noche es Noche-Buena‚ Y no Es noche de dormir’ which means ’Tonight is the good night and it is not meant for sleeping!’ A few different languages are spoken in different regions in Spain. In Spanish Happy/Merry Christmas is ’Feliz Navidad’; in Catalan it’s ’Bon Nadal’; and in Galician ’Bo Nadal’. Happy/Merry Christmas in lots more languages. December 28th is ’Día de los santos inocentes’ or ’Day of the Innocent Saints’ and is very like Aprils Fools Day in the UK and USA. People try to trick
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Survey of Western Art 1 Wed 12:00pm Research Paper Part 1 and 2: Erin Hook A very significant piece of Ottonian Art is a pair of extremely sculptured and detailed bronze doors which were commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael’s Church at Hildesheim‚ these doors were finished in 1015. In Bernward’s biography written by Thangmar of Heidesheim‚ Bernward excelled in the arts and was especially known for his great ability with metalwork and the entire art of building. Since he was so skilled
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Duomo di Milano In many occasions people tend to miss out on the exquisite works of art that adorn our cities. Sure‚ people tend to glance and be amazed sometimes at the most famous works of art‚ and architecture‚ but they do not understand why the creator of such work decided to paint the portrait that way‚ or sculpture an image a specific way‚ or construct a building with certain attention to details. In the following pages‚ I will discuss my experience visiting the Duomo di Milano‚ in Italy
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History and Theory II 26th November 2012 Module 5047AR 26 November 2012 History and Theory II Giovanni Battista Piranesi and his writings exerted a huge influence on many contemporary and later designers and architects. Briefly outline Piranesi’s main works and account for the effect they had on others. ‘I need to produce great ideas‚ and I believe that if I were commissioned to design a new universe‚ I would me mad enough to
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Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was brought about by Romanesque architecture. This unique style of architecture flourished and thrived around the high and late medieval period‚ but was succeeded by the Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style of architecture may not have been here for very long but it was still an inspirational piece of work for most groups and nations to come to build up from. Gothic architecture was known as “French work” during this period of time‚ having originated
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Western architecture traces its descent from the major public buildings in ancient Greece. Some earlier structures were built with an eye for proportion and striking decoration‚ but they had little influence on the evolution of building design. The Greek and Roman buildings bear some striking similarities as well as differences. From 750 to 30 B.C.E.‚ the Greeks created impressive temples‚ stoas (covered colonnades)‚ theaters‚ and amphitheaters. The temples‚ built in marble and limestone‚ retained
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Sabal Basnet Professor Anderson Arts 1301-73203 21st March‚ 2016 Museum Critical Review Image Courtesy of the Meadows Museum Sopa d’ Europa (Soup of Europe) is a Spanish work of art painted in 1885 by Miquel Barcelo. The piece 53 5/8*75 7/16 inches resides in the Meadows museum of the South Methodist University which is famous for housing beautiful Spanish arts. “In the painting a person is seated on the table facing the viewer with his heads in his hands. A single
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National Anthem‚ he was first born on January 28‚ 1961 in Cavite City. He studied at public school in Cavite and Binondo‚ Manila for his primary education. His musical talent began when he was ten years old‚ under the instruction of Leandro Cosca. Pedro Catalan‚ a recollect priest‚ taught him to play piano after the death of Cosca. He was employed as an organist at the San Pedro Parish Church in Cavite. Felipe also taught music at girls’ school the La Sagrada Familia. Felipe produced such pieces as Aurorita
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MAJAYJAY‚ LAGUNA (MAHAYHAY) LOCATION Majayjay is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna‚ Philippines. It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw‚ and stands 1‚000 feet above sea level. It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Manila‚ and bounded by the municipality of Magdalena on the north‚ by Lucban in Quezon province on the south‚ by Luisiana on the east‚ and by Liliw on the west. According to the latest census‚ it has a population of 24‚791. Majayjay is politically subdivided
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medieval art into major periods and styles. This is often characterized with significant difficulty. The major periods of art in medieval period include‚ the early Christian art‚ the migration period art‚ the insular art‚ the Pre Romanesque art‚ and lastly the Romanesque art. Gothic art was also a prominent period on medieval art. In addition to these periods‚ each region which later became nations had its own distinct artistic style. Medieval art was basically produced in a large array of media (Veronica
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