Painting with watercolour and oil paints, Nolde was most well known for his paintings of… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary Around the times of the 1850’s-1900’s many things were happening all at the same time. What stand out the most to me is the Art Nouveau movement. From what was discussed, Art Nouveau was the “rebirth” of old… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary: In today’s lecture, the main focus was on the Industrial Revolution and how a big change happened in a short amount of time. The Kodak camera was invented and the creation of the Internal Combustion Engine further developed… Continue Reading →

A Brief Summary of Impressionism The Impression movement was mainly about using loose brushwork and painting pieces of a object in a composition to give off the suggestion or impression that the object was there. Paintings would often emphasize lighting,… Continue Reading →

William Blake (1757-1827) William Blake (1757-1827) was a amazing man capable of many things. Blake was a Engraver, artist, poet, visionary, and author at the time. being born from a regular family, his father was a hosiery selling socks, gloves,… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary: Stream engines (not the one on your computer), Typefaces, and art movements. During the period of 1750-1850 typography took a big turn in it’s uses. With the invention of new printing methods such as the cast-iron press, steam… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary: Block Books and Baroque (1450-1750) Today’s lecture featured the introduction to different typesets as well as the development of books and media during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The first printing system was developed by Johannes Gutenburg and… Continue Reading →

Self-Portrait (1750), Oil on canvas, (25 in x 18.74 in), Yale Center for British Art Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was born in Plymption, Devon and was not only a accomplished painter, but made many honorable contributions to the fine arts… Continue Reading →

What is the Book of Hours?      The Book of Hours is a religious text containing sets of prayers, psalms, and religious texts made for the purpose of devotion to the Virgin Mary. Originating from the Psalter recited by… Continue Reading →