Thomas Cole‚ an American Influence Thomas Cole was an established 19thcentury American painter. He was a landscape artist and the founder of the Hudson River School‚ an American art movement consisting of other landscape artists. He was known for his realistic depiction of American landscape and countryside. Along with painting landscapes‚ he painted allegorical works‚ the most famous being The Course of Empire‚ a five part series and The Voyage of Life‚ a four part series. As Cole’s fame began
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Byzantine Empire Under Justinian One of the greatest emperors of all time was Justinian. During his reign he accomplished many important things for the Byzantine Empire. He created many new cities‚ founded important laws called the Justinian Code‚ and built fortifications‚ buildings‚ and the Hagia Sophia. He also tried to reestablish the classical Roman Empire by sending his troops throughout the Western Mediterranean. Without Justinian ruling over the Byzantine Empire‚ it wouldn’t be as magnificent
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C. . I chose to analyze this piece as apposed to the others because I’m mainly attracted to art and sculptures from the Greek era. The overall color used in this relief is ivory with a few cracks and pieces broken off. There is some discoloration which causes the color to come off as slightly light brown for most of the relief. The sculpture appears larger compared to the other sculptures in the art room. It represents a family which includes a man‚ his wife‚ and their child united on one high
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Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote
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father of psychoanalysis‚ came up with the model of the mind‚ the structure of personality‚ psychosexual stages and developmental processes‚ defense mechanisms‚ and had a way of analyzing dreams. Freud was also an influential contribution to surrealism art; having impacted artist like Salvador Dali and Michael Proust. Sigmund Freud truly impacted the world in many different ways and is still greatly appreciated in this modern day. Sigmund Freud is most known for being the father of Psychoanalysis
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“Storge” Art History Essay Jessica Boucher AWM4UO Carozza 13/01/18 Storge‚ the Greek word for familial love‚ is the title of the art exhibition. Consisting of six works of art‚ of varying mediums‚ all but one from the modern era‚ this art show is meant to project love of family‚ and the feelings it may bring‚ whether they are joy or anguish. All the pieces in the show are meant to evoke maternal or paternal feelings in the viewers‚ and when combined‚ the pieces are meant to show the journey
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* 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 – Empty space) * Anatomy was thrown out the window * Unsettling (Arm fades from hot pink to pale white) * Skin tight clothing * Missing cross
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Immediately after the Classical Era of World History‚ the period that came along was the Postclassical Period. This period‚ within the year 500 CE and 1450 CE‚ was built up by “third-wave civilizations”. In other words‚ it was built up by large empires characterized by constant patterns of change‚ trade‚ and considerable changes in technologies. In 1492 CE these civilizations got global‚ meaning that the interactions among these different societies stopped being regional. Two empires who were very
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Annotation 9: 1200 C.E. Social Structure of the Byzantine Empire (Theme 5) The Byzantine Empire consisted of three different classes. The upper class included aristocrats‚ government officials‚ senior military officers‚ and large landowners. The middle class included merchants and owners of medium-sized landed properties. The lower class included people working under those of the upper class and the clergy. It was possible to move up the ladder to a different class through military service or
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Period: Early Renaissance (1200-1400) Characteristics: Heavy symbolism as well as extreme detail‚ vibrant‚ rich colors‚ religious scenes Location: Italy Characterized by: Everyday life‚ religious like byzantine‚ architecture Romanesque w/ gothic ornamentation • Nicolo Pisano o Pulpit (1260) • Highly detailed-classical • Nicola (Giovanni son) Pisano o The Annunciation ‚ Nativity‚ Admiration of the Shepherds (1270) • Plaza and Cathedral of Florence (1290) o Very Romanesque piazza w/
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