Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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style and subject matter links to the themes/ideas being explored In the painting‚ “Mona Lisa”‚ by Leonardo‚ the theme of the harmony between humanity and nature is established through his depiction of Mona Lisa and the use of his captivating style. Mona Lisa is drawn in a three quarter pose; she is the focal point and the harmony between humanity and the landscape is achieved through the composition of Mona Lisa; she is placed in foreground‚ set against the Landscape in the background. The connecting
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Describing Line: The Study of Canaletto’s Use of Line The purpose of this journal entry is to discuss the way Canaletto uses line in his work The Maundy Thursday Festival before the Ducal Palace in Venice. Also‚ it will compare the accuracy his work to that of a modern photograph of the same location. How do they differ? Line is used in nearly every aspect of art‚ whether it is an actual mark on the page or simply implied. Canaletto uses line to show the audience the boundaries in his art. He
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Leonardo Da Vinci And Mona Lisa Born near Florence‚ Italy in 1452. “Leonardo da Vinci became became known as the universal genius” (Monkeyshines On Art & Great Artists). He was one of the greatest painter of the Italian Renaissance he also was an architect‚ a engineer‚ and sculptor. When he was a child Leonardo was apprentice of the Andrea del Verroccio a famous painter. Some time in his 50s Leonardo created his best work ever and most famous painting The Mona Lisa. In 1517 he settled in France
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3.) According to DuBois‚ “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” Using several representative examples‚ consider how American writers (of any color) since the Civil War have addressed this problem. DuBois’s quote‚ "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line‚" tells a great deal of how Americans in general felt towards segregation -- each side had suspicions about the goings-ons of the other race. Blacks had a stronger sense of such hesitency
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The Color Line Essay It was the year 1903 when W.E.B DuBois stated that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." The border is the 21st century color line. (Common Dream.org) The color line was basically a line that reserved all the best jobs in the economy for a specific group of individuals. At the same time‚ however‚ these jobs were denied from and kept away from another group of people (Common Dream.org) This was done so through both private institutions and
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the Americas to be sold for a profitable amount in order to work the plantations and to be a slave to their white masters for the rest of their lives gaining increasing and wealth for their masters. Zinn explains all of this in Chp 2‚ “Drawing the Color Line.” He explains the mistreatment and punishment that blacks encountered during the time of slavery and the physical and psychological effects that blacks were compelled to endure for the countless years of slavery and downright brutality. Slavery
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Without color or light‚ art would be nothing; we wouldn’t be able to see or distinguish anything. Light allows us to see the space about something; when it casts a shadow on something we know the size of something. Without color we wouldn’t be able to differentiate between anything. It allows us to see the edges of something which in turn allows us to form the relationships in size and space. Colors can also be used to accomplish a diverse sense of feelings. For example‚ artists can use colors to add
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Life on the Color Line is a powerful tale of a young man’s struggle to reach adulthood‚ written by Gregory Howard Williams one that emphasizes‚ by daily grapples with personal turmoil‚ the absurdity of race as a social invention. Williams describes in heart wrenching detail the privations he and his brother endured when they were forced to remove themselves from a life of White privilege in Virginia to one where survival in Muncie‚ Indiana meant learning quickly the cold hard facts of being Black
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vision of him as "just like me" and lived a hard and dangerous life. Part of the significance of the book is the author’s ability to contrast his life with his brother’s. Another significant factor is his ability to translate from both sides of the color line his unusual and amazing life experiences. The author‚ who looked white himself‚ recounts many experiences in Muncie of being forcefully coached to "stay in his place" as a black person. The result is that the reader thinks "Am I glad I don’t
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