Joan Miró’s Dutch Interiors & De Kooning’s Women

Joan Miró’s Dutch Interiors

INSIDE HOLLANDÈS

Document Genesis

  • Chronology: 1928
  • Style: Surrealism
  • Technique: Oil
  • Support: Canvas
  • Dimensions: 92cm x 73cm
  • Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York

Historical Context

Surrealism, an artistic movement, appeared in the early twenties around André Breton. As an intellectual movement, Surrealism aimed to perform a full revolution. As a result of studying Freud, the Surrealists tried to reflect a more authentic reality through the expression of the unconscious.

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Vocabulary Themes: Holidays, Relationships, Crime, and More

Holidays

Halloween

  • Sleepover
  • Nightgown
  • Frightening

Thanksgiving

  • America
  • Pilgrims
  • Colonizers
  • Fled religious prosecution
  • Native Americans
  • Feast
  • Centerpiece
  • Carved

Christmas

  • Grinch (stubborn)
  • Stare
  • Frown
  • Scarce
  • Horn
  • Mistletoe

Safety

In-Flight Safety

  • Seatbelts
  • Emergency exit
  • Oxygen mask
  • Adjust
  • Inflate
  • Electronic devices
  • Table tray
  • Safety instructions manual

Social Dynamics

Stereotypes

  • Goth
  • Emo
  • Cheerleader
  • Slacker
  • Jock
  • Nerd
  • Mean girl

Crime and Justice

Murder & Crime

  • Inspector
  • Break the law
  • Investigation
  • Case
  • Fingerprints
  • Footprints
  • Evidence
  • Follow
  • Identify
  • Inquest
  • Strangle
  • Fraud
  • Arrest
  • Court
  • Lawyer
  • Prove
  • Verdict

Finance

Money

  • Tip
  • Budget
  • Mortgage
  • Utilities
  • Brand
  • Living
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Masaccio, Di Banco, Del Castagno, and Lippi Art

Masaccio’s *Crucifixion of Pisa*

Individualized figures are defined and given different expressions, in a simplified way and without going into excessive detail. For example, the hands of Thomas are very simple, and the head of St. Peter is very round. These figures are not anatomically perfect, but it does not matter. The volume of the figures is achieved through the modeling of shadows. The work was interrupted by Masolino’s trip to Hungary.

Altarpiece: *Crucifixion of Pisa***

The altarpiece was

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Francesc Eiximenis and Saint Vincent Ferrer

Francesc Eiximenis

Life

He was born in Girona into a bourgeois family. He made many trips and studied in many European universities. He had a very extensive body of work that was translated into many languages. He joined the Franciscan Order.

Work

He wrote an encyclopedic work called “Lo Crestià” (“The Christian”), a treatise of 12 books, of which only a few are preserved. *Regiment de la cosa pública* is a political treatise in which he explains his vision of politics, and how people should govern

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Botticelli’s Birth of Venus: Art, Symbolism, and Analysis

The Birth of Venus: An In-Depth Look

Timeline

Year: 1485

Style and Technique

Style: Renaissance (Quattrocento period)

Technique: Tempera

Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Key characteristics of the style:

  • Painters representing the human body and faces with increasing realism.
  • Attempting to accurately reflect the traits of the characters.
  • Interest in nature and landscape, though without the detail of the Flemish school.
  • Techniques used include fresco and oil hardening, but added at the end.
  • In the 15th century,
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Reality and Poetry in Federico García Lorca’s Theater

Reality and Poetry in Federico García Lorca’s Work

Federico García Lorca cultivated theater throughout his career, but it became his preferred activity in the last years of his life. His words from 1936 give us insight into his creative vision: “Theater is poetry that rises from the book and becomes human. And when it is done, it speaks, cries, and despairs.” These words highlight the human dimension—warm and torn—of his theater, alongside the aesthetic and poetic transmutation of its themes

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