by Danny Ballan | Dec 12, 2017 | Writing Prompts
First,The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya depicts the horrors of war, no doubt, but if we dig deeper in this image, we might find some other interesting themes in it. Goya himself was a liberal, who believed in the initial intentions of the French Revolution, but...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 5, 2017 | Writing Prompts
First,Look at this assembly of beautiful creatures, gods, and idols with Venus in the middle of the picture and the graces dancing blissfully unaware of what’s happening around them. Hermes to the left, the messenger of gods is present as well, and Cupid is...
by Danny Ballan | Nov 28, 2017 | Writing Prompts
First,This masterpiece by Peter Paul Rubens depicts the imaginary scene from Greek Mythology when Hades raped Persephone, kidnapped her and dragged her with him to the underworld. Hence the title of the painting is The Rape of Proserpina (Persephone in Greek...
by Danny Ballan | Nov 14, 2017 | Writing Prompts
First,Here is Albrecht Durer’s personification of the melancholic temperament in his most famous print, Melencolia I, shows a gloomy, idle figure who sits under an hourglass, weighed down by her own thoughts and surrounded by the unused tools of creative endeavor and...
by Danny Ballan | May 17, 2016 | Writing Prompts
The famous depiction of Tennyson’s poem the Lady of Shallot by John William Waterhouse is a story from the medieval times about a lady who was cursed to stay alone in a tower weaving all her life. She could not leave the tower for that would lead to her death. She...
by Danny Ballan | May 10, 2016 | Writing Prompts
Look at the famous painting by Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, and think about the glorious days of the French Revolution, or the bloody days of the French Revolution. It is up to you to decide, but consider this: How much blood should be spilled to...
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