Mar 092010
I need to find 2 works of art that have been inspired by a historical event. The work of art can be a painting, book ,sculpture, etc and must have written professional criticism about it.
This is for a research paper so please help.
So 2 analyzed art works that have been influenced by history?
Check here
http://culturexy.blogspot.com/2008/03/temptation-of-st-anthony.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/agueybana-jpg-1
This is isnpired When Ponce de León arrived in Puerto Rico, he was well received by the Cacique (Tribal chief) Agüeybaná (The Great Sun), chieftain of the island Taino tribes.
the poem the midnight ride of paul revere by henry wadsworth longfellow and the painting of paul revere’s ride by grant wood
check out the bottom of the page on the poem link-it gives the historical details
picassos guernica,is a good one and quite famous…. also might depend on where your from for a better result-like if you live in the us or oz you might want different historical events…. another would be the last supper by da vinci-its a religious historical event….
wikipedia them all through google-it wouldnt allow me post the link there xxx
reasearch kara walker – she uses slavery in history as inspiration