atmosphere a painting is nothing.” This is a quote by Dutch painter and Etcher. There have been several painters who focused on the atmosphere of the locations or spots that they chose to draw on their canvas. However‚ some of the painters founded themselves mysteriously involved into the environments of places that they visited. One of those painters is Grand Wood‚ who painted the American Gothic. Wood made certain atmosphere the bases of his painting and through his unique style of painting impressed
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used‚ as well as the historical context of the painting Marie-Antoinette by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun‚ finished after 1783 . The painting can currently be found at National Gallery of Art. Washington DC. Vigée Le Brun skillfully used different elements of art and principles of design to create an informal‚ relatable painting of Marie Antoinette that strayed from the normal style that was used in portraits of French Nobles. This particular painting was created using a canvas as the ground‚ and
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“I Only Gave Her A Few Small Nips” In Schirmer’s Visual Library Frida Kahlo’s Masterpieces there is an interesting painting. The painting is one of Frida’s most bloody and gory painting. The social message that I inferred from the painting was the brutality against women in Mexican society. Mexican culture has been in part defined by machismo an intense strain of masculinity. Mexican men have been expected to be authoritarian‚ aggressive‚ and promiscuous. Kahlo forces the viewer to examine this
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An influential figure is basically a role model for a person to follow. Most people I know cite their parents or well known political leaders or successful business persons as influencing their perception of life. As for me‚ the most influential person in my life is a historical figure and he died many decades ago. The person is Mahatma Gandhi. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi into a strict vegetarian Brahmin family‚ Mr Gandhi has always been my role model despite the vast generation gap between
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Poe‚ Edgar Allen. "The Tell-Tale Heart." Retellings: A Thematic Literature Anthology. Eds. Clarke‚ M.B. and A.G. Clarke. Boston: McGraw-Hill‚ 2004. 404-407. The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" insists that he is not mad‚ but his actions and narrative voice seem to indicate otherwise. What evidence of madness do you find in his behavior? His style? As you are thinking about the latter‚ you might want to pay special attention to the metaphors he uses and to the sounds and rhythms of his sentences
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Is This Painting Haunted? For centuries‚ it was believed that the painting of Lord Harold Von Coft III was haunted? Why? Well‚ the good lord was murdered in the Von Coft home by his wife‚ Helga Von Coft. Helga had wanted her husband’s fortune so she could run away with their three young sons and her lover‚ Mathias Everhart. She might have been a gold digger‚ but she did not count on her husband’s spirit returning the day she tried to take their sons out of the country. The painting - that had been
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El Greco’s paintings in the Chapel of San José de Toledo manifested an authenticity between the divine and the human. The altarpieces at the Chapel of Saint Joseph were one of El Greco’s most important commissions. This commission was an opportunity to demonstrate his considerable ability in executing the religious aspirations and taste of his patrons’. A well-known priest of the time‚ Dr. Martín Ramírez de Zayas decided to provide the family chapel with an ambitious decorative program‚ without hesitation
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Philosophers live and encourage others to live according to the rules of practical wisdom. Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and Emmanuel Levinas were three philosophers who sorted out various ethical approaches. They investigated complex human actions and theorized what is the ethical thing to do. For instance‚ Aristotle contemplated the aim of human life‚ Kant observed duty and obligation from respect for the law‚ and Levinas examined one’s responsibility to the Other. These unique points of view offer
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Angels 1494 Oil on canvas This piece has been created by Carlo Crivelli and is called ‘The Dead Christ supported by Two Angels’. This piece shows the cycle of life‚ death and religion. The painting indicates that Jesus is dead by the colours that have been used in contrast with the rest of the painting. Colours that have been used on Jesus are dull colours such as grey and a washed out red‚ where as the angels and background have been painted in more vibrant colours such as yellow and orange
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Applied Radiation and Isotopes 69 (2011) 237–240 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Radiation and Isotopes journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/apradiso Explicit finite difference solution of the diffusion equation describing the flow of radon through soil ´ ´ Svetislav Savovic a‚b‚n‚ Alexandar Djordjevich a‚ Peter W. Tse a‚ Dragoslav Nikezic b a b City University of Hong Kong‚ 83 Tat Chee Avenue‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong‚ China ´ Faculty of Science‚ R. Domanovica
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