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    Art History 4

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    Matt Russo Humanities 313 Dr. Sattler Art Discovery Art Analysis When analyzing artwork‚ one should not simply look at the picture at face value‚ but rather look in depth at the meaning as to why depict that specific setting‚ colors‚ and scene. The artist‚ Andy Warhol‚ is a unique artist. His artwork is anything but typical; he often uses random objects and arranges them in a specific way to create a symbolic meaning and calls it art. After studying his technique‚ I have found the meaning behind

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    Beginning of US Slavery Slavery when in 1619‚ slavery began in the U.S “when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia.”So they can aid in the production such lucrative crops as tobacco. And in the same year as John Rofle made a letter as the first of a evidence.And in later of time in 1662‚Virginia passes a law for kids that as an en-slave mother is automatically a slave.A lot of people gets effected in many ways but in this case‚anything can

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    Examine the effects of formal elements throughout Madame Recamier and Pauline Borghese as Venus. Throughout this essay I will discuss the different use of media‚ colour and form at different levels of comparison and effect of their formal elements. The two artworks I shall use are Madame Recamier (1800) by Jacques-Louis David and Pauline Borghese as Venus (1808) a statue carved by Antonio Canova. In David’s painting‚ Madame Recamier‚ the painting is oil on canvas‚ yet the technique of using

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    Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar was a king of Babylon during 630-562 B.C. He was the oldest son of king Nabopolassar. Nabopolassar was a Chaldean leader who led a revolt against Assyrian rule in 625 B.C. Under Nebuchadnezzar ’s rule many achievements were made in the city of Babylon. At the time of Nebuchadnezzar‚ the city of Babylon spread out on both sides of the Euphrates River. He ruled 45 years out of the 70 years that the city of Babylon was truly in existence. Nebuchadnezzar was unstoppable

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    1. Discuss the impact of photography on the nineteenth-century landscape. How did it affect painting? What were the political implications of the medium? Use examples to support your essay. Landscape painting was a particularly effective vehicle for allegory because it allowed artists to make fictional subjects appear normal‚ conditioned‚ acceptable‚ or destined. Art was not just about the landscape‚ it actually allowed the spirit of the painter to come alive in their work. The allegory

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    Bushido Code History

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    For centuries the Japanese have been known for developing fierce warriors known as the samurai. So what is a samurai? According to Merriam-Webster.com a samurai is “A military retainer of a Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and

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    Yeet Dance History

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    13-year-old Lil Meatball‚ creator of the word yeet‚ became a viral trend when he posted a video dancing and hash tagged the word #yeet. Everyone was making their own yeet videos‚ and even using the word in their conversations. It came to be an exclamation of excitement about something. The word is perceived in today’s society in 2 different ways. The word is perceived as an alternate for exciting or as a dance. The dance was created by a Dallas‚ Texas kids who was just creating a video and became

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    to participate in the history wars. Many scholars agree that the conservative voices (labelled as white blindfold school of history) are not worth of being met on an equal level‚ as their argumentations often lack proof and consistency. Yet‚ a great number of scholars concern themselves with the question how people like Keith Windshuttle can still hold on to their argument and in addition find a audience willing to believe him. What Klaus Neumann suggests in But is it History? is that their arguments

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    Living Today

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    to live in the nineteenth century? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading‚ studies‚ experience‚ or observations. Living in the contemporary world has many more advantages than living in the nineteenth century. Today life is simple‚ everything ready with just the click of a button. Technological advancements‚ medical discoveries‚ globalization � all of this put together have made life

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    Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts DFA2203: History of Southeast Asian Art “A monographic study of one artist or on a particular theme or aspect of his/her artistic practice.” Study of ‘Affandi’ Muhammad Rahimin Bin Misnam F13FA0154 [FA2C] Lecturer: Mr Chua Poh Leng 23 Mar – 3 April 2015 There are few notable artists based in Indonesia and among them were even Dutch-born Indonesian painters. Though there are only but a few‚ one artist caught my attention from his

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