‘Art and Death in the Colonial Andes’ by Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt ‘Art and Death in the Colonial Andes’ by Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt centered on various paintings done in the western European style that were used as objects of worship for the push of Catholicism on the Andean people during Spanish colonization. Stratton-Pruitt argues that the paintings depict four main elements. These ‘four last things’ constitute death‚ judgment‚ hell‚ and heaven‚ and she discussed their appearance in several examples
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I’ll be looking at the Rococo style of art and comparing it with the modern social construct of the “Instagram Star” or influencer of our current social media generation. It may not be immediately apparent but I believe there is a lot of evidence that the current social construct of our current social media celebrities or “influencers” shares a great deal in common with the Rococo period of art. According to the MindEdge Video on Rococo and Neoclassical Styles‚ “Rococo was lighter and more playful
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The similarities between the two works is remarkable. Garbo and Aelsk both use techniques that were common in high renaissance. The use of perspective allows the viewer to study the painting thoroughly‚ and view the painting as it meant to be viewed. The variety of colors used in both painting allows the viewer to correlate the differences between the figures and the environment. For example‚ bright colors are used by Garbo to describe the event as more cheerful‚ whiel Aelsk uses darker shade to
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Chairs were used throughout history. In the 12th century chairs were mostly three-legged stools and benches. In the 13th-15th century chairs added backs and four legs to become chairs. High-backed and upright cathedral chairs were common. In the 16th-17th century as the Renaissance prospered‚ chairs became refined‚ lighter‚ more comfortable and more fancy. Looks became as important as function. A church was no longer the only patron of the arts noblemen were too. But European kings‚ particularly
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Names come in many flavors‚ variety‚ and sizes. For most‚ a “name” like mine‚ Rosa Elena Bernardo‚ it means more than a simplistic cold identity derived for numerical organization and recognizing an individual. Otherwise names would be numerical instead of Alphabetical. Names all have a deep rooted cultural‚ and even sometimes spiritual relation towards one’s identity and oddly enough‚ it has a significant impact on a person’s perception of life that correlates with many of the name’s meaning and
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Even though the Enlightenment dominated the eighteenth century two very important cultural trends were able to emerge into the world of arts. These were the Rococo style‚ followed by the Neoclassical style. Although both completely different from each other‚ both helped to clear the path toward the modern world of art we have today. The differences of the two can be expressed through the origin of creation‚ stylistic paintings‚ and architectural developments. "The Rococo style arose in France in
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Elisabeth’s style of art was very different from the abstract and pop art we’re used to seeing today. She was a Neoclassic painter who specialized in the high royalty and actresses who lived during the French Revolution.Neoclassicism either captures an image of someone posing in a still space‚ or gives an image to old Greek or Roman legends. Neoclassicism has often been called just the style of portraits‚ but that is far from the truth. Portraits can be done in pretty much any style‚ from Pop to
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Review Questions 1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements‚ at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation
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passages they elicit. What makes them peculiar is every instance the ritornello is referenced‚ it is at a different key‚ which helps in adding another level of depth to the form of a piece. Ritornellos became very important for Baroque music mostly because two of the Baroque Era’s most important composers‚ Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel‚ were quite fond of it and included them in many of their pieces. Two very famous pieces from these composers that used these ritornellos were Bach’s
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noticed a composer who kept popping up in their findings. It seemed as if this composer left an impeccable impression on Bach. Who is this guy? Thus the great search for Vivaldi begun. For centuries Vivaldi was forgotten‚ smothered by the fast growing Baroque artist and the dramatic change of the world’s taste in music. Regardless of that fact‚ Vivaldi’s name broke out of the grave and was rediscovered and properly remembered as he should have always been. Vivaldi was a genius composer‚ whose work showed
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