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Italian Renaissance Renaissance Period
458 words
The ancestors of man were experimenting with art
over 12 thousand years ago, paintings as far back
as 15, 000 to 10, 000 BC have been found in caves.
Our history of painting was slow to mature into
the art we know and appreciate today. The most
prolific period was the Renaissance period, with
some of the best known masters being represented
by this period. The Italian Renaissance was as the
name implies the rebirth of painting. This does
not imply that all the advances of painting came
from this...
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Michelangelo Artwork Consisted Pope Julius Ii
1,491 words
Michelangelo was pessimistic in his poetry and an
optimist in his artwork. Michelangelo's artwork
consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed
humanity in it's natural state. Michelangelo's
poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi
even though he was complementing him.
Michelangelo's sculpture brought out his optimism.
Michelangelo was optimistic in completing The Tomb
of Pope Julius II and persevered through it's many
revisions trying to complete his vision. Sculpture
was Michelang...
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Peasant Life Work Years
492 words
(1814 - 75) The son of a small peasant farmer of
Grill in Normandy, Millet showed a precocious
interest in drawing, and arrived in Paris in 1838
to become a pupil of Paul Delaroche. He had to
fight against great odds, living for long a life
of extreme penury. He exhibited at the Salon for
the first time in 1840, and married two years
later. At this time, the main influences on him
were Poussin and Eustache Le Sueur, and the type
of work he produced consisted predominantly of
mythological subject...
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Birth Of Venus Feel Comfortable
849 words
The Birth of Venus is a beautiful Renaissance
canvas masterpiece created by Sandro Botticelli.
The picture illustrates the birth of Venus in a
very mystical way. Venus has emerged from sea on a
shell which is being driven to shore by flying
wind-gods. She is surrounded by beautiful roses
which are painted in a truly remarkable color. As
she is about to step to land, one of the Hours
hands her a purple cloak. The back drop includes
the sea and a forest. The overall effect of this
painting are alm...
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The Honorable Art Of Tattoo
819 words
The art of Tattoo has been around since 12, 000
years before Christ and has gone through many
years of judgment by people of different races and
cultures. This art form spanned many different
cultures with many different meanings and is being
transformed today. The outlook of tattoo turned
from honorable and elegant to deviant and wrong
and is now coming back as an honorable and
memorable art form for the people to express their
feelings about certain subjects or persons. Tattoo
has been used to...
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Left Arm Degas Painting
395 words
Upon first impression one might see a nude as
merely the representation of sexual desire. This
is true in the instance of the Venus Anadyomne
painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (plate
1), a typical representation of the nude in the
mid-to-late 1800 s. However, in the case of Edgar
Degas, whose nudes are often sensually portrayed,
the sexual nature of the nude is not the only
message of the painting. Carol M. Armstrong said,
the female nude has been linked... to what we
call, inadequately, ...
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Extremely Important 6 Months
1,212 words
Fresh Water turtles are small, yet amazing
creatures to have and care for in your home. River
Cooters, Red Eared Sliders, and Painted turtles
are all common pets found in America. Though
turtles are fun to have around they do require
special care just like any other pet would. In
most cases they make great pets but turtles arent
the easiest pets to have so depending on your
lifestyle you should think about how much time
youre willing to put into a turtle. They are
usually cheap to buy yet the eq...
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Van Eyck Symbolic Meaning
543 words
Jan van Eyck was one of the greatest and most
influential Flemish painters of altarpieces and
portraits of the 1400 's (Hayes). van Eyck's
paintings often include objects with hidden
symbolic meaning. There are several different
interpretations of the symbolic meaning concerning
his portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his second
bride often referred to as The Arnolfini Marriage.
Marriage is a sacred union between man and woman.
A wedding is one of the most important events in a
womans life. Often...
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Late Nineteenth Century Thames And Hudson
1,715 words
... the others, it is a very 'real' expression,
she looks tired, disinterested, possibly she has
had a very hard day before she went out to
socialise. Manet depicted other social activities
of the people of Paris. Manet loved painting any
fun activity where crowds of people gather. An
early painting where horses rush straight at the
viewer while crowds of people watch on both sides
is Racing at Longchamp, showing a popular social
activity at the time. He depicted people skating
in the aptly name...
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Prime Minister British Empire
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Throughout Canada in the 20 th Century, numerous
events and decisions have formed defining moments
for the people of this country. Events like View
Ridge, the formation of NATO, and the development
of the new flag have made a huge impact on the
country. In addition, the leadership of people
like Lester B. Pearson and, much earlier, Sir
Wilfred Laurier, has created very significant
changes in the course of Canadas history. Of
these, the new flag, sometimes referred to as the
maple leaf is not onl...
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Public Property Graffiti Gang
526 words
Graffiti, the tagging of property without the
permission of property owners, is a crime. Tagging
has been the most common form graffiti for the
last decade. While the label is often applied
generically, those are involved in graffiti scene
of city identity. A number of different names of
various style of graffiti currently in use.
Research evidence strongly supports that the urban
decay graffiti encourages if left unchecked...
Because it fosters impressions that the crime is
rift, the seemingly ...
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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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Salvador Dali Virgin Mary
1,400 words
Leda Atomica (24 x 18 "- oil on canvas), is a
painting by Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) who was
the top Surrealists of this time. Surrealism
explored the subconscious, the dream world, and
irrational elements of the psyche in the firm
belief that the discoveries to be made from such
exploration would be of greater fundamental
importance to the human condition than any other
form of social analysis. Surrealists like Salvador
Dali was very fascinated by the ephemeral state of
the mind between sleep ...
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Dante Inferno And The Garden Of Earthly Delights
1,240 words
The Garden of Earthly Delights painted by
Hieronymus Bosch, depicts many vivid fictional
scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the
triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man's
downfall, which Dante wrote about in the Inferno.
Dante tries to convey to all humanity the
consequences of human actions and the levels of
hell that he believes exist for different levels
of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different
circles, and there is an upper and a lower level
of Hell. Dante and Bosch have...
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Creating The Horse Fernand Leger Calder
869 words
Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative
and original American artists of the twentieth
century. In 1926, Calder arrived in Paris and
devoted himself to a project called the Circus
that occupied him for over five years. This
contains characters and animals made out of wire,
scraps of cloth, wood, cork, labels, bits of scrap
metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his
little theater in suitcases and performed it for
his friends. During his performances, Calder
invented ways to simul...
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Late 19 Th Century Theory Of Natural Selection
817 words
Written in 1899, Frank Norris novel, Mc Teague
serves as a view of societal factions of his time
period. Norris illustrates the stratification of
society in this San Francisco community by using
the concept of Social Darwinism. He gives detailed
accounts of the inner workings of society along
with the emotions of the time. Through his
characters, Norris shows the separation of classes
and the greed that grew abundantly during the late
19 th century. He also gives a grim picture of
survival in hi...
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World War Ii 60 Years
1,154 words
Was the "Hindenburg disaster" a result of sabotage
committed by the opponents of the Nazi
organization? Did a bolt of lightning strike the
zeppelin? Or was one of the most devastating
accidents in aviation history nothing but a
cunningly planned insurance fraud? Over 60 years
ago, airships were the "queens of the skies. " In
the early 1900 s, a stubborn, yet brilliant German
count, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, took keen
interest in balloon flights and was devoted to the
design and construction ...
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A History Of Human Art And Body Painting
614 words
If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of
humanity, the body may well have been the first
canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited
by early people over 30, 000 years ago, we find
handprints, ochre deposits, and ornaments. And
because the dead were often buried with valuable
possessions and provisions for the afterlife,
ancient burials reveal that people have been
tattooing, piercing, painting, and shaping their
bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of
body art known toda...
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Spy On Hamlet Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
1,534 words
One of William Shakespeare's most profound works
is the tragic play Hamlet; this tragedy involves
many themes and subplots of which includes
corruption. The chief corruption is of Claudius,
the new king of Denmark; his corruption begins,
but not ends with, the murder of the late King
Hamlet for the throne. Claudius is conniving,
manipulative, and spurious, doing everything for
his own benefit. He causes those who believe his
caring and understanding facade to become
entangled in the web of decep...
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Ultraviolet Radiation Deadly Virus
990 words
Outline I. Introduction Thesis Statement: Is the
amphibian disappearances or deformities an early
warning of serious environmental problems? II.
Origins a. Early b. Evidence III. Habitat a.
Ecosystem IV. Indicator a. Detection V.
Disappearance a. Arizona VI. Why? a. Diseases b.
Pollution VII. Frogs a. Endangered b. Threatened
VIII. Conclusion Disappearance of Frogs Amphibian
populations are declining or are disappearing
around the world. Scientists are impetuously
searching for clues as to why t...
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