An Artist’s View: Michael Newberry on Key Works of Art in History
Michael Newberry is an avant-garde figurative painter, writer, and teacher promoting evolutionary flourishing through his work. He does this through advances in color theory, body language, symbolism, and composition. Michael is the author of two books released in 2021: Evolution Through Art and Newberry Color Theory. The full 29-work list is below.
Michael Newberry, Commentaries on 29 Great Art Works
1. Geometric Warrior, 8th century BCE
2. Kroisos, 540-515 BCE
3. Aphrodite by Praxiteles, 4th century BCE
4. Doryphoros by Polykleitos, c. 450 BCE
5. Hera of Samos, 560 BCE
6. Battle of Alexander, 250 BCE
7. Three Goddesses, c. 438-32 BCE
8. Ulysses in the Land of the Laestrygonians
9. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Masaccio, 1425
10. Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello, 1435-1460
11. Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, 1482
12. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1504
13. School of Athens by Raphael Sanzio, 1509
14. David by Michelangelo, 1501
15. Danae by Rembrandt, 1636
16. Milkmaid by Vermeer, 1658
17. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer, 1665
18. Girl with a Red Hat by Vermeer, 1667
19. Anatomy Lesson by Rembrandt, 1632
20. Self-Portrait by Rembrandt, 1629
21. Grand Odalisque by Ingres, 1814
22. Odalisque by Delacroix, 1825
23. Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix, 1830
24. Not Too Much to Carry by Bouguereau, 1895
25. The Sower by Van Gogh, 1888
26. Irises by Van Gogh, 1890
27. Las Meninas by Velazquez, 1656
28. Shoes by Van Gogh, 1886
29. Water Lilies (Clouds) by Monet, 1902
Related: Stephen R. C. Hicks and Michael Newberry, Art: Modern, Postmodern, and Beyond (2021).
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