everyday entertainment everywhere from the great palace of Versailles to the small countryside villages. At the time‚ orchestral music was very popular and the learning to play the violin and or cello were of the utmost important during the time period if one desired to succeed in the entertainment industry. In this film‚ a musically gifted Sainte Colombe loses his wife in the outskirts of France during the late 17th century. In order to channel his grief into productivity‚ Sainte Colombe crafts
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History of Art Final Paper I think the most important part of art is understanding how styles developed over the years and what influenced those developments. Some art movements develop based on political context‚ while others are created as a contrast to the current popular art movement. From a historical standpoint‚ I feel that portraiture is the best way to capture the essence of everything throughout the past. If I were an art director‚ I would choose to a portraiture display to show the progression
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Genre paintings were extremely common amongst the Dutch during the Baroque period. This painting incorporates a dark background with a young woman sitting enigmatically with a slight glance over the shoulder‚ her lips are slightly parted‚ which was rather scandalous during these times due to the conservative ideals of the Dutch
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example of seventeenth-century Italian baroque elements. Saint Agatha was painted with oil and tempera paints on canvas. This technique was widely used during the Baroque era of painting in the seventeenth century. The process used was traditional of baroque style painting with realistic looking skin against the darker backgrounds with a sfumato between the saint portrayed and the background(Sewter9). This technique became well known through a popular Italian Baroque painter named Caravaggio [Michelangelo
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Caravaggio’s "David with the Head of Goliath" and Artemisia Gentileschi’s "Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" The period of Baroque art was from 1600 to 1750‚ and relates to the style of architecture and art that was dominant at that time. Rome was the center of this new style that reflected the Counter Reformation; the Church was regrouping during this period‚ and was trying to build up its patronage by bringing people back to worship after the Reformation. In much of the art during
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Baroque paintings were more realistic and simple than other styles. They usually showed more emotion and the complexity of the scene was minimal. In this particular piece Dou has done an excellent job in portraying the fear of the patient as the dentist approaches him. The woman‚ assumed to be the patient’s wife‚ looks on with concern for her husband. She is lovingly holding his hand‚ as a mother would do for her child. The Catholic Church‚ who were supporters of the Baroque era‚ saw paintings
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Chapter 16 SECTION ONE: -Who were three major Greek scientists that inspired 16th century Europeans? What/ fields were great scientific advancements made that these scientists represented? Aristotle in physics‚ Ptolemy in astronomy‚ and Galen in medicine. -Why did European scientists have to make adjustment to ancient theories? Scientists did not want to abandon theories. Rather‚ they adjusted them. They were forced to do this because they began to notice things that contradicted ancient theories
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interiors reflected wealth and status. Roman furniture made of stone‚ wood‚ or bronze was accented by cushions and tapestries. Both the Romans and Greeks used vases‚ mosaic floors‚ and wall paintings or frescoes to beautify interior spaces. From this period of splendor and ornamentation‚ there was a sudden movement to austerity‚ brought on by the constant wars of Medieval Europe and the rise of the Christian church. The “Dark Ages” were a time of somber wood paneling‚ minimal furniture‚ and stone-slab
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Rubens‚a Baroque painter‚ has contributed so much to art more than any other artist‚ because of his unique expression of form‚ composition‚ and color. He created about 3‚000 works of art throughout his life‚ all of which are now scattered in museums across the world. He is well known for his allegorical references‚ pyramidal composition‚ landscapes‚ and depiction of the human form through his depiction of corpulent women. He influenced many painters as well as avante-garde movements such as the Impressionist
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understand Bernini’s work‚ it is crucial to view it in the context of the religious revolution that took place in the seventeenth century‚ that is the Counter Reformation. In Hibbard’s words: “Bernini was the great exponent of triumphant Catholicism in the period following the Catholic Counter reformation.”[3] In contrast with the previous Renaissance ideas‚ the Counter Reformation was led by the Catholic church to restore its own image.[4] By using propaganda‚ it demanded that art should be easily read by
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