color to depict an object‚ no matter what it is in reality. Fra Angelico was famous for using cangiante. Chiaroscuro technique plays with lights and shadows of exceptional intensity. The source of light is only one‚ the shadows are sharp and dark. Caravaggio contributed to the development of chiaroscuro greatly. 4. Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) was a famous artist‚ born in Germany and worked
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that of a convicted outlaw‚ Michelangelo Merisi. Some time before he was released from the jail‚ Merisi contracted malaria and it would claim his life on this day. Merisi‚ known throughout Europe as simply "Caravaggio" (after the city he was from)‚ was not just a murderer on the run; Caravaggio was a famous artist‚ made infamously popular by his paintings of graphic and sometimes violent biblical scenes.
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is in two parts for 5-vocies with instruments. Although it is a religious piece‚ it concentrates on the spiritual‚ contemplative aspect of the story of Bethulia ’s siege and its liberation by the beautiful widow Judith who seduced and killed the commander of the Assyrian army - Holofernes. Contrary to the rule of the three unities that limits opera‚ here‚ the composer switches action between Bethulia and the enemy ’s camp. In his musical interpretation‚ the mixed use of traditional and innovative
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and religious due to the influence of the church. In Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes‚ a religious fervor can be seen in this brutally graphic version of a biblical scene which enlightens the action with realism and powerful female protagonists. Gentileschi’s use of emotionalism is visible because of the abundance of dramatic aspects due to the vicious slaughter of Holofernes by the Jewish widow‚ Judith. She also utilizes the aspect of light and shade to extract the spectator’s attention
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Artists have attempted to use their work to influence their viewers throughout the centuries. By looking at the art of the following three artists‚ Artemisia Gentileschi‚ Pablo Picasso and Shepard Fairey‚ I will show that although each had different motives and were from different eras‚ they each used their work to try and influence the people of their time. Artemisia Gentileschi was born in Rome in 1593‚ and was a daughter of a well know artist Orazio Gentileschi. When she was seventeen she
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was there under commission of Queen Henrietta Maria. She then returned to Naples until her death‚ which was around 1652 or 1653. One of her most famous works is titled Judith Slaying Holofernes‚ completed around 1612. It depicts the biblical story of the Jewish heroine Judith saving the Jewish people by slaughtering Holofernes‚ the
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Humanities 101: Exam 4 June 11‚ 2012 1. Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach) is considered to be the father of music for many reasons. He was the greatest Baroque composer‚ arguably the greatest composer of all times. He developed the modern piano lessons we use today‚ and developed helping book to strengthen both hands equally to play the piano. He wrote thousands of compositions‚ and simplified the way we compose music. He is the reason the piano became popular over the harpsichord. He was brilliant
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In our society‚ we are surrounded by powerful women‚ Beyoncé‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Malala‚ Rosa Parks‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and Tina Fey. Yet our country has failed to elect a woman President since becoming a free nation. In three of the most iconic works of art‚ Venus of Willdendorf from the Paleolithic era‚ the Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna‚ Egypt and the Venus de Milo from Melos‚ Greece give us insight in the role played by women in each society. Throughout history‚ civilizations have portrayed women as
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Galilei and was safeguarded by the influential and mighty de’ Medici family. In 1621 Artemisia Gentileschi relocated back to Rome. She also may have spent some time in Venice between 1627 and 1630. This was not a very flourishing decade. Similar to Caravaggio‚ who held a great deal of influence during that time‚ Gentileschi traveled to Naples‚ in 1630. In 1638‚ Gentileschi also worked in England for a bit. Her father was hired to paint at the court of Charles I. Shortly after his death in 1639 she returned
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inferiors. She states that society believes that women are intellectually inferior to men. In layman’s terms‚ the man has control of the house and income‚ while the woman just sits home. Books from the early period of British literature such as Judith‚ Wife of Bath‚ and Grendel’s mom convey the same message. All of them had one objective in common: all protagonists were females who were denied certain rights. The ancient Greeks abetted gender discrimination‚ declaring the male to be the superior
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