The Birth of Venus (1635) ------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Poussin ------------------------------------------------- Sean E. Masih Art History 102 August 25‚ 2013 While the Philadelphia Museum of Art may not house some of the more famous artwork from the Baroque period‚ their acquisition of Poussin’s “Birth of Venus” was nothing short of a savvy purchase. Hungry for Western currency‚ the painting was sold by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1930 under
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Penny Marshall has directed six films in her career: "The Preachers Wife"(1996)‚ "Renaissance Man"(1994)‚ "A League of Their Own"(1992)‚ "Awakenings"(1990)‚ "Big"(1998)‚ and "Jumpin’ Jack Flash"(1986). We know Penny best from her stint in Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983) as the hilarious Laverne De Fazio. After the series was cancelled Laverne appeared in some pictures until her directorial debut in "Jumpin’ Jack Flash". This film was pretty much a bomb and Penny gained credibility as a director in
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Western Music dates back from 1200 BC. We can divide each major element of Western Music into periods. Some of the major periods of Western Music consist of Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Modern Music. Each period contributed key elements that have influenced the formation of music. These key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George
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William Chambliss (1984) examined one community’s reaction to two groups of high school boys who had engaged in the same frequency of deviancy in the US: the ‘Saints’ who were a middle-class group‚ and ‘Roughnecks’ who were a working class group. According to Chambliss’s reports‚ the “community‚ the school‚ and the police react[ed] to the Saints as though they were good‚ upstanding‚ non-delinquent youths with bright futures but reacted to the Roughnecks as though they were tough‚ young criminals
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In 1506‚ Raphael (1483 – 1520) painted St. George and the Dragon (oil on panel‚ 28.5 x 21.5 cm‚ National Gallery of Art‚ Washington D.C.) (Figure 1). He was born in Urbino‚ Italy and this is where he studied and worked‚ until moving to Florence‚ Italy in 1504. Florence was “the center of art and creativity at the time” (ARTSnFOOD‚ Atkinson)‚ so this was the perfect place for Raphael to really get his career started. At only 23 years old‚ while living in Florence‚ Raphael painted this dramatic scene
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perspective. There were several individuals that helped revive and restore different aspects of this era. Fra Angelico‚ a notorious priest and talented artist helped to bridge the Gothic Age to the Renaissance. Botticelli‚ a painter‚ helped to revive classicism with bold realistic representation and mythology of ancient Rome and Greece with his work‚ "The Birth of Venus". Venus was born from seafoam‚ although some believe she could’ve been born from the rib of Zeus. Some see the painting as the rebirth
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areas of cities. Prejudice can be based upon a number of factors including sex‚ race‚ age‚ sexual orientations‚ nationality‚ socioeconomic status and religion. Some of the most well-known types of prejudice include: * Racism * Sexism * Classicism * Homophobia * Nationalism * Religious prejudice * Ageism Racism (individual) An individual’s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race example: negative attitudes against Hispanics‚ and
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The term "Baroque" was initially used as a disparaging term to call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with
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new prosperous‚ Protestant‚ landed gentry emerged who wished to display their wealth in building large country houses and public buildings. These were built at first in the Palladian style‚ based on the writings of Andrea Palladio. Later‚ neo-classicism became increasingly popular as more architects travelled to Rome to study its ancient buildings. William Chambers was a prominent London architect of the Georgian period. He was born in Gotëborg and originally worked for the Swedish East
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Theseus and the Minotaur The idea of Theseus fighting the Minotaur was a popular neo-classical subject among sculptors. Although‚ Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) finished his sculpture about 1850 that is in the late part of what is meant by neo-classicism‚ Barye’s modelling of the surfaces has a vibrancy and movement characteristic of the French romantic sculpture. Barye is well-known for his animal production and Theseus and the Minotaur is only one of a series produced by Barye from the early 1830s
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