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Subject Matter

Subject Matter. What is it saying?. Peter Brueghel, Peasant Wedding. Narrative Subject: the artist is telling a story. Maize God, from Temple 22, Maya, Copan, Honduras. Religious Subject: any religious figure or object. John Quidor, The Return of Rip Van Winkle.

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Subject Matter

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  1. Subject Matter What is it saying?

  2. Peter Brueghel, Peasant Wedding Narrative Subject: the artist is telling a story

  3. Maize God, from Temple 22, Maya, Copan, Honduras Religious Subject: any religious figure or object

  4. John Quidor, The Return of Rip Van Winkle Literary Subject: artists use literary sources such as the bible, famous myths and legends, and stories to get ideas

  5. John Constable,  Golding Constable's Kitchen Garden Landscape: paintings of the natural environment

  6. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, View of Venice • Cityscape: views of urban environment, streets, plazas, buildings…

  7. Myron, Discuss Thrower The Figure: the human body depicted nude or partially nude

  8. Peter Paul Rubens, The Judgment of Paris

  9. Hans Holbein, Edward VI as a Child The Portrait: representation of a person or people

  10. Self-Portrait: the artist creates a representation of themselves

  11. Hale Wodruff, The Amistad Slaves on Trial at New Haven, Historical Subjects: speak about or record history

  12. Vermeer, The Milkmaid Genre: everyday activities of normal people

  13. Fernando Botero, The Presidential Family Social Comment: visual statements about society, the world, may criticize leaders, churches, wars, politics…

  14. Cezanne, Still Life with Peaches Still Life: a painting of inanimate objects, objects are arranged by the artist

  15. Rosa Bonheur, Sheep in the Highlands Animals: people have always been intrigued by animals

  16. El Greco, View of Toledo Expression: the artist includes feelings about subjects, personal and emotional feelings

  17. Picasso, The Studio Abstraction: simplification of subject matter into basic and often geometric shapes, objects are still recognizable

  18. Jackson Pollock, Full Fathom Five Non-objective painting: no recognizable elements or objects.

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