Activity #13

This essay will compare and contrast the biographical background of two artworks. The French artist Claude Monet composed The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, oil on canvas and The Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627, oil on canvas.

Although the biographical background of these two artworks are different, Monet composition is similar to Leon in that they both have a naturalistic or representational (pg. 29) appearance. Representational is composing artwork of the visible world in such way that we recognize the likeness.

Monet’s Japanese Footbridge was created during the Impressionism movment of the Modern Period. This was time when many artist where discover new ways of expression art and rebelling against the standard or acceptable way of art during that period of time.
Where as y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, was created during the Baroque Period which followed the Renaissance Period. Baroque art is full of color, emotion and energy, with a greater contrast between light and dark

In conclusion, both artworks are representational with a significantly different biographical profile.