Woman with a Dog and Woman with a Lute

Woman with a Dog and Woman with a Lute

The task entails comparing and contrasting between two pictures as presented in the museum. The pictures include the one of Woman with a dog while the other contains Woman with a Lute. The respective artists present their works in a manner that indicate in-depth knowledge in the field. They both use proper paintings and scales that appeal to the visual sense of most viewers. It remains appropriate analyzing these works since they accurately represent what it take to design and draw a picture. The comparison and contrasting cuts across such areas as composition, treatment of figures, use of color, light or shade, and scale or proportion among others. 

Composition of the pictures

The image of the Woman Carrying a Dog consists of a person with a dog in the hands. From the appearance one capable of concluding that the person is a woman and the item in her hand is a dog. The gender identification proves clear based on the facial expression that leaves a person contented of what sex the picture represents. More so, one is able to tell from the picture what type of a dress the woman is putting on and what the dress consists of. The artist again comprises a dull background giving the portrait clear appearance. The other picture enables one to isolate a young Woman with a Lute in her hands. The artists detail the woman and a lute plus source materials. The two pictures contain women and they both have dull backgrounds. Both the pictures contain show the types of dresses the women are wearing. 

Treatment of the Figures

The artists give their images proper treatment in terms of their sizes, and general outlook. They chose proper size and appropriate display of the intended information. From a distance, one is capable of identifying of the pictures really are by isolating the dog and the woman in the first picture. In the other figure, a viewer possesses the ability of differentiating between the lute and the woman playing it. The texture and color treatment both remain appealing to the viewers.  The two figures differ in that Jean Honoré Fragonard presents his picture while the woman is standing while the other woman seats while playing the lute. 

The two figures call for comparison concerning their color treatments. In the picture of the Woman carrying a Dog, the artist uses a mixture of colors that makes his work appeal more to the viewers. The color is bright enough to bring the desired clarity of the photo. The he uses a mixture of colors cutting across blue, white, and purple among others. He makes an Attempt of matching the woman’s color with the dog’s color. In the other picture of Woman Carrying a Lute, the artist also uses a variety of colors but not as appealing as in the former case. The color looks dull though with some shouting areas. In both cases, the artist attempts to match the women’s colors with the objects in their hands in certain proportion. More show, the type of light and shading in the two figures remains a factor of comparison. In the first picture, Woman with a Dog, it appears cool with a clear vision. The face of the women contains little light that can make one see it properly. The background appears a little dull but, with clear viewing. There are no duck points that hinder identification in the figure. The next figure, Woman with a Lute, contains points of darkness and brightness. The artist has presented the face of the woman with a lot of brightness. However, it is only one side of the face that is bright. The other side is in shadow and, therefore, appears dull. The background of the picture also contains little shadow. The shadow however has not interfered with the visibility of varies components of the pictures.

Scale and Proportion

An appropriate picture is the one that the artist presents using a scale that, viewers find appealing to their visual aid. They can get much information from the picture without straining a lot. In the first picture, Woman with a Dog, thee artist has chosen a frame of dimensions 32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm) and Fletcher Fund, 1937 (37.118). The scale allows the depiction to fit well in the frame making it presentable. The artist also uses margins that hide nothing from the picture of interest. The woman together with the dog appear in a reasonable manner from the figure. In the portrait of the Woman Carrying a Lute, the size is almost the same as the above. It is 20 1/4 x 18 in. (51.4 x 45.7 cm), Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 (25.110.24). The woman and her flute are in a position that present a clear view. However, a contradiction in the two cases is that the artists present the portraits have way. They have not shown the full picture of the women. The women’s legs do not appear in the pictures. Ironically, they display the full picture of both the dog and the lute. It could imply that the two form the center of interests of the artists. Their presentations still remain important since it is the face that usually contains a lot of information. The two frames and scales that they use in the two cases remain of valuable attachment. 

The materials that the authors applied in making the arts and the texture they used remain appropriate. The artists employ the use of materials that represent the respective art periods in presenting their works. They use dogs, flutes, and dressing styles that depict the real art as expected by the majority. The texture of both the picture is a smooth one that could possibly show humbleness. More so, the artist possibly uses a smooth texture to indicate a woman’s character of nature. Most women in the society prefer displaying a soft texture with dominant smoothness. The paintings on other parts of the two pictures, especially, at the background have some rough textures. The artists bring an indication of differential texture treatment of the picture. It could act as an indication that specific areas in the figure communicate different information to the viewers. They have handled their paint in a manner suggesting expatriate in the field of art. They use different painting styles in areas that require dissimilar coloring. The color mixture and display in both cases is a factor worth of appreciating. 

The artists in both the figure of Woman with a Dog and of the Woman Carrying a Lute relay information concerning different women colors. They present the women’s dressing cords and the elements they do prefer. The presentation includes what texture and hairstyles different women like. The arts also present the period when the dressing style and body trends prevailed. 

In conclusion, the two figures represent artworks that appeal to the general public. The artists use the required dimensions and composition in their works. They display their art in a way suggesting their level of competency in what they do. The figure containing the women carrying a dog and that containing a woman with a lute represent real work of artists. They contain what it takes to be termed art work.