O. HENRY‚ THE LAST LEAF In the 1890s‚ many artists lived in Greenwich Village‚ in One morning‚ the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside Johnsy’s room. New York City. Sue and Johnsy were artists. The two girls met each ‘I can’t help her‚’ the doctor said. ‘She is very sad. She other in the month of May‚ at a restaurant in Greenwich doesn’t want to live. Someone must make her happy again. Village. What is she interested in?’ ‘I’m from the State of Maine‚’ Sue said to Johnsy
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"The Flea" who haunts "My Last Duchess" History has blessed the English language with many great romanticists; they were men and sometimes woman who had an affinity for describing the glories of love. Yet in the midst of such uninhibited amorousness‚ they were a select few who chose to write about the seamier side of romance. It was these works which perhaps best represented the complexities of the male-female relationships of the time. Although written more than two hundred years apart‚ both "The
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Leonardo da Pisa Leonardo da Pisa‚ whose original name was Leonardo Fibonacci‚ was an Italian mathematician during the medieval era. He was born in 1170 and died around 1240‚ Leonardo da Pisa also wrote Liber abaci in 1202 (also known as the “Book of Abacus”) which was the first Indian and Arabian mathematics book in Europe ("Leonardo Pisano‚" par. 1-2). There is not much that is known about Leonardo da Pisa’s life except that he was the son of a merchant. Leonardo traveled to several countries
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concentrated: Rossetti’s engagement with discursive regulation of female sexuality in Lost and Found‚ and the typology and striking sensuality of Rossetti’s paintings. Linda Nochlin’s essay examines Rossetti’s painting Found from three major angles: through Victorian erotic regulation of sexuality‚ in comparison with William Holman Hunt’s painting The Awakening Conscience‚ and through the lens of Rossetti’s personal biography. Nochlin proposes that Found prescribes to the contemporary artistic conventions
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Pattachitra is a well-known traditional cloth painting in India‚ mostly from Orissa and West Bengal. The paintings are done by artists who are known as chitrakaras. These paintings are also inspired by Jaggannath and the Vaishnava cult‚ and they represent stories of Hindu deities. Pattachitra use to be a form of art that was dying by the early 50s of the last century since the kings did not condescend the artists nor did the public buy the paintings anymore. However‚ this all changed when an American
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As a German after World War I‚ George Grosz created “A Victim of Society.” This Dada painting acts as a reaction to the Great War through the representation of the destruction of man. The man in the painting is deformed and his humanity is being questioned‚ as the machination and development of war leads to a loss of humanity. This is shown in the replacement of the man’s nose and mouth with an electrical device of some sort‚ which could also suggest that his real face was lost in the war‚ due
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Surviving Paintings of Baroque Period *Works Cited Not Included Baroque style conveyed the dynamic spirit of the entire age. Derived from the Portuguese word barocco‚ which describes the irregularly shaped pearls commonly featured in the ornamental European decoration. Asymmetric compositions‚ strong contrast of light‚ dark‚ and bold illusion effects characterize baroque style. This style originated from Italy and came to dominate artistic production in the years between 16th and middle of 17th
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and seeking support by aligning company objectives‚ strategies‚ and policies. These companies are what Jim Collins and Jerry Porras call "visionary". Built to Last seeks to discover these timeless management principles that make a company truly "visionary" (Collins & Porras‚ 2002). One of the central principles presented in Built to Last is the importance placed upon building the company‚ rather than relying exclusively on building a specific product or service. Collins and Porras use the metaphor
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King George III married Sophie Charlotte and the event of the coronation was recorded through paintings by artists. The details included in the royal portraits emphasized the status of the king and the queen. Allan Ramsay used a particular size for the canvas in order to fully display the royal dresses and their grandeur. The portraits were full-length and incorporated the finished state robes‚ crown‚ columns and drapery along with gold details. King George III and queen Charlotte were the patrons
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The Magnificent Leo Leonardo da Vinci once said‚ “Learning never exhausts the mind.” He never stopped learning during the time he was alive. This time period was called the Renaissance. The Renaissance started in Florence‚ Italy in 1330 and lasted until 1550. Leonardo’s ideas were far more advanced than anyone else’s. These new discoveries and ideas changed the world of art for good. Leonardo da Vinci is important to the Renaissance in many more ways than just through paintings‚ but also through the
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