Category: History of Art

Art is a diversefield of expressing emotions, technical and imaginative skills of the creatorthat can be expressed in form of visual or auditory representation. Art hasalways been used by humans to communicate and express emotion since thebeginning of time from early Stone Age to present. The craftsman knows what hewants to make before he makes it. The making of a work of art is a strange andrisky business in which the maker never knows quite what he is making until hemakes it (Collingwood, 1938).  Art can beviewed and interpreted in many ways, each person has his own unique judgment,but when […]

Pius II was received in his town with joy, however, in this same travel, he became aware that most of his childhood friends became old or have died, and commented: ‘At every step the Pope met with proofs of his own age and could not fail to realize that he was on old man who would soon drop …’. 1 This impactful experience reveals that Pius was concerned about his own longevity, which was reflected in his plans for his everlasting town. Thus, the time spent in Corsignano was long and meaningful enough for Pius’s decision to change the destiny […]

His father, Heinrich, a successful lawyer, was a man of the Enlightenment, devoted to Kant and Voltaire, who took part in agitations for a constitution in Prussia. His mother, born Henrietta Pressburg, was from Holland. Both parents were Jewish and were descended from a long line of rabbis, but, a year or so before Karl was born, his father–probably because his professional career required it–was baptized in the Evangelical Established Church. Karl was baptized when he was six years old.Although as a youth Karl was influenced less by religion than by the critical, sometimes adical social policies of the Enlightenment, […]

“Sticky finger paints, misshapen mounds of clay, and boxes of multicoloured crayons are often thought of as ingredients for children’s art projects. However, given the emotional and psychological benefits of art-making and creative play, perhaps adults should be reaching for the glitter glue, too” (Spafford). Around the year 2014, a coloring book of all things found its way into most households, claiming it was a great way to relieve stress, and its true. Art in general is one of a couple of great ways to relieve stress and tension. In order to understand art therapy, it is important to know […]