perspective. Known for his goddess depiction‚ elegant use of flowing lines‚ pictorial space‚ and antique “revival of the nude” prohibited in the Middle Ages‚ was “master of line” Sandro Botticelli with his The Birth of Venus tempera (Benton and DiYinni 16). In his painting commissioned by the Medici’s‚ Botticelli equates Venus with Christ’s mother Mary and her birth with that of the human soul- signifying the importance of religion but not making it the only priority. Italian trade in republics gave
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Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci‚ Tuscany in April 15 1452. In the1460s Leonardo and his parents moved to Florence. His amazing art talent got him to Verrocchios workshop in 1466. That’s where he met Botticelli and Ghirlandaio. When he was working with Verrocchio he learned new things like painting and making large sculptures made of marble and other materials. He invented the helicopter‚ machine gun‚ parachute‚ and many other thing. He painted the Mona Lisa. in 1503 Leonardo made
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twenty-eight years later in: “A teacher of mine‚ she was full of culture. She was an Edinburgh Festival all on her own. She used to give us teas at her flat and tell us about her prime” (Spark 27). The failure of Miss Brodie mirrors the failure of Botticelli in
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In both of the stories “The gift of the Magi” and “The Diamond Necklace” the characters are similar‚ but also have differences. Della and Mathilde Loisel were vain. They are different because Della is honest‚ while Mathilde is dishonest. In the stories I learned‚ as a reader‚ to be honest with people. The characters‚ Della and Mathilde‚ are similar because‚ they are both vain or care more about their looks and feeling over others. You can tell Della is vain‚ because in the story is states‚ “Suddenly
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that he should take her back into his house. The angel also said to name the child Emmanuel. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem‚ and King Herod heard of this new newborn king of the Jews and he ordered that all boys under the age of 2 be killed. The magi gave Jesus the gifts and left. In a dream‚ the angel of the lord told Joseph to take the child and go to Egypt and hide‚ Herod then died‚ and Jesus was safe.
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class‚ the poets have chosen various ways to portray journeys. In order to explore the different techniques that poets use‚ I have chosen three poems; ‘Meeting at Night’ by Robert Browning‚ ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ by John Keats and ‘The Journey of Magi’ by TS Eliot. When read literally‚ the poem ‘Meeting at Night’ has the most obvious example of a journey‚ that being a person travelling to a destination. In this poem‚ the poet is outlining his journey from a boat‚ across beaches and fields to
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Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is written in the third-person omniscient point of view and this is mostly consistent throughout the story. What makes this omniscient is because you do know how Jim feels when he comes home from work even though he is not mentioned much. The only other change is in the last paragraph when O. Henry changes to the first person as he is talking directly to the audience and comparing how wise these two are about being unselfish in their gift giving‚ like the magi. I found
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A clear commonality between all of these works is that each artist looks to older masters for inspiration when creating these masterpieces. In Manet’s earlier painting of ‘The Spanish Singer’ he touches on influences from Velasquez and Goya who were seen as innovators in the Spanish European art world. In ‘Le Bain’ Manet keeps those Spanish influences in mind‚ but also touches upon classical Renaissance inspirations‚ as he wants to have a modern day feel with a hint of classical influences. Caravaggio
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1. Romans‚ by that time‚ were focused on expanding their empire. When Pontius Pilate heard about the Messiah‚ that they call “King of all Kings”‚ he was threatened that this Messiah might steal this throne and glory as king. Romans were selfish and full of ego. The Holy Family and the poor people‚ on the other hand‚ were faithful and dedicated in doing what they believe in. They lived out Jewish practices and beliefs. Jews lived with modesty and simplicity. 2. Pharisees or those who have a stricter
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religion and more on the human body. “Perspective is a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.” An example of such art is Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” from 1485 which involves mastered perspective by Botticelli because of the portrayal of Venus‚ use of background and the proper representation of the human body. The outlook of Medieval people and Renaissance people was very different in terms of attitude and art. Renaissance is the French word for “rebirth”
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