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    Michael Ondaantje‚ author of The English Patient‚ and author Ernest Hemingway‚ who wrote A Farewell to Arms take the readers on a whole new journey set in the tragic time of war filled with stories of love and pain and loyalty which all of these feelings play an important role in the characters’ lives. The English Patient is the story of four mentally and physically injured characters living in an Italian monastery as World War II was coming to an end at the time. One by one‚ Ondaatje reveals the

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    [pic] GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS® Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS‚ the E T S logo‚ GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS‚ and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (E T S) in the United States and other countries. Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure Information for screen reader users: This document has been created to be accessible to individuals

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    Musicians is a painting which was created by the great Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1595. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This masterpiece is an example of the Italian Baroque style of painting‚ and was crafted as oil on canvas with dimensions of 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 inches. The painting was created for Caravaggio’s first patron Cardinal Francesco del Monte who had a great interest in music. The picture displays four young

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    Peter’s interior? Answer Selected Answer:    To define the altar space Correct Answer:    To define the altar space Question 2 4 out of 4 points What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master? Answer Selected Answer:    Tenebrism Correct Answer:    Tenebrism Question 3 4 out of 4 points What did Bernini aim to symbolize with his oval colonnade that encloses Vatican Square? Answer Selected Answer:    The motherly

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    patients. In conjunction with her gruesome work‚ her grief only adds to her emotional pain during the war. After the main fighting in Europe during World War II ends‚ and Hana only has to focus on caring for the English patient‚ Hana tells David Caravaggio‚ “I know death now... I know how to divert [the dying] from agony... Who the hell were we to be given this responsibility” (83-84). Even though Hana was able to help many men die in peace‚ she is left angry after the war because she did not feel

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    protagonist gains the utmost knowledge about the rigorous journey. For example‚ Prufrock fears women because they can have his head “brought upon a platter” (Eliot 82). The quote alludes to the beheading of St. John the Baptist‚ an oil painting by Caravaggio in 1608. The biblical allusion tells the story of Herod‚ the tetrarch‚ imprisoning John the Baptist for divorcing his wife and uptaking his brother’s wife‚ Herodia. Furthermore‚ Herodia’s daughter Salome requests for John’s head on a platter from

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    black‚ this is done to draw attention to the figures through shade and lighting showing chiaroscuro. The simplified background to be able to focus on the focal point of these works of art which is also another trait they have in common. Giotto and Caravaggio both placed the focal point at the bottom left of their paintings by placing Jesus slanted body there and all the figures surrounding Jesus trying to hold him up. Lastly‚ both works of art are opened works meaning that the viewer literally feels

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    decapitates Holofernes‚ to save the Jewish people‚ her brow is furrowed in concentration‚ Judith and her maid forearms are tensed‚ and blood spurts wildly from Holofernes neck. The startling naturalism of the scenes owes much to the influence of Caravaggio‚ Artemisia followed his technique of painting directly from life‚ the use of sharp contrasts color (dark and light) and size ( between the subjects) and using of tenebrism dark style manner with shadow in the background creating shallow space highlighting

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    freedom or truth (points he used to begin his teachings with) without having love. To have freedom and truth one must have the respect for humanity that love brings. Further‚ Keenan emphasizes his last point with the comparison of the Michelangelo vs. Caravaggio paintings of the conversion of Paul. The last main point that Keenan makes about love is the “threefold love”‚ stemming from agape‚ eros‚ and philia. From the reading we learn what each type of love is‚ but to bring this full circle to Keenan’s

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    painting (There will be 15. I will provide the names of the artists.) Chapters 10- 11 1. El Greco: The Burial of Count Orgaz [pic] 2. Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas [pic] 3. Bernini: Colonnade of St. Peter’s; David [pic] [pic] 3. Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew [pic] 4. Peter Paul Rubens: Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici [pic] 5. Johannes Vermeer: The Milkmaid [pic] 6. Rembrandt: The Nightwatch [pic] 7. Fragonard: The Swing [pic]

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