Monthly Archives: May 2013

How to draw the perspective of symmetrical shape in the sketch?

Various changes in any symmetric shape must be through the midline to observe its physique. The importance of this Law is: One, in the perspective of symmetrical shape change, in the observation and painting must be through the center line … Continue reading

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The Small Bather

The Small Bather is another famous oil painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. It was finished at the time when Ingres was studying at the French Academy in Rome. It experienced the same situation as his another great painting Grande … Continue reading

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Unexpected Visitors By Ilya Repin

Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a famous Russian painter who had created many famous realistic works bout his native country. From his paintings, we can learn their great psychological depth. As we know, majority of the great painters although the world … Continue reading

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The Turkish Bath

Ingres was wiling to call himself as historical artist, because since the founding of Royal College of Painting and Sculpture in the 17th century, the traditional classical followers had been regarded as the highest level of history painting (the first … Continue reading

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Appreciation of The Grande Odalisque

Ingres's art “lofty and solemn” could be reflected by his important work The Grande Odalisque. In the painting, Ingres gave up a lot of unnecessary details and made them unified in the serene, quiet and harmonious atmosphere, like carefully calculated. … Continue reading

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