position was to avoid making him look like he is violating the woman. So‚ the male figure has his leg in the way‚ to show the viewer that‚ there is a boundary between him and her. Name: Young Sick Bacchus Date: 1593 Location: Italy Artists: Caravaggio The Young Bacchus has a depiction of being sick. His suffering eyes and pale skin show that maybe he has some sort of disease. The contradiction is that‚ this might or might not have been Caravaggio’s self-portrait because the Young Bacchus could
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El arte barroco se desarrolla entre los siglos XVII y XVIII. El arte será el vehículo de propaganda tanto de la Iglesia de la Contrarreforma‚ como de los Estados absolutistas o de la burguesía protestante. En el barroco la figura humana se alza como objeto decisivo del arte‚ pero no en su forma idealizada‚ sino en cualquier aspecto‚ ya sea este bello o feo‚ sublime o cotidiano. En el barroco podemos distinguir tres períodos: temprano o primitivo‚ de 1580 a 1630‚ pleno‚ de 1630 a 1680‚ y tardío
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Article no 1 Name of the article: Roberto Cavalli revamps youthful line at Milan Fashion week Article of: Reuters Link: http://news.yahoo.com/roberto-cavalli-revamps-youthful-line-milan-fashion-week-203005899.html Roberto Cavalli has for his new collection for autumn/winter this year reinvented prints and shapes to give new energy in his youthful line in an attempt to flirt with the new generation of globe-trotters. Other designers participating at the Milan fashion week presented more outgoing
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THE ENGLISH PATIENT Book Review The English Patient is a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka in 1943‚ moved to England in 1954‚ and settled in Canada in 1970. He is a Canadian poet and novelist. Ondaatje’s work includes 13 books of poetry and 5 novels. Among them‚ The English Patient won him the Booker Prize. Though Michael Ondaatje is a really good poet‚ he does not have an extensive popularity among readers. Even after his novel The English
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The main characteristics of Romanesque art:  simple compositions and very linear‚ elongated designs  There is very little sign of figurative imagery or any effort towards naturalistic depiction.  characteristics were meant to inspire the viewer to devout‚ religiously inspired awe and fear of the Creator and of course‚ of His representation here on earth in the body of the Holy Church  religious devotion- scenes of hellish creatures and tormented bodies abound
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History of Painting Philippines Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16th century when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines. During this time‚ the Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread Catholicism throughout the Philippines. These paintings‚ appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings
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The English word "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚
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Art 180 – Written Assignment – Textbook page 387 Author: Artemisia Gentileshi Painting: Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes. 1625 About the painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes‚ circa 1625‚ is one of several paintings depicted by numerous authors about Judith‚ the fearless widow from The Book of Judith in the Old Testament. Artemisia Gentileschi herself painted four scenes of Judith’s story. Judith was an attractive Jewish princess‚ chosen by God‚ to
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The Golden Age of Painting Renaissance was a period of great cultural change throughout Europe leading to the foundation of the modern world. Scholars rediscovered Greek and Roman texts and began to teach Latin literature which triggered a new way of thinking‚ and eventually leading to an intellectual movement called humanism. In this transitional period‚ there was a great revival of classical Greek and Roman culture‚ art and architecture. Painting was one of the most varied forms of art of
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During the two hundred years between 1400 and 1600‚ Europe witnessed an astonishing revival of drawing‚ fine art painting‚ sculpture and architecture centred in Italy‚ where artists began to look back to the way in which Greek and Roman artists had worked. Not many classical paintings had survived‚ but there were descriptions from which artists tried to copy them. Those two centuries which we now refer to as the Renaissance (Rinascimento) was given this name (French for ’rebirth’) as a result of
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