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LA GRANDE JATTE

La Grande Jatte is a spectacular piece of art to say the least. This is a piece of art by Georges Pierre Surat and focuses primarily on the leisure activities that would take place on a normal Sunday afternoon. The fact that this piece of art is remarkable and very impressive has raised an array of mixed reactions the world over. Authors and analysts as well as art enthusiasts in the world over have expressed their opinion on this piece of art. This is with regard to the stylistic expertise employed by the artist to the psychological disposition of the artist at ...

Introduction

Through the inspirations derived from the study of optical and colour theory, Seurat was able to present his painting's work that took him 2 years to complete. Ensuing the fact that people perceive the work differently, varied perceptions regarding the work have since been formulated. From a personal point of view, the painting works by Seurat work to present not only the culture of 18th century, but also the relationships that existed among individuals in the society. Apparent from the picture is the fact that there is a greater bond between women and children essentially because children are seen to stay ...

The most widely used proverb “Smoking is injurious to health” stands as a universal truth for all. There are always two aspects of everything we experience or do in life. One is the positive side of it and the other is the negative side. Both these aspects go hand in hand with our lives. Just as there are two aspects of everything in this world, there are two types of people, good and bad. With good and bad, I mean some have good habits and some have bad ones. Smoking is one such deadly habit which has spread its wings ...

Abstract

This paper will refer to Hogarth’s series of six paintings ‘Marriage à la Mode’ in which he portrays an arranged marriage in 18th century England. It will consider Hogarth’s satirical objects and their relevance to today’s society.

William Hogarth’s six paintings – known as ‘Marriage à la Mode’ – portray the story of an unsuccessful and artificially arranged upper-class marriage in England in the mid 18th century.

Painting 1 – The Marriage Settlement

This shows the final dealings between an aristocrat who is burdened a lot of debt (sitting on the right) and a wealthy merchant (sitting in the middle) to arrange the marriage of their children. ...