Socrates knew the trial brought onto him by three citizens of Athens was not just and the official accusations of corrupting the youth and impiety are not the true reasons for the trial. He was put to death because of his method of challenging others in the search for wisdom and knowledge. Socrates was given the opportunity to defend himself and choose not to beg for his life but praise his life and to honor his mission. He opposed the charges by a cross-examination of the people who put him on
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false accusations in the Apology‚ Socrates is imprisoned for being wrongly tried and condemned to death‚ later on he is greeted by Crito his friend who visits in the cell with him. Crito tries to convince him through compelling‚ but at times selfish arguments. Socrates responds against these arguments with selfless reasons to explain the bigger issue of his own principles. Firstly‚ Crito argues minor and major points of logic on why it is right to escape‚ but Socrates does not escape based on his obedience
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image. This is exactly what Artemisia Gentileschi has done with oil painting mediums. Known as one of the famous female Baroque artist‚ all of her works are perfectly painted with great detail and colors. When one looks at her works‚ one can see the excellence in her skills that are portrayed in her paintings. Oil painting has been around since the 7th century AD in Asia; during this time‚ unknown artists‚ in order to create painting in the caves of Bamyan‚ Afghanistan‚
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Oil Paintings During Romanticism Times And Cubism In cubist paintings‚ objects are broken up‚ analyzed‚ and reassembled in an abstracted form‚ instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint‚ the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to present the piece in a greater context. Often the surfaces intersect at what seems like random angles presenting no coherent sense of depth. In Romanticism artwork exalted individualism‚ subjectivism‚ irrationalism‚ imagination‚ emotions and
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2014 Socrates Socrates believed that philosophy prepares the soul for the separation of the body when it is time for us to die. Also‚ he insisted that death is not necessarily a bad thing. Socrates had two views on death‚ that is to be nonexistent or something happens to the soul at death and gets transported to another world. I disagree with his opinions on death because he says that death is like a “dreamless sleep” and he does not consider what could happen to the soul after death. If
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Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’
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The chamber has shown the affinity and communication of nature and human through its decorative ceiling. There are 34 thematic paintings on panels in the chamber in total‚ the thematic oval panels on the 4 sides of the room showing religious or mythological scenes‚ or representing scenes of production process and trade. The object collection itself was stored in 20 cabinets. The arrangement of this hidden vault room is quite unique‚ instead of showing the collections in a large cabinet‚ Francesco
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Introduction The paper aims to trace the development of painting through the following periods: baroque‚ neoclassicism‚ realism‚ impressionism‚ post-impressionism‚ cubism‚ geometric abstraction‚ and surrealism. They make up the history of painting and help to understand the stages of its development and why modern painting looks like it looks. Baroque: (1600 - 1750) Baroque was a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century. Baroque
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In addition‚ during the recuperation from her accident‚ Frida decided to enhance her creative skills and take painting seriously. She claimed that she commenced to paint out boredom. Having a full body cast and laying in bed all day gave her the idea to have a mirror placed across her bed and with that set‚ she could occupy herself drawing sketches and self portraits. Yet‚ Frida’s career as a painter started because of Diego. Therefore‚ to understand Frida it is important to know who Diego was as
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world beyond his lifetime and culture‚ as time passed his reputation only increased. Due to his new method of thinking‚ Socrates was able to inspire people to think for themselves and it was ok to question things. This mindset later caused a huge effect in his life‚ from how he interacted with his wife‚ to how bystanders thought of him‚ and even cost him his own life. Socrates had lived through the Golden Age of Athens‚ this great era was the birth of many great philosophers. Often crowds would
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