Still Life With Rug

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There have been many similarities of still life paintings throughout the world. Artists have developed the art of still life compositions throughout history. An example of a still life painting is “Still Life with Rug,” which was painted by Dr. Joe Begley in 2001. It is an oil painting that is 13 in. x 16 ½ in. with a gold frame. Another example of a still life painting is “Still Life, House of Stags (Cervi),” which was painted by Roman in c. 41-68. It is a wall painting that is 14 in. x 12 ½ in and is found in Figure 6-34, page 184 in Stokstad. The similarities between many of the basic formal elements of the two still life paintings, including the media, composition, and scale, show the popularity of similar elements in still life compositions.…show more content…
In “Still Life, House of Stags,” there seems to be a light source that is above and it extend to the entire space. I believe that in “Still Life with Rug,” the light is natural while in “Still Life, House of Stags,” the light source would be unnatural. The source is consistent in “Still Life with Rug” and it creates strong contrasts of highlights and shadows. However, “Still Life, House of Stags,” it does not because there does not seem to be any highlights or shadows. The shadows are important in “Still Life with Rug.” They help to make it really realistic and causes one to appreciate it even…show more content…
However there is not much of a logical progression in “Still Life, House of Stags.” In “Still Life with Rug” there is an overlapping of the forms, but not in “Still Life, House of Stags.” The overlapping of the fruits helps with the realism while the fruits that are not overlapped look dull and unrealistic. The texture of “Still Life with Rug” is rough while “Still Life, House of Stags” is smoother. “Still Life with Rug” is painted linearly while “Still Life, House of Stags” is painted painterly. One can see some individual brush strokes in both paintings, but more so in “Still Life, House of Stags.” The application of the paint is the same across all of the canvas in both paintings. The medium used in “Still Life with Rug” was oil while “Still Life, House of Stags” was used as a wall

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