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Andy Warhol Campbell Soup
1,371 wordsThe life and work of Andy Warhol has inspired many writers to tell of the artist's secrets in published writings. However, Carter Ratcliff accomplishes this feat in a unique fashion, profiling Warhol's work in Andy Warhol. A must-read for anybody interested in the origins of American Pop art, Ratcliff's book touches on all aspects of Warhol's work. Segmented chronologically, Ratcliff explains the influence and significance of select paintings, as well as sections devoted to Warhol's sketches, ph...
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President Franklin D Roosevelt World War Ii
1,104 wordsThe Tuskegee Airmen, the only African - American pilots to fight in World War II. In 1941, The pressure was put on President Franklin D. Roosevelt to take positive actions in the utilization of Negroes in the armed services. On March 7, 1942 the first five Negro cadets were commissioned as pilots of the United State Air Force. While assigned with the 324 th squadron, the 99 th received its first aerial victory and many more victories were to follow. The squadron earned the name "The Red Tail Ang...
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Mozart Composed G Minor
903 wordsProbably the greatest genius in Western musical history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27, 1756, the son of Leopold Mozart and his wife, Anna Maria Part. Leopold was a successful composer, violinist and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Wolfgang began composing minuets at the age of 5 and symphonies at 9. When he was 6, he and his older sister, Maria Anna, performed a series of concerts to Europe's courts and major cities. Both children played the keybo...
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Form Of Art Sixteenth Century
1,094 wordsThe brilliant and intimately appealing art of the unido-e woodblock print is undoubtedly the most well-known of all Japanese arts. This particular style of art flourished in Japan from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. The word Ukiyo-e was originally Buddhist and meant "sad world." By the seventeenth century, however, the meaning evolved to mean "floating world. " The "world" was one of transient pleasures and freedom from the cares and concerns of the world. The prints and pain...
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Archbishop Of Salzburg Leopold Mozart
1,755 wordsthe son of Leopold Mozart, Kapellmeister to the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, and much the reason behind's Wolfgang's education. By the age of three he could play the piano, and he was composing by the time he was five. Mozart's elder sister Maria Anna was also a gifted keyboard player, and in 1762 their father took the two prodigies on a short performing tour, of the courts at Vienna and Munich. Encouraged by their reception, they embarked the next year on a longer tour, including two weeks at...
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Commander In Chief Heir To The Throne
1,944 wordsRameses II, he was the third of his line in the Nineteenth Dynasty, son of Seti I, and grandson of Rameses I. He ruled for nearly seventy years in the middle of a Period known, as the New Kingdom when Egypt was at its most powerful. During His reign 1279 - 1213, Egypt enjoyed an era of prosperity and stability, not only internally, but externally as well. He is responsible for the building of more Monuments and famous structures than any other pharaoh, having many Structures and statues renamed ...
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16 Th Century National Gallery
701 wordsTitian (1477? - 1576), was perhaps the greatest 16 th-century Venetian painter and the shaper of the Venetian colorist and painterly tradition. He is one of the key figures in the history of Western art. Titian, whose name in Italian is Tiziano Vecellio, was born in Piece di Care, north of Venice, by his own account in 1477; many modern scholars prefer to advance the date to about 1487. In Venice, he studied with Gentile Bellini and then with Giovanni Bellini, but only the latter left a lasting ...
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Colored Troops Commissioned Officers
1,020 words... ort, which was occupied by a 292 black soldiers and 285 white soldiers. The Confederate troops captured the Fort and gave the Union soldiers a chance to surrender. They then drove the Union soldiers down the river's bluff into a deadly crossfire and many died that day, there were only 62 of the 292 black soldiers that survived. Many in the North accused the Confederates of purposely massacring the blacks soldiers. Afterward in other battles "Negro soldiers fought only more stubbornly and fer...
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African Americans In The Civil
1,211 wordsIn the history of the United States, African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans first came to America, they were taken against their will and forced to work as laborers. They became slaves to the rich, greedy, lazy Americans. They were given no pay and often badly whipped and beaten. African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them. When the Civil War began, they wanted to take part in fighting to free all slaves. Thei...
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Archbishop Of Canterbury Duke Of Buckingham
933 wordsSex and Politics Middleton's A Game at Chess is a very interesting and informing play, because it does not represent a simple game, but rather a very sophisticated play of potential political alliances between Spain and Britain. Another aspect of the play that draws attention of the general audience is the topic of sexual integrity, and the way this integrity could be violated. There are a lot of symbolic moves in the play that help us to understand this concept of integrity. Certainly, before s...
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Birth Of Venus Venus Birth Botticelli
980 wordsTiffany Quin Mortensen Humanities 201 Honors Journal Entry Renaissance Art The Birth of Venus There are few paintings that are as stunning and intricate as Botticellis Birth of Venus. Painted for the villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici at Castello, the artwork is probably the most famous Renaissance piece today, with the exception of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. In the quest for balance and perfection, Botticelli was among the Florentine artists of the second half of the fifteenth century who s...
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Mars And Venus Goddess Of Flowers Botticelli
633 wordsJon Mcgaharan Botticelli Mcgaharan 1 Jon Mcgaharan AP Art History Mrs. Johnston 1 December 1999 Botticelli, Sandro. Primavera. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Mark Harden? s Archive. By Mark Harden. Available web Botticelli? s masterpiece, Primavera, depicts a scene of slow moving grace in what appears to be a mythical garden. The actual subject of this masterpiece is unknown, but there are volumes of ideas concerning the purposes and meanings the painting could have. Despite the confusion the ...
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16 Th Century Classical Style
1,874 wordsIssues of Mannerism The movement in painting that is now referred to as Mannerism began in Italy around 1520, influenced artists throughout Europe, and lasted until the end of the 16 th century. The word Mannerism originates from the Italian word manner which translates into the English word style. The basis of Mannerism then is style; it? s a period of art where the focus was on grace and beauty. While preceding trends of Renaissance art looked to nature to find their style, working to perfect ...
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20 Th Century Rite Of Spring
1,236 wordsIgor Igor Stravinsky IGOR STRAVINSKY Igor Stravinsky is considered by many the greatest composer of the 20 th Century. Several composers have made breakthroughs and great accomplishments in the past 100 years, but Stravinsky has dominated nearly every trend set. He was born near St. Petersburg, Russia in Oranienbaum, on June 17, 1882. He was born to a famous Russian bass opera singer, Fyodor Ignatyevich Stravinsky. Igor Stravinsky was third of a family of four boys. He grew up hearing his father...
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Smoking Marijuana Medical Marijuana
815 wordsMarijuana should be legalized in the United States for medical uses because it has been found to be useful in the treatment of many illnesses, as well as having many medical benefits. Marijuana is from the flower of the ganja plant; it is a mild, non-addictive drug with hallucinogenic properties. The are FDA recognizes and has provided permits for 8 medical marijuana patients in the United States. (1) Many individual states have their own provisions for medical use of marijuana and it is also re...
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Pope Julius Ii Lorenzo De Medici
899 wordsMichelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti born March 6, 1475 in the small village of Caprese Italy. A sculptor, architect, painter, and poet in the Italian high renaissance. Michelangelo's father Ludovico Buonarroti had connections to the raining Medici family, Michelangelo studied at the gardens when he was 15 years old, shortly after he was invited into the household of Lorenzo de Medici, the magnificent. Michelangelo's future was shaped to a large degree by his life in lorenzo's household. Lorenzo...
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Pope Julius Ii Sistine Chapel
1,414 wordsMichelangelo Buonarroti, born in the sixteenth century, was perhaps one of the greatest artisans of all time. He was an accomplished artist, sculptor, architect, and poet who demonstrated his great skill with the creation of many astounding works. Michelangelo's artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in its natural state. He is remembered today as the man who had sculpted the David and the Pieta, which are two of the most stunning sculptures to come out of the Renaiss...
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Pope Julius Ii Died At The Age
774 wordsMichelangelo Buonarroti was born March 6, 1475 in the small village of Caprese, Italy. A sculptor, architect, painter, and poet that did his work in the Italian high renaissance. Michelangelo's father, Ludovico Buonarroti had connection to the prominent Medici family. He studies at the gardens when he was 15 years old and was invited into the household of Lorenzo de Medici, the magnificent. Michelangelo's future was shaped to a large degree by his life in Lorenzo's household. When Lorenzo died i...
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Pope Julius Ii Sistine Chapel
519 wordsPOPE JULIUS II Pope Julius II was a powerful ruler and also the greatest art patron among the popes. His reign is considered one of the most brilliant in the Renaissance period. He was born Giuliano della River, in Albisola, Italy in 1443. He became a Franciscan priest in 1468. After his uncle became Pope Alexander VI in 1492, he fled to France, where he stayed until Alexander died. He was elected Pope Julius II in 1503. Even though bribery was a large part of his own election, the new pope quic...
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Haven Yale University Test Of Time
883 wordsThroughout the history of the Roman Empire there have been countless buildings and monuments erected. Each emperor had their own structures built for a variety of reasons. The Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrian was no different, during his reign he commissioned the building of such structures as Hadrian's wall, his magnificent villa, the famous Hadrian's arch as well as many portraits and coins that have with stood the test of time. Hadrian's villa was constructed on a site twice the size of Pompeii...
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