Cindy Nafpliotis

Paths of Glory: Nevinson,CRW~1917    This painting was created in Britain and is currently located in the Imperial War Museum in London. This is one of Nevinson's most famous paintings. The painting is showing two dead British soldiers laying on the ground, abandoned. Sadly, this happened quite often in WW1 because the amount of casualties were too many to keep up with. You can see how the ground is littered with all sorts of things and the wire fence is worn out, showing that there has been a long battle happening on those grounds. The artist used a lot of colors and it almost looks sloppy, but it gives you that feeling of a war happening because of the "messy" look. It is a very sad piece of art and I don't believe I would own it just because there are dead soldiers in it and I wouldn't want to look at it everyday. The history behind this piece is incredible and a great representation of WW1 and the soldiers who didn't make it back. A Battery Shelled: Percy

                                                                The Nightmare:Henry Fuseli~1781 .          This piece is currently located in the Detroit Institute of Arts and the creating place of the painting is unkown. The painting is an example of dark romanticism. There is a women who is in a deep trance while an incubus, a type of spirit, crouches on her chest. This creature is believed to torture people while they sleep, giving them nightmares and making them feel unsafe while asleep.  The used of dark colors in this painting gives you the sense that what is going on is evil. The women is wearing white, which has the impression that she is pure but everything around her is not or that the incubus is making her impure. It is said that the women is covered in light which many people have said could mean many different things, it just depends on your perspective.  In the dark romanticism theme, specifically talking about this painting, the artist is trying to express that women may

                                                                              Jacques-Louis David:  Oath of the Horatii This oil painting was made in France in 1784, and is currently in Louvre, Paris, in the Toledo Museum of Art.       In this painting, there are three brothers saluting to their father who is holding three swords. The brothers are holding out their right hand, signifying they are willing to sacrifice themselves for the war. In the background, there are a group of women who are grieving the war and what is happening to everyone they know and love.      The men in this painting have sharp muscle outlines showing their masculinity, willing, and able ness to go and fight. The middle brother puts his had around the brother on the right, which is telling the viewer that they are bonded together and will fight in this war as a team. The father stands tall with the swords in his hands representing that he is proud of his sons and their abilities. The back of the painting is da

                                                                                 Soldiers Attacking a Village by: David Teniers                                                                                                               1648 in Germany                                                                                 Connection: This piece of art is a painting that represents The Thirty Year War. In this painting, there is a soldier raiding a village and harassing the villagers for supplies. You can see the girls' face are scared and unsure of what will happen, while the man looks angry, like he won't go down without a fight. The soldier looks uncertain, like he knows what he is doing is wrong, but it's his only way to survive. In the back, there are people trying to fight, as well as what looks like a dead man on the ground. In this piece, it's cloudy representing a dark time and the clothes that the villagers and soldier are wearing are dark too, giv