Death of the Virgin Caravaggio 1605-1606. 12’ 1 ½” x 8’. Oil on canvas For Sanata Maria della Scala‚ Trastevere‚ Rome. Now in Louvre‚ Paris In 1605‚ Laerzio Cherubini commissioned Caravaggio to paint an altarpiece for his family’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere‚ Rome. The chapel was dedicated to the Transit of the Virgin. There was a particular decorum for the depiction of such a scene: the Virgin giving a pious gesture‚ some sort of ascension of Her soul‚ and
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Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on SYSTEM SCIENCE and SIMULATION in ENGINEERING Reverse Logistics for Electrical and Electronic Equipment: a modular simulation model L. GUERRA‚ T. MURINO‚ E. ROMANO Department of Materials Engineering and Operations Management University of Naples “Federico II” P.le Tecchio – 80125 Napoli ITALY luigi.guerra@unina.it murino@unina.it elromano@unina.it http://www.impianti.unina.it Abstract: In recent years there has been a significant
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The Consequences and Errors of American Foreign Policy Beliefs “If we have to use force‚ it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see farther into the future.” –Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Adherence to the current foreign policy ideology has been and will continue to be detrimental to the American people and the world at large. Though political posturing positions Republicans and Democrats against each other on all issues‚ a consensus has been reached
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PETANQUE Pétanque (French pronunciation: [petɑ̃k]) is a form of boules where the goal is‚ while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground‚ to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally "piglet") or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon (literally "cork") or le petit ("the small one"). The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel‚ but can also be played on grass‚ sand or other surfaces. Similar games are bocce
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In order to fully understand Italian Culture‚ one must spend sometime studying the famous people that were born and lived in Italy that shaped its history and its future. An important time in Italian history was that of the Roman Inquisition. During the second half of the 16th century‚ members of the Vatican church began to investigate and sometimes execute members of society who did not agree with their views1. Among these people who were executed for going against the views of the Church was a
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Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pie Question 21 1 out of 1 points The Titan _____ ruled as king over the Islands of the Blessed. Selected Answer: Cronus Answers: Cronus Iapetus Oceanus Hyperion Question 22 1 out of 1 points According to Erasmus‚ Pandora opened a _____ rather than a jar. Selected Answer: box Answers: box Tupperware container leather bag can of corn Question 23 1 out of 1
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To argue on Puerto Rican Independence‚ Commonwealth‚ or Statehood‚ we must first learn of the history of Puerto Rico. Growing up I was very ignorant about Puerto Rico. It wasn’t till I was in the Navy and got stationed in Puerto Rico did I really find out the small Caribbean island. Although Puerto Rico has an extensive history‚ I will only give a brief synopsis of it: In November 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Puerto Rico for the country of Spain. It remained a colonization
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The "dark" Middle Ages were followed by a time known in art and literature as the Renaissance. The word "renaissance" means "rebirth" in French and was used to denote a phaze in the cultural development of Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. The wave of progress reached the shores of England only in the 16th century. The ideas of the Renaissance came to England together with the ideas of the Reformation (the establishment of the national Church) and were called the "New Learning". Every
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Century Age of Enlightenment was a social movement where logic and reason was advocated as the primary source of authority‚ characterised by scientific advancements such as Galvani’s concept of electricity as a reanimating force and theorists such as Erasmus Darwin. Hence‚ Walton’s metaphor‚ influenced by Age of Enlightenment‚ “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?” is mantric for both Walton and Frankenstein who display a “thirst for knowledge” in their respective scientific quests
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_Excellent paper‚ one of my best‚ I spent several hours researching Albrecht Durer This is the best paper in the class._ Albrecht Dürer Leonardo of the North Michael Wise Art 5 Frank Turduci Impressive though others may be‚ the great German artist of the Northern Renaissance is Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). We know his life better than the lives of other artists of his time. Dürer traveled‚ and found‚ he says‚ more appreciation abroad than at home. The Italian influence on his art was of a
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