Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art‚ beauty‚ and taste‚ with the creation and appreciation of beauty.[1][2] It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values‚ sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.[3] More broadly‚ scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art‚ culture and nature."[4][5] More specific aesthetic theory‚ often with practical implications‚ relating to a
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The Golden Ratio The theory of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano is extremely present today. While he was trying to sort out the number of rabbits that mated in a year‚ he discovered a series of numbers‚ that are profoundly consistent in man‚ nature & animals. This discovery was extraordinary‚ but he also found that the ratio always resulted in 1.618. Although it is called differently‚ this ratio is often called „the golden ratio“
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and countryside to towns‚ which grew into vast cities. - Cathedrals became a very important religious‚ cultural and social center everywhere. - They replaced monasteries and schools and learning centers‚ places where the community would come to meet and a place to get close to God. - It was a time for new ideas and knowledge and this freedom emerged gothic art. - A) 1140- Gothic style was born at the Cathedral of Saint-Denis. · Artist: Abbot Suger
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Byzantine Empire Constantinople Also known as Istanbul‚ Byzantium‚ Eastern Roman Empire. Constantine moved capital to Constantinople. Justinian Reigned from 527-565. Military conquests‚ rebuilds city‚ law code. From Macedonia. Adopted. Had a lot of smart people working in his administration. Retook Rome as a way to get a larger tax base. Wanted to restore religious unity‚ afraid Jesus was returning and wanted Rome back to the great city it was. Theodora Justinian’s wife. “Dancer” might have
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Analysis of the Human Cultural Identity This paper is intended to contain the analysis of the human cultural identity‚ as seen in the following five historical cultural periods: Enlightenment Culture; Greco-Roman Culture; Judeo-Christian Culture; Renaissance-Reformation Culture; and Industrialization-Modernism Culture. It also embodies examples of each era that are clearly stated‚ and how they relate to the cultural period. The cultural identity of the Enlightenment can be described
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Migration Period art is the artwork of Germanic peoples during the Migration period of 300 to 900. It includes the Migration art of the Germanic tribes on the continent‚ as well the start of the Insular art or Hiberno-Saxon art of the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic fusion in the British Isles. It covers many different styles of art including the polychrome style and the animal style. Migration Period art is one of the major periods of medieval art. [pic] Pre-Romanesque art and architecture [pic]
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Mosaics were created by: COLORED GLASS Madonna refers to: THE VIRGIN MARY At one time Ravenna was an important outpost for the Byzantine Roman Empire: TRUE Pendentives are found around which of the following: HAGIA SOPHIA What did Paul the Silentiary say about Hagia’s Sophia’s dome? IT LOOKED AS IF IT WERE SUSPENDED FROM HEAVEN What does Hagia Sophia mean? HOLY WISDOM Iconoclasm refers to which of the following? DESCTRUCTION OF IMAGES Byzantine churches were mostly centrally
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What is the purpose and function of art? Art plays a large role in our everyday life. It has a heavy impact on our different cultures countries around the world. With the different countries there are different forms of art. These forms of art are some people lives. Some people enjoy art as a hobby; some make a living from art. It is just involved in so many of our daily lives. Art enhances our creativity. It also allows your curiosity explore. For the fact that art is so versatile everyone can learn
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Egyptian Architecture It is as difficult to condense in one short chapter the sequence of architectural history in Egypt as it is impossible to over-estimate the interest that it offers to artists and historians. For there is not one period in History that is not richly represented here by characteristic and wonderful monuments. --In order to refrain from becoming absorbed by one or other of those periods‚ we will arrange the monuments under six chronological headings: The Pharaonic Times.
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City‚ Cagayan * Cagayan Valley Medical Center- Tuguegarao City‚ Cagayan * Jose Fabella General Hospital- Manila * Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center- Manila * Manila Doctors’ Hospital- Manila * Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital- Baguio City 2008: Isabela State University-
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