LE CORBUSIER ( 1887-1965) Le Corbusier has an original name Charles Edouard Jeanneret who was born in Switzerland in 1887. He was the second son of a dial painter‚ and a musician teacher. He is the most influential architect of the 20th century. He was an architect‚ designer‚ painter‚ writer‚ and city planner‚active mostly in France . He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture‚ which he considered as International Style. In 1907‚ after completing his first building project‚ Villa Pallet
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has portrayed on her countenance. Another letter about the painting says the barmaid is “. . . calm and cool the way any bartender is to a first-time customer” (Stier). This can be easily discounted for after one realizes the trick on perspective Manet creates: the barmaid and the man aren’t facing each other (Source 1). A Bar at the Folie Bergere is a stunning piece of art that portrays a server who is a bit discontent with her surroundings‚ but nevertheless still appears passive. The center character
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to a modern viewer the figures may look less than ideal‚ the women’s body would have been what was expected of idealized figure of the time. Dissimilarly‚ Parisian’s of the 19th century would have still expected a more idealized form than the one Manet portrayed in his piece. Along with the clothes dropped at the edge of the scene‚ audiences of the time would have been quick to assume that the naked woman in the painting was a prostitute and her stark representation would have surprised Salon goers
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of pure athleticism. Establishment of Games in Olympia The Olympic games pertain to a key event on the international level‚ which features winter‚ and summer sports and invites thousands of athletes for the purpose of participation in various competitions. The Olympic games are acknowledged as the leading competition of sports globally‚ in which there are over 200 nations as participants[1]. The Ancient Olympic games were established in Olympia in 776 BC‚ creating an institution that would continue
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that during the Olympic Games‚ all fighting stopped. No matter how long or how fierce a battle had raged‚ every soldier in the battlefield put down his weapons and travelled to Olympia‚ there they would compete in athletic games designed to honour Zeus and the other Greek gods. The festival and the games were held in Olympia‚ a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesus a village in a sacred valley‚ approximately 500 km south west of Mount Olympus. For seven days before and seven days
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Book Report: The Judgement of Paris The Judgement of Paris: Manet‚ Meissonier‚ and an Artistic Revolution contrasts the lives and artistic struggles of two painters against the backdrop of life in Paris. In the 1860s Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in Europe. His fame was built on his thoroughly detailed‚ realistic depiction of historical subjects. Meissonier sold his works for record prices and could afford to spend years working on them (he took 13 years to paint Napoleon’s
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organized at Olympia and were named after their location‚ hence their name “Olympic” Games. Nobody knows exactly when they began‚ but the date of 776 BC is often referred to as the first written mention of the competitions. These Games were held at the same place‚ every four years. This four-year period acquired the name “Olympiad”‚ and was used as a date system: time was counted in Olympiads‚ rather than years. (Herrmann‚ Jr‚ & Kondoleon‚ 2004) The Games organized at Olympia led to the development
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“pagan cult”.1 These games are linked to religious festivals for Zeus. The temple of Zeus‚ located in Olympia‚ is 40 feet tall and made of ivory and gold. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A disagreement between the Eleans and the Pisatans started the tradition of these world-changing games. They disagreed over the sacred olive grove dedicated to Zeus that is located in Olympia. The agreement stated that anyone could use the grove if they came to worship it unarmed. They also
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. Eye-de-ho Potatoes is a product of the Coeur d=Alene Growers= Association. Producers in the area are able to switch back and forth between potato and wheat production depending on market conditions. Similarly‚ consumers tend to regard potatoes and wheat (bread and bakery products) as substitutes. As a result‚ the demand and supply of Eye-de-ho Potatoes are highly sensitive to changes in both potato and wheat prices. Demand and supply functions for Eye-de-ho Potatoes are as follows: QD
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hard to have a complete understanding of the story because there is always so much going on. There is the always present relationship between Olivier and Bernard‚ the adulterous ordeal between Vincent and Laura‚ the novel “The Counterfeiters” which Edouard is writing‚ and many‚ many other side plots that revolve around each other and tie the mass web of main characters all together. However‚ I found that the most intriguing and interesting relationship in “The Counterfeiters” was the relationship between
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