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=​__COMPOSITION__= == **Madonna Litta by Leonardo Davinci**

Composition is the term used to describe what the artist decides to leave or add to the artwork to make it effective. In the painting above by Davinci, he clearly did not want to add anyting else to the subjects (the mother breastfeeding her naked child) as this would take away from the painting. Although there are two distractions in the background they are nothing major as they are only blue skies and mountains which give the image continuity and do not take from the main subjects which is what the artist was trying to do.

=__SPACE__= **The Scream by Edvard Munch**

The space in this painting creates the illusion of viewpoint perspective. Since we can see two other figures on the pier as well as these are much smaller, we can tell that they are behind him therefore giving us the illusion of perspective in the painting. Although we want to think there is only one viewpoint, we then realize the waters also lead to another point on the opposite side of the first point which is leading to the people walking.

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= = = = = __FORM__ = == =The Persistence of Time by Salvador Dali = = =

In Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Time” painting, we see very few objects to “fill the painting”. No other objects are needed though to supplement the painting because of the lake and the cliff towards the back of the painting. Although these may not be main objects or subjects, they do contribute to the painting so that it does not look “empty”. = = = =

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 * The Last Supper by Leonardo Davinci **

Davinci’s, The Last Supper, is a great example of contrast between light and shade. We see that about ¾ of the background is dark from left to right. We also notice that the main table is very bright as though there is a light source from the viewer’s viewpoint. We do see some light in the background through the windows but it is not enough to light up the entire room. It is also very uncommon that although most of the left side of the painting is dark, the characters are still very bright even the ones located on the dark side.

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**Café Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh**

The colors used in Café Terrace at Night are mostly primary colors: blue, yellow and red. A couple of greens are noted but are very few. Since the primary colors are very bright they tend to give the paining a feeling of greatness and life. Although it is night, the light reflected from the yellow and red coffee shop drive your eye almost instantaneously to this area as this is the brightest area. There isn’t much contrast between the colors at least not in the coffee shop area.

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**The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer**

The painting above is a great example of subject. It is clear that the subject is the girl since there is nothing else in the painting not even a background, as it is black. It is needed that the girl be the subject because if there wasn’t a girl, then there would be nothing. Even though the name of the painting indicates strong emphasis on the earring, it is hardly seen. You can see a shiny object but you cannot see the exact outline or other details which would normally be important if they are the title of the piece.