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Rose Bush Womans Body
781 words
In the art exhibition of 1908, there was a
painting on display in a room reserved for Klimt's
pictures. This painting was entitled, Lovers by
Klimt himself but is generally known today as The
Kiss. Ludwig Hevesi, a critic of the time says,
This Klimt hall at the exhibition is the most
remarkable assortment seen in Vienna since Markets
Dumb Room. A purely painterly painting (The Kiss),
not possible before market, a specific phenomena
of color... THe Modern Gallerys new lovers standin
a sea of flo...
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Pieces Of Metal Three Figures
481 words
Donald Finegan's sculpture, "Symphony in Three
Forms", consists of three figures of abstract
twisted metal on cement bases. Fiberglass was
sprayed on thin strips of bronze and then molded
into the shapes they are in. The metal was twisted
in abstract ways to represent the flow of music
and different stages in a musical piece. The left
figure has many pieces of metal twisted in about
the same manner almost parallel to each other. The
figure in the middle is taller than the other two
figures. It's...
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Thames And Hudson Chartres Cathedral
1,709 words
... furrier making a cloak with some assistants
(Fig. 8); lastly on the bottom 'petal' of the
miracles of Mary window, two butchers cut meat for
a customer (Fig. 9) Secular glass windows showing
the trade of the donors were also complimented by
the use of some secular sculptures on the outside
of the cathedral. Sculptures at the cathedral
included not only religious images, but also
images of kings and queens. The sculptures on the
west facade depict Christ's ascension into heaven,
episode from ...
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Masaccio The Holy Trinity
940 words
The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was done
approximately 1428. It is a superb example of
Masaccio's use of space and perspective. It
consists of two levels of unequal height. Christ
is represented on the top half, in a coffee,
barrel-vaulted chapel. On one side of him is the
Virgin Mary, and on the other, St. John. Christ
himself is supported by God the Father, and the
Dove of the Holy Spirit rests on Christ's halo. In
front of the pilasters that endgame the chapel
kneel the donors (husband and wife)...
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Scientific Knowledge Religious Experience
1,035 words
... created and yet Steinschnieders theories on
SIDS, again despite being seemingly proved and
disproved, was readily accepted and still is even
after strong evidence that it is an erroneous
theory. Kuhn also suggests that in an inverse way
to the question at the basis of this essay,
society and its institutions constrain the
scientists working within it into a certain way of
working and thinking and therefore society changes
what is accepted as knowledge and not the other
way around. Indeed wha...
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Marcel Duchamp Salvador Dali
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Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending Staircase 1912
Marcel Duchamp, born 1887 and died in 1968, was a
modernist artist. His painting, Nude Descending
Staircase No. 2 was painted in 1912 using oil on
canvas with a dimension of 58 x 35 inches in size.
It was first exhibited at the New York Armory Show
in 1913, where it aroused great controversy, and
is now kept at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in
the Louise and Walter Arsenberg collection.
Duchamp was influenced by the increasing trend of
artists disco...
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Three Dimensional White Man
946 words
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born in 1898 in
Leeuwarden. His drawing and graphic skills can be
traced back to his schooldays, and in particular
to the influence of his teacher F. W. van der
Happen. After leaving school he spent three years
at the School of Architecture and Ornamental
Design in Haarlem. The graphic skills he had
discovered at secondary school were further
developed here under the dynamic S. Jesse run de
Mesquite. He lived in Italy for ten years after
1922 and from there he visited...
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Emotional Impact Ethical Issues
2,315 words
What responsibility does the press have in keeping
the public informed while at the same time,
respecting the privacy and sensibility of
individuals? The press has the power to influence
virtually all areas of our lives. Words and images
are combined to produce various messages and
meanings. All that is presented to us undoubtedly
has an effect; whether it be positive, negative or
neutral. In some countries the press is seen as an
instrument for exposing the truth, and in others
it is seen as an...
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Cosa Nostra Crime Syndicate
2,501 words
Chicago 1978 This paper examines the goings-on of
the Outfit in Chicago in the year 1978. The
overriding theme of the year seemed to be the
Chicago outfit s connection with Las Vegas. This
connection seems to come up over and over in the
articles I read. This was also the year James T.
Jimmy the Weasel Fratianno become a FBI informer.
I will give a sample of what was going on in
Chicago each month of the year 1978. Not all that
much happened in January of 1978 according to the
newspaper. The art...
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Michael Jordan Political Figures
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Contemporary Gods of Metamorphosis Ovid? s
metamorphosis reads as a collection of mythical
poems, describing the timeless battle between the
gods and humans. The relationship between humans
and gods is not just one of single sided
adulation. The gods in the Metamorphosis are
susceptible to the same errors in judgement and of
living erroneous lifestyles just as humans. The
only real difference between the two classes of
beings is that one has direct power over another.
The relationship is interes...
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Carbon Dioxide Methane Greenhouse Gases
2,776 words
The Global Warming Global Warming The relationship
between humans and the state of the ecosystem is
not only dependent upon how many people there are,
but also upon what they do. When there were few
people, the dominant factors controlling ecosystem
state were the natural ones that have operated for
millions of years. The human population has now
grown so large that there are concerns that they
have become a significant element in ecosystem
dynamics. One of these concerns is the
relationship bet...
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Trade Union Movement Union Membership
1,704 words
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS) in 2000, show that the decline in
Australian union membership continues, despite the
efforts of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
(ACTU), to stop the slide. The ABS reports that
trade union membership has dropped to 28 percent
of the total workforce, compared to 1992, where
there was 40 percent. (Australian Bureau of
Statistics 2000. ) Previous ABS findings show that
these recent figures are part of a general trend,
with no sligh...
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Knights Of The Round Table Sir Gawain
1,203 words
Inside the compilation of mythical stories of King
Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, retold
by Roger Green, and Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of
the Greek Myths, two major characters in each
story that could be expressed in similar and
contrasting ways are Arthur, the king and head of
the knights of the Round Table, and Zeus, the
supreme leader of all gods and mortals. Similar
resemblances that can be found in both is their
shadowy lineage, their major mortal flaws, and
their nature to jou...
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Fifteenth Century Three Dimensional
1,330 words
During the fifteenth and sixteenth century, one of
the key aesthetic goals of the Netherlandish art
is realism. The realism of figures, setting, and
especially space is a distinguished aspect of the
early Netherlandish painters and it has long been
seen as a feature in paintings, retable's and
other various art forms. At times, the realism in
the artworks of the Netherlands represent a
variety of aesthetic and / or religious reasons;
however, a majority of the Netherlandish artists
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State Of Mind Figures Of Speech
620 words
September Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglass
September 3, 1838 marks the first day of freedom
for Frederick Douglass. On this first day from the
wretchedness of slavery, Douglass felt the
blessedness of freedom. However, he soon finds
that his free life will not always be blessed.
Through figures of speech and syntax, Douglass
conveys both a blessed and excited state of mind
and an insecure and lonely state of mind. When
questioned about his feelings upon becoming free,
Douglass s response was...
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Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei
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The impact of the Heliocentric Theory
Heliocentric: Relating to the sun as a center;
appearing as if seen from the suns center.
(Webster, 447) The heliocentric theory was first
introduced to the world by a Polish astronomer
named Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus published
his views on the heliocentric theory in his book
Commentariolus, in 1514, which sparked the time
period now known as the Copernican Revolution.
Heliocentrism was proven true by the discoveries
of Galileo, Kepler, and Newton; thr...
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Moore Reclining Figures York Ny Frederick Henry
789 words
Schultz 1 One of the greatest sculptors of the
twentieth century was Henry Moore. His work had an
impact on every country throughout the world. He
was also a remarkable person. His natural seeming
works were an inspiration to many artists. Henry
Moore was influenced by anything that had to do
with nature, this included the human form and the
environment. Most of Moore s sculptures were
carved from either stone or wood. On some
instances he also used bronze. All of the examples
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17 Th Century 19 Th Century
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History of Math Mathematics, study of
relationships among quantities, magnitudes, and
properties and of logical operations by which
unknown quantities, magnitudes, and properties may
be deduced. In the past, mathematics was regarded
as the science of quantity, whether of magnitudes,
as in geometry, or of numbers, as in arithmetic,
or of the generalization of these two fields, as
in algebra. Toward the middle of the 19 th
century, however, mathematics came to be regarded
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Renaissance Period Social Climate
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Resurrection 038; Christ. Extended Written
Response. For many centuries, artists throughout
the world have aimed to capture and portray a
particular theme or subject in accordance to their
religious beliefs, personal influences, and mood,
or based entirely upon societal influences. The
figure of Christ and the manner in which he has
been depicted has varied immensely over the years,
which is highly indicative of changing social
attitudes. Piero della Francesca? s Resurrection
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Duane Hanson Realistic Figures Plaster
227 words
Duane Hanson and His Works A traditional model for
sculptors have been human figures. These figures
would glamorize, and epitomize physical beauty.
Duane Hanson (1925 - 1996) chooses to do
otherwise. He depicts contemporary American people
in his work. His highly realistic figures mirrors
the grotesque, the mundane, the monotonous, and
the vulgarity characterized by American society.
To create his realistic figures, Hanson first has
his model shaved of body hair. Vaseline is then
applied; a sili...
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