Essays about: "Portrait"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the word Portrait.

1. 1. Chasing Shadows : An Anthropological Expedition of the Hunt for Olle Högbom

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Viktor Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Disappearance; Missingness; Hauntology; Ruinology; Simulacra; Liminality; Ethnography; Anthropology;

   Abstract : This essay explores the mysterious disappearance of Olle Högbom from an anthropological perspective. It uses theories of hauntology, ruinology, and simulacra to examine how Olle's absence continues to affect society. READ MORE

3. 2. Therapeutic orientation bias & personal values: A study on Swedish psychologists

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Ruben Arwidsson; Johannes Bodén; [2023]
   Keywords : therapeutic orientation; psychodynamic therapy; cognitive behavioral therapy; personal value preferences; explicit bias; terapiorientering; psykodynamisk terapi; kognitiv beteendeterapi; personliga värderingspreferenser; explicit bias;

   Abstract : Psychodynamic therapy (PDT) and Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are the main Therapeutic Orientations (TO) in Sweden and this study aims to explore the relationship between psychologists personal value preferences and their inclination toward PDT/CBT. Furthermore, the study explored if there is a tendency to explicitly appreciate one TO and depreciate the other (explicit bias) and additionally, if that tendency is associated with personal value preferences. READ MORE

4. 3. Photographic Portraits of Sculptors at the turn of 1900

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Olga Grinchtein; [2023]
   Keywords : portrait of sculptor; photographic portrait;

   Abstract : The goal of the thesis is to investigate the importance of photographic portraits of sculptors at the turn of 1900 in history of sculpture, photography and portrait art. Impact of the portrait of sculptor in painting on the photographic portrait of sculptor and other way around is analyzed in the thesis. READ MORE

5. 4. Looking at Dorian Gray like Art : The Mirror, The Portrait, and The Ideal

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Laia Sepúlveda Garcia; [2023]
   Keywords : Oscar Wilde; Irish Literature; Portrait; Mirror; Doubled Self; Looking At; Seeing; Perception of the Self; Art and Life; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Characterization; Oscar Wilde s philosophy; Art for Art s Sake ; Apprehension of reality; Semi-art figure; Human-like;

   Abstract : This research delves into the complex themes of perception, art, and self in Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Drawing from Wilde's philosophy of "Art for Art's Sake," the study explores the characterization of Dorian Gray through the perspectives of Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. READ MORE

6. 5. RENAISSANCE PORTRAITS : Pairs in Art and Marriage

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kristel Thalström; [2023]
   Keywords : portraiture; Renaissance; Italy; marital pendant portraits; fashion; culture; nobility; context; marriage.;

   Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis is to examine portraits of married couples from the Italian Renaissance. It is a study of how, and why, men and women are portrayed differently even though they are married to each other and painted by the same artist. READ MORE