Assignment #1 “Biography of Rogier van der Weyden” Prepared by: GE161 Art History Jan 30th 2013 Rogier van der Weyden an early Netherlandish painter was originally given the name Rogier da la Pasture (Roger of the Pasture) and was born 1399 in Tournai which would now be called Belgium. He was the son of knife maker Henry de la Pasture and Agnes de Watrelos. Records of his life were destroyed during World War 2 so we cannot be sure as to his early years before he became a recognized
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For ages now‚ the gothic genre has been grossly misunderstood and often confused with similar but different genres. Goth is a genre that combines gore‚ horror‚ death and romance. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe’s “Erlkönig” and William Wordsworth’s “Lucy Gray” are two poems which are Goth but are described and narrated refreshingly different from one another. Both poems were written during the late 1700’s a time when Goth was just starting to gain popularity. Though both poems are gothic‚ they are narrated
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James Van Der Zee In case there is someone out there looking forward to become a celebrity‚ then he or she must be able to remain focused in life by emulating James Van Der Zee. This is a man who defied all odds and today is renowned for his great performance in photographic art. His work revolved around the culture of the Africans Americans. This artist was popular because of the way he captured the lifestyles of the middle class blacks using his camera especially during the Harlem renaissance
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Der Untergang (The Downfall) is a best foreign film nominee for the Oscars coming from the German cinemas. This Oliver Hirschiegel film is a Non-fiction historical drama based on the book by Traudl Junge‚ the final secretary to the High Chancellor of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler. The movie opens up with a group of five girls sitting in a waiting room with concrete walls and simple furnishings. They are being briefed about how to properly speak and address their possible new boss as he interviews them
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Case Analysis van der Steen Candy Company I. Identification and Explanation of Underlying Problems and/or Issues a) Issues: Running a business‚ like that of van der Steen Candy Company is never a particularly easy task‚ especially when there are external macroenvironmental factors that become issues that impact the success of the company. For instance‚ the fact that van der Steen Candy Company was selling candies to a select group of customers is significant to note. Although van der Steen’s
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kennt jeder. Es kommt immer und überall vor. Jesus greift diesen Vorgang in den nachfolgenden Versen auf. Zu Beginn des 15. Kapitels der Apostelgeschichte des Lukas (Vers 1-2) ist Jesus im Gespräch mit Zöllnern und Sündern. Diese waren zu biblischen Zeiten sozial schwache und unerwünschte Menschen. Die Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrten‚ welche angesehene Leute im Licht der Öffentlichkeit waren‚ beobachten das Gespräch und regen sich darüber auf‚ dass Jesus mit diesen unbeliebten Menschen spricht (Luk.
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ARCHITECTURAL BOUNDARIES: LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE AND PHILIP JOHNSON Architecture has undergone a rapid and revolutionary transformation in the modern era. Through the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ this essay attempts to chart the transition in architecture from nineteenth century Romanticism and Neoclassicism to High Modernism. Mies van der Rohe redefined architectural boundaries and emphasised the beauty of simple forms‚ the importance of functionality and the versatility of new materials such as
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Pieter Van der Does‚ chief executive officer of Adyen is the Silicon Valley’s preferred choice for payment processing. Many people‚ well‚ more than half of the nation does not even know about this CEO taking silicon-valley by storm with the fastest developing firm in the e-commerce industry. Competitors like Stripe‚ PayPal‚ and First data are still trying to catch up to the innovative ways this technology company has overwhelmed the process of payments. Pieter Van Der Does started working at Bibit
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Der Plan. 1.Der Eintritt. 2.Nikolaus Arndt-der Forscher der ukrainischen Kultur. 1.Die Begeisterung über die Kultur und Menschen der Ukraine. 2.Die Tätigkeit des deutchen historischen Vereins “Wolhynien”. . 3.Wissenschaftlich-literarischer Beitrag zur Erforscherung der Geschichte der Ukraine von N.Arndt. 3.Die Folgerung.Forschungsarbeit von Nikolaus Arndt und sein Beitrag zur Entwicklung der Kultur des ukrainischen und des deutschen Volkes.
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The Language of Metaphysics in Der Proceß and l’Etranger Before their premature deaths‚ Franz Kafka and Albert Camus both wrote three novels‚ each conveying the authors’ views or philosophical ideas‚ whilst remaining true works of art. Often too much emphasis is put on the philosophies of the authors’‚ to the point where it detracts from the literary merits of the texts. These two novels in particular are hailed for portraying central characters with economy and skill; which in turn allows
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