This further helped to shape European political thought‚ philosophy and art via figures like‚ Dante‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. The list of famous Italian artists is long and includes Giotto‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ Tintoretto and Caravaggio. The country has also produced opera composers such as Verdi and Puccini and film-maker Federico Fellini. Italian cuisine is one of the most refined and varied in Europe‚ from the piquant flavours of Naples and Calabria to the pesto dishes of Liguria
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Caravaggio’s paintings depart from Renaissance traditions to reflect the Italian Baroque style‚ how? The artist depicted figures within settings that demonstrate the use of atmospheric perspective. · What techniques did Italian Baroque artist‚ Caravaggio‚ use in The Conversion of Saint Paul Caravaggio’s intense level of realism was hardly appreciated by his peers. This artist shows everything‚ from dirty fingernails‚ to the dirty bottoms of feet‚ to the bruises and worm holes on apples and the holes
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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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1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque
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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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