Considered one of his masterpieces‚ the David was created by Michelangelo in Florence between 1501 and 1504. It is made of marble‚ measuring 5.17 meters tall. It depicts a male nude figure that represents David‚ a biblical hero. Traditionally‚ David was portrayed after his victorious triumph over Goliath. Looking back at both Verrochio’s and Donatello’s Davids‚ the sculpture was depicted standing over Goliath’s severed head. However‚ Michelangelo depicted David before the battle. Michelangelo’s
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AJANTA CAVES INTRODUCTION Ajanta Caves (Ajiṇṭhā leni; Marathi) in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra‚ India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.[1] The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as "the finest surviving examples of Indian art‚ particularly painting"‚[2]which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art‚ with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales
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CARPENTRY Intro Did you ever know who makes all the aesthetic looks in a house‚ cabinets‚ etc? That person is a carpenter‚ a master craftsman capable of building many different structures. This career requires a lot of work with your hands‚ needing to be capable of build simple house‚ hold furniture‚ cabinets‚ and trim around a window. While carpentry has been in human history for thousands of years‚ used by ancient Romans‚ Egyptians‚ etc‚ we still use it today in all types of modern craft. Although
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The Alhambra Palace‚ Granada The Alhambra Palace was one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world when it was created in the 13th and 14th centuries and remains so today. It was the last and most splendid of all the Arabian palaces to be built in Spain during 700 years of Moorish domination. The Moors were vastly superior to their European enemies in all areas of culture and the Alhambra Palace became a glorious symbol of not only their wealth and power but also their unsurpassable artistic
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Miasma: Who: European doctors and GovWhat: harmful corruption of the air When: 14th century Where: Europe and Middle East Significance: Miasma led to the medicine technology in the 14th century Ex) fires (smoke kills airborne) -God brought plague into the air -Belief in contagion‚ scientific vs. religious belief Mercantilism Who: European government What: new economic system‚ central gov. hiorchy system When: After black death‚ 16th-18th century Where: Where Significance: Wealth was
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The history of the corset differs and it is often argued that corsetry first appeared in Greece or Minoan Crete (Steele‚ 2001‚ p. 2). According to Steele‚ clothing during this time was based around draping rectangular pieces of cloth‚ and stiffening‚ as well as lacing was not typical of ancient garments. She also states that museum collections do exhibit iron corsets that date around 1580 to 1600‚ but modern scholars examined these and have been inclined to think that they were purely made for
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Throughout this whole 20th century‚ the values in our society are changing all the time. Compared to now‚ towards the end of 20th century‚ some of the ideas introduced in the early century are very different. D.H. Lawrence’s Snake is one of a group of poems entitled Birds‚ Beasts and Flowers written between 1920 and 1923. It tells of how Lawrence reacted when he saw a snake while he was living in Sicily. The poem can be interpreted in three different ways. The first possible theme is the idea
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In the 18th Century Colonisation decimated Aboriginal communities with diseases‚ alcohol‚ and dispossession. In the 19th Century Australian colonies developed their own individual legislative mechanisms concerning child protection for their jurisdictions. In the late 19th to early 20th Century there was forced separation of Aboriginal children from their families under policies of assimilation this became known as ‘Stolen Generation.’ (Mary will be talking about) Also in the 20th Century‚ there
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I. Introduction The Aljafería Palace is a medieval Islamic palace built during the 11th century and located in the heart of present day Zaragoza‚ Spain. The palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. Today‚ the Aljaferia Palace contains the Cortes or regional parliament of the autonomous community of Aragon. The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS FEE DETERMINATION COMMITTEE CHENNAI-600 006 - FEES FIXED FOR THE YEAR 2013-2016 - DISTRICT: THIRUVARUR SL. NO. SCHOOL SCHOOL NAME & ADDRESS CODE Vanavil Nursery & Primary School Puthu Theru 220001 Edaiyur Thiruthurai Pundi Tk Thiruvarur D HEARING DATE YEAR LKG UKG I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII 2013 - 14 2000 2250 2500 2750 3000 3250 3250 - - - - - - - 1 14-03-13 2014 - 15 2200 2475 2750 3025 3300 3575
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