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Faceton Museum

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Over the spring break, my parents decided to take me to visit colleges. Of the two colleges we visited, one of them is located near Washington D.C. We were supposed to visit Georgetown University, but we had one day to relax, so my family decided to visit the National Gallery of Art. My dad originally suggested the Smithsonian Museum, but my said that on Yelp, the National Gallery of Art was ranked 1st in museums in Washington, which is much better than Smithsonian, which was ranked 12th. So, we left our hotel and arrived at the museum just as soon as it opened. The National Gallery of Art, funded by the government, had free admissions. In addition to free admission, there were free audio tours that you could sign up for. Basically, you would give the man at the desk a valuable item (e.g., your driver license, I.D., credit card) and, in exchange, he gave you this device that sort of looked like an old flip phone. In order for the device to work, you would go to specific paintings and punch in the numbers that should be shown next to the title of the piece. You would then bring the device up to your ears as it plays an audio clip mostly explaining …show more content…

The color scheme of the piece could be called monochromatic. A large majority of the piece is simply the different shades of brown and orange that are used for the lions and the rocks. However, Sir Peter Rubens decides to add a bright red colored cloth behind Daniel in order to add variety and interest to the viewer. With the use of all the elements of design, Sir Peter achieved various other principles of design. Balance, for instance, is established through the placement of the forms in the piece. Although more lions are on the left side of the piece, the lions on the right are much more bigger than the left, with more details and also more action to their forms as well. The main figure, Daniel, is also not entirely centered, which helps balance the painting

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