Parsons the New School for Design Broken Eggs Painting Analysis

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Your paper assignment consists of two aspects that should be about equal in both length and consideration. The first concern is a formal analysis; the second is placing the work in an historical context based on what you have learned about the culture with which the work is associated. This does not require any additional research beyond you text and class notes, as the goal of the assignment is to integrate the basic elements of the class.

The goal of the formal analysis is to describe and explain the physical characteristics of the work that command your attention, i.e., composition, color, space, line, etc. Try to avoid value judgments – assessing something as good or bad – but explain what formal elements are present in the work and why they are there. Make sure you are thorough and coherent without overlooking anything.

The next aspect of the assignment is to explain how these physical properties of the work are related to the culture and time that produced it. What cultural values are expressed through the formal qualities you have analyzed? What artistic concerns do these formal choices illustrate, and how do these concerns relate to the cultural context?

A large part of a work’s overall meaning resides in this relationship between the formal elements and the historical context. Your goal should be to use your skills of looking, noting, and analyzing to distill the significance of the piece you have chosen.

You must staple you museum receipt to you paper or it will not be accepted.


If you consult outside sources, they must be properly cited or your paper will not be accepted.

List of works:

Jan Van Eyck, Crucifixion and Last Judgment, 1430 (33.92.ab)

Pieter Bruegel, The Harvesters, 1565 (19.164)

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Saint Christopher and the Infant Christ, 1880 (80.3.674)

Raphael, Madonna & Child Enthroned, 1504 (16.30ab)

El Greco, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1614 (05.42)

Caravaggio, The Denial of St. Peter, 1610 (1997.167)

Artemisia Gentileschi, Esther before Ahasuerus, 1640 (69.281)

Diego Velasquez, The Supper at Emmaus, 1620 (14.40.631)

Peter Paul Rubens, Wolf and Fox Hunt, 1621 (10.75)

Nicolas Poussin, Abduction of the Sabine Women, 1633 (46.160)

Rembrandt van Rijn, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653 (61.198)

Jan Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, 1662 (89.15.21)

Francois Boucher, The Toilet of Venus, 1751 (20.155.9)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Broken Eggs, 1756 (20.155.8)

All works are located in the “European Paintings” gallery at the top of the main stairs on the second floor. The numbers in parentheses are accession numbers—the individual number for each specific work in the collection.

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Surname 1
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Broken Eggs, 1756 (20.155.8)

A majority of the artists regards Broken eggs art as one of the noble yet a classic piece of
art. As a whole, the art portrays the picture of a family probably sad over a broken egg. Sitting
down on the floor is a young lady with broken eggs beside her. On the other hand, the mother is
sited while the father is standing as their little son is on the floor. All the members of the family
are in a sober mood. They are all nostalgic about the broken eggs.
Formal Analysis

Surname 2
In the formal setting, the authenticity of the art has continued to provoke varied forms of
suggestion varying from the social, historical, and cultural aspects. In terms of physical nature,
the picture has continued to depict a broken egg. In this context, the family member has lost hope
since the eggs form the basket have been broken, and they cannot recover. The color of the house
is dark, that directly symbolizes the hard times that the family may be undergoing. Despite the
few white colors, the entire area has been engulfed with gray or black colors that show relatively
hard times for the family.
On the broken eggs have been depicted to have a yellow color. In most cases, the yellow
color is believed to golden and prestigious. The broken eggs, therefore, symbolize the loss of a
prest...


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