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		<title>Is Painting &#8220;Realism&#8221; Actually in Opposition to &#8220;Idealism&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the years, there have been many styles of painting that allow artists to express themselves, from expressionism to impressionism. Realism and idealism are also a few styles that share a few differences and thus present a question of whether the two oppose each other. To determine whether painting realism is actually in opposition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of the Most Influential Impressionists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Impressionism is easily the most accessible and popular style of art. It does not matter if you go to the Muse D&#8217;Orsay, in Paris, or The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, the Impressionist galleries are perpetually packed with visitors and critics. Impressionism is a careful study of light and color. More importantly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Troubled Mind of Vincent van Gogh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vincent Van Gogh is an artist shrouded in as much mystery as talent. His life was a chaotic whirl of drama and extremism. Many modern art historians speculate that Van Gogh may have actually suffered from a mental illness that caused his manic behavior and lead to his deep depression that eventually cost him his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artblues.com/2011/09/28/the-troubled-mind-of-vincent-van-gogh/</link>
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		<title>Websites for Art Lovers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you spent the money to Get Wild Blue you&#8217;re going to want to use it for all it&#8217;s worth! We think the web is a great place to check out art and grow your cultural boundaries so check out some of the great art websites we like to spend our time on.ArtSpan.com &#8211; It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christ, as Depicted in Elizabethan Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the Elizabethan Era, one of the most dominant art figures depicting Christ was Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Dyck was a Flemish Baroque painter in the early 17th century. Though he rose to notoriety in England by doing court portraiture for King Charles I, his biblical and mythological work showed his true skill as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was Patronage Necessary to the Creation of Great Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the centuries art has been an important part of culture and civilization, but an artist couldn&#8217;t always depend upon themselves for support while they worked. Often they came from humble beginnings and had to spend years as apprentices in workshops before going into business themselves. The creation of art was a difficult business that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was douard Manet the Pioneer of &#8220;Modern&#8221; Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A variety of influences or cultural trends contribute to the emergence of modern art. We can mention many crucial figures of modern art; Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Breton and so on but if we are to trace it all back to one individual we must cite douard Manet. He is the pivotal painter who shifted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artblues.com/2011/07/15/was-douard-manet-the-pioneer-of-modern-art/</link>
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		<title>Should Art and Artists Be Subsidized by Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world has lost its compassion and ability to forgive. Universal love is a thing of the past and true spiritual connection is long forgotten. Poetry, music, prose and musings are some of the arts that help bring out the softer side of humankind. We need the arts, but because of economic pressure people who [...]]]></description>
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