Mannerism (1527-1600) * Confusing * Counterpart to High Renaissance Southern Italy * “…stylish style…” – John Sherman * Started in central Rome * Catholic church started to take problem with it Jacopo da Pontormo – Deposition * 1527 * Original Context: Commissioned for Capponi private chapel in Florence (Santa Felcita) * Materials: Oil on panel (unusual for Southern Italian art) * Other unusual things: * Jesus isn’t the center of the painting (VOID –
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misunderstands Pindaurus’ message about Titanius causing his death because he was a good friend. Titanius is sent by Cassius to have a conversation with Mark Anthony. Narrating what is happening‚ Pindaurus says‚ “Titanius is enclosed round about/ with horseman that make to him on the spur‚ /yet he spurs on. Now they are almost on him. / Now Titanius! Now some light. O‚ he lights too. / He’s ta’en. / And hark‚ they shout for joy” (2.2.29-34). Misunderstanding the dialogue‚ Cassius thinks that Titanius is
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caused Irving to stop writing fiction all together‚ today it is considered an illustrious Early Romantic. Irving retuned to America in 1832 to live with his brother. Irving died at the age of 76 and was buried near the haunting ground of his famous horseman-in New York’s Sleepy Hallow Cemetery. Elements of Romanticism pervade all of Irving’s writings. His love of scenes of nature‚ his sense of wonder‚ and his optimism all show through‚ even in his early work; these elements became progressively more
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“The Virginian” by Owen Wister is a series of connected vignettes that chronicle events in Wyoming centered on a young man from Virginia‚ the protagonist. The Virginian proved that he was brave when he pulled the trigger of his rifle so closely by another man. Throughout his work and life‚ the Virginian demonstrated that his is a diligent man. Through his good deeds to others‚ he properly displays the characteristic of a dependable person. The Virginian has grown throughout the story to be a brave
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Virginia army. His troops were considerably out numbered only ranging up to 60‚000 men. On May 31‚ 1864 General Grant ordered Major General Philip Sheridan and his cavalry to capture the crossroads of old Cold Harbor. There he met General Lee’s horseman. They battled each other until Confederate infantry and Union reinforcements arrived. After a short battle the Union cavalry drove the rebels back past the crossroads where they would found new positions a half mile away. The next day sporadic
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L’Ouverture instead inspired kindness from those in authority over him. His godfather‚ the priest Simon Baptiste‚ for example‚ taught him to read and write.” L’Ouverture was able to use his new skills to get him a good reputation and became a well known horseman. L’Ouverture had then secured his freedom and continued to manage his former owners household personnel and act as his coachman. L’Ouverture knew he had to join the uprising on the night of August 22 1791‚ better known as “The Night of Fire”
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Introduction Farmington‚ New Mexico 2003‚ 11 years old and in love with my broken down racehorse‚ his name was Gentleman or “Gentleman Hawk” according to his papers. We had gotten Gentleman from a sale barn for a measly 400 dollars‚ he was in real bad shape but my father and I nursed him back to health. When Gentleman was at full health I would run him across the pasture‚ back and forth until it was dark or my parents called me for supper‚ it was a time in my life with few worries and very little
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their infant son Jalaluddin to spare him the rigours of the journey. Akbar‚ as Jalaluddin would be better known in his later years‚ was born in the town of Sindh in where he was raised by his uncle Askari. There he became an excellent outdoorsman‚ horseman‚ and hunter‚ and learned the arts of war. The resurgent Humayun then conquered the central plateau around Delhi‚ but months later died in an accident‚ leaving the realm unsettled and in war. Tomb of Babur in Kabul.Akbar succeeded his father
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MONGOL ESSAY During the early thirteenth century Chinggis Khan and his following successors helped forge various tribes in to a powerful alliance that built the largest empire the world has ever seen. The Mongolian empire reached great in size in such a short period of time. This was basically because of the sturdy Mongol army and many efficient policies the Khan family established. The Mongols were very knowledgeable in military tactics. There empire had a strong sense of unity‚ helping the empire
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Ichabod Crane‚ an Evidence of Puritan Morality Immerse in the American Literature Identity‚ a traditional theme of American Literature‚ renders evidence of the potent impact of Puritan morality after colonial times. In the year 1630‚ the Puritans came from England to establish a perfect community in the new land of the American continent. They brought with them iron like religious beliefs‚ which they wanted to keep pure‚ as a model‚ not like the flexible Church of England that was going through
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