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    comes to his personality. In which Le Witt’s personality is logical and Van Gogh’s is emotional and chaotic. Both artists’ have clearly shown their personality in their art work through their different line forms and expressions. La Meninas by Diego Velazquez uses perspective through the placement of his images in his form of art work. Foreshortening is a technique used in perspective to create the illusion of an object receding strongly into the distance or background. The painting shows a large

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    masterpiece and LeWitt’s is a contemporary abstract. Diego Velazquez‚ “Las Meninas” (Maids of Honor) (1646) Sayre‚ H. M‚ (2010) (Fig.197) is a magnificent aesthetic work of art. Velazquez has composed a master manipulation of

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    In Albrecht Durer’s Self-Portrait‚ made in 1500 using oil on wood panelling‚ we see that the artist regards himself as a great individual worthy of praise. Durer made this painting after he had visited Italy during 1494-95. There he was introduced to the "idealism" associated with art. He was also introduced to the concept that the artist was their own‚ independent creative genius. Durer represents himself as an idealized‚ Chirst-like figure. His pose is harshly frontal‚ looking directly at the viewer

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    It is because of this that in Cortez letters he often attempts to make Diego Velasquez look bad‚ claiming that he is trying to interfere with the expedition‚ stating in one part of the letter of Diego’s open defiance of a judges authority who commanded Diego not to chase after Cortés or face severe penalties but Diego did so

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    Formal Analysis of Art Nancy H. Wieczorek Arina Melkozemova University of Phoenix September 28‚ 2014 [Title Here‚ up to 12 Words‚ on One to Two Lines] Formal Analysis Question 1 Van Gogh Gallery‚ 1889) (Every stock photo‚ 1968) When comparing Vincent Van Gogh’s " Starry Night "painting lines to Sol Lewitt’s The Wall Drawing No. 681‚ the lines are in opposition with each other. In the " Starry Night "painting

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    When viewers gaze upon Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (painted in 1656)‚ they can experience the avant-garde aura of its time as the Baroque painting displays both candidness and movement. In the way that Velázquez painted his work of art‚ Las Meninas can be classified as Baroque Naturalism (Stratton-Pruitt 5)‚ suggesting influence from Caravaggio who painted with realism and strong chiaroscuro (“light-dark” spotlighting tones). The shift from Mannerism to Baroque developed a thematic motto for artists

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    John Locke was a British Philosopher born in 1632. His death was in 1704. He was a very important political figure. Modern government can be credited to his philosophy. Locke believes that religion is s key part in explaining man’s nature and driving force in life. Locke believes that we are all born a ‘blank slate’ or tabula rasa. That everyone is born equal no matter what class or religion. He thought that everyone is born pure‚ and without knowledge or pre-disposition to life. Locke theorized

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    appreciated by his peers. This artist shows everything‚ from dirty fingernails‚ to the dirty bottoms of feet‚ to the bruises and worm holes on apples and the holes in pierced ears. · What techniques did Spanish Baroque artist‚ Diego Velazquez‚ use in Las Meninas. Velázquez involves the viewer by creating a convincing space and eye contact with the subjects in the painting. · Description of Landscape with the Burial of Phocion by French Baroque artist Nicolas Poussin. Poussin arranges an idealized

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    Stella Maris College for women [pic] Visual Culture assignment 1 Nikita .A 11/PFAA/010 Visual culture The term visual culture encompasses many media forms ranging from fine arts to popular film and television to advertising to visual data in fields such as the science‚ law and medicine. The term culture refers to a whole way of life‚ meaning a broad range of activities geared towards classifying and communicating symbolically within a society. Visual culture is the shared practice

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    10 The Spirit of Baroque Study Guide 1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal‚ in Agra‚ India? a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259 2. Of the baroque qualities below‚ which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?

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