The Merry Widow In searching for an art piece that was relevant to our reading‚ I stumbled upon Jessica Li’s “The Merry Widow”. It is painted on an oil canvas that measures 7x9‚ located in the Dana gallery in my hometown of Missoula Montana. Jessica‚ the artist grew up in Mill Valley in California and painted in New York City for 20 years before moving to Northwest Montana. Jessica unusually meticulous oil painting techniques is grounded in the varnish mediums of the Dutch Golden Age. The New York
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Running Head: From the Baroque Period Through the Romantic Age From the Baroque Period through the Romantic Age Art Appreciation Darlene Heffron Introduction The artists of the Realism era depicted in their paintings what they saw around them. Unfortunately it was war. During the eighteenth century‚ faced with the reality of war‚ the era of idealism seemed absurd to most and therefore realism scenes of battles and the aftermath of the dying were the topics for an artist to create on canvas
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Similarly‚ the 100 year difference between the end of the Medieval Era and beginning of the Renaissance Era showed amazing changes in the form of art. The painting “Madonna the Goldfinch” by Raphael Sanzio was created in c. 1505-1506. This was the very beginning of the Renaissance Era‚ and the painting strived for perfection unlike any of the paintings created before it. Madonna the Goldfinch portrays a sense intrigued curiosity‚ but to those who analyze it will find a guiding informative response
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Creative art and Fine art . By a broad definition of art‚[9] artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however‚ some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies.[10] The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning‚ which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact‚ artificial‚ artifice‚ medical arts‚ and military arts
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Distinctively visual images which can be seen‚ or perceived in the mind can shape the responder understanding of relationship with others plus the world around . The use of distinctively visual features has had a positive effect on my understanding of the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy’s and the painting ‘starry starry night’ by Vincent van Gogh. This has been done through distinctively visual features such as descriptive and emotive language in Maestro and the use of colour‚ shading‚ lighting
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Lascaux‚ France‚ many children found a remarkable painting on the wall. After telling about their findings‚ researches and explorers visited the cave and it was then they saw the “Chinese Horse”. The art got its name because it resembled the ceramic horses of the Han Dynasty in China. Although the reasoning for the painting is unknown‚ they research has shown that several paintings in this era included plants and animals. It was not the only painting of a horse found on a cave wall. However‚ it is
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QlikView 11 for Developers Develop Business Intelligence applications with QlikView 11 Miguel García Barry Harmsen professional expertise distilled P U B L I S H I N G BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI QlikView 11 for Developers Copyright © 2012 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ without the prior written permission of the publisher‚ except in the case of brief quotations embedded
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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Tonita Peña in year unknown‚ signed with her legal name. The painting is untitled as well‚ its subject matter the participants in a ceremonial Pueblo dance. Line was used more conservatively in this painting than in Tonita’s other works. The skin of each dancer is not so boldly defined in its outline‚ different colors and shapes gently shifting from one to the other. In that respect‚ contrast is very subtly; however‚ the black in the painting stands out more boldly against the rest of the dancers. Color
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Compare and Contrast Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture to the Northern Renaissance Painting and Sculpture European History from 800 to 1648 CE November 7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy
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