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Cask Of Amontillado Coat Of Arms
596 wordsThe thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. So begins The Cask of Amontillado, Poe's horrifying tale of pride and retribution. Told by Monstresor, this story tells of how he lured his friend Fortunato into literally walking into his own grave. From the opening sentence the reader can perceive that Monstresor is proud and vengeful, and would do anything to save face. As the story progresses, Monstresor unravels the chilling ta...
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Divided Into Three Church Of Saint
990 wordsThe term Gothic style in architecture has taken many forms. The term Gothic originated in France. It is best known through the Gothic cathedral. Through engineering, intellect and spirituality these cathedrals perfectly express the medieval mind. This style was widespread throughout Europe. Unlike other arts, this style was not uniform in nature nor was it uniform in date. This style has three main chararistics that make it its own unique style, known as Gothic. First it is known for its pointed...
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Pee Wee Tim Burton
1,238 wordsAlthough the typical layman would immediately label him an oddball, those who are a little bit more familiar with Tim Burton would say that he's a beautiful mess. Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. He lived in typical suburbia, along with his brother and parents, although he never felt very attached to them. He felt much closer to the films of Vincent Price and the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. While his parents wanted him to go play outside and be "normal, " he would rather ...
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Light And Dark Tim Burton
1,205 wordsIt makes you realize how abstract the film industry, and life in general, really is how much of it is just based on things that Tim Burton is just a man like any other man, except any other man is not Tim Burton. Tim Burton is a filmmaker. As a filmmaker, Burton has creative power over what he produces, directs, or even writes. His auteur, a term in film criticism that is applied to a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or aut...
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12 Th Century Flying Buttresses
2,259 words... rd, thus collapsing them. A building's vertical supporting walls thus had to be made extremely thick and heavy in order to contain the barrels vaults outward thrust. Medieval masons solved this difficult problem about 1120 with a number of brilliant innovations First and foremost they developed a ribbed vault, in which arching and intersecting stone ribs support a vaulted ceiling surface that is composed of mere thin stone panels. This greatly reduced the weight (and thus the outward thrust)...
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Art Deco Gothic Architecture
1,424 wordsIn this essay information will be given in order to compare and contrast data about three different styles of architecture. The three styles are Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Neo Gothic. In order to fully give a clear explanation of these styles, information about architecture will be given first then the three styles will follow with comparing and contrasting points in between. First, to inform about architecture, one must explain what it is. Architecture, referring to building is defined as The p...
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Gothic Architecture In French And English Cathedrals
701 wordsThe Gothic style originated in France around 1140. It spread to other parts of Europe and remained the dominant style in northern Europe for the next 400 years. Like the preceding Romanesque style, the Gothic style is defined largely in terms of architecture, with many regional variants. As the Gothic style spread throughout Europe, it brought profound changes in Europe. French Gothic captured the imagination of English architects and the style influenced their building down through the centurie...
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Gothic Cathedrals Stained Glass
937 wordsThere were two main styles of architecture in the middle ages. Gothic period in architecture followed the Romanesque period. However, they did not follow the same elements. The primary difference between buildings Gothic and Romanesque style is ideological, besides their architectural styles are different. Gothic style architecture included big churches called cathedrals. Cathedrals had tall skyscraper-like towers. Romanesque architecture had big internal spaces. These buildings had barrel vault...
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Works Of Art Period Of Time
2,526 wordsArchitecture In my paper, I will consider two works of art: the painting of Antonello da Messina, St. Jerome in his Study and All Saints, Margaret Street. I will show the relationship that I found out between this painting and the building. I will also consider the historical background of these masterpieces, which will help me to make a profound inside look into the essence of these works. This way, I hope to see what they suggest in looking and what kind of feelings I have about them. First of...
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Light And Dark Tim Burton
2,443 wordsIt makes you realize how abstract the film industry, and life in general, really is how much of it is just based on things that are out of your control Tim Burton is just a man like any other man, except any other man is not Tim Burton. Tim Burton is a filmmaker. As a filmmaker, Burton has creative power over what he produces, directs, or even writes. His auteur, ? a term in film criticism that is applied to a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the d...
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Gothic Cathedral Twelfth Century
1,189 wordsCathedrals of the 12 th Century For nearly four hundred years Gothic style dominated the architecture of Western Europe. It originated in northern France in the twelfth century, and spread rapidly across England and the Continent, invading the old Viking empire of Scandinavia. It confronted the Byzantine provinces of Central Europe and even made appearances in the near East and the Americas. Gothicarchitects designed town halls, royal palaces, courthouses, and hospitals. They fortified cities an...
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Palazzo Vecchio Marcus Aurelius
2,929 wordsProfessor Kranz Donatello Michelle Hoell Professor Kranz Humanities 2 16 Nov. 2001 Donatello is known as the most important sculptor of the Early Renaissance. The author, John Pope-Hennessy noted him as? one of the greatest artists who ever lived? (Pope-Hennessy p. 11). Donatello was a modest person who was very dedicated to his works. Because of his great dedication, he was able to create so much art in so many different varieties (Poeschke p. 5). Donatello? s origins, his accomplishments, and ...
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Arnolfo Di Cambio Built Without Formwork Dome
323 wordsThe Duomo, Florence Duomo Florence The Duomo is a distinctive feature of the Florence skyline. The Duomo Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, located due north of the Piazza della Signoria was begun by the sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296. Many local artists continued working on it for the following century and a half. The painter Giotto designed its Sturdy campanile (Bell Tower) in 1334. Opposite the Duomo stands Baptistery with magnificent bronze doors which date back to the 11 th century. These...
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Crown Of Thorns Gothic Cathedral
1,246 wordsThe choice colors Sainte-Chapelle Sainte-Chapelle The choice colors of the painting, the costly gilding of the carving, the delicate translucency of the red glowing windows, the splendid altar carvings, the miracles working power of the sacred relics, and the decorations of the shrines sparkling with their precious stones lend this house of prayer such an intensity of adornment that entering one would think one had been transported to Heaven, setting foot in one of the finest rooms of Paradise (...
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