My Favorite Art Work By: Meghan Stephany ABOUT THE PAINTING Painting Name: Christ crucified with Toledoin the Background Artist: Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Alsocalled El Greco) Date of Composition: 1604 until 1614 Era: Baroque Current location: Fundacin Banco Santander Painted with: Oil on a canvas WHY I CHOSE IT I chose Christ crucified with Toledoin the Background because it reallycaught my attention.Also, Jesusbeing crucified on the cross is a veryimportant event that I study as aCatholic.Finally, it is an excellentrepresentation of the crucifixion. About the Painting Painting Name: Viva La Vida by Frida Kahlo
Artist: Frida Kahlo Date of Composition: 1954 Era: Modern Genre: Still Life Technique: Oil Current Location: Frida Kahlo Museum,Coycoacan, Mexico Why I Chose It I chose the painting Viva La Vida byFrida Kahlo because it is aesthetic. The bright colors really make thepainting pop.This painting alsobrings back great memories ofeating watermelon in the summertime.Viva La Vida was also paintedby Frida Kahlo, who is a familiarartist to me. ABOUT THE PAINTING Painting Name: Still Life with Bread, Apples,Grapes and a Bottle Artist: Luis Melndez Date of Composition: 1771 Era: Neoclassical Current location: Museu Nacional dArt deCatalunya (National Museum of Art inCatalonia) Painted with: Oil on canvas WHY I CHOSE IT I chose Still Life with Bread, Apples,Grapes and a Bottle because it is avery popular type of artwork topaint.Also, I love fruits because oftheir sweet tastes.Finally, thispainting is both simple, yet verycreative.