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    Yarrow Mammout

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    Omar Saibou Yarrow Mamout During slavery the Portuguese attempted to get rid of Islam in their country. The Portuguese used deportation and forceful baptism to get the job done. When entering Africa the Portuguese killed Islamic Natives from the area. After doing this they put up crosses in different locations and in mosques. Then they began to capture those left behind that were unable to fight. They wanted to take the unexpected humans and planned to

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    and many others. “Considered one of America’s best portrait photographers‚ developed her trademark use of bold colors and poses while at Rolling Stone (Bio.com)”. Annie went to the San Francisco Art Institute to study. She went to study Painting‚ but later on she developed a love and passion for photography. Annie started taking

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    to emphasize his godly presence. Leslie Goldman of Portrait Quest Multimedia further explains the strategic use of colors in this painting‚ “...by painting different figures in different ways‚ and one figure brighter than the rest‚ Velazquez paints a clear picture of the hierarchy in his picture. Distinguishing the figures by painting them colors of vary intensity gives us an idea of who in the painting is more powerful and who is less‚” (Portrait Quest 1). Another bit of Velazquez’ crossed influence

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    Artists artworks are often self portraits because they reflect the emotions and thoughts that the artist possesses while they are creating the piece. Our mind‚ body and soul are all connected and therefore our thoughts are a reflection of ourselves and our identity. A self portrait is a representation of ourselves and it is for this reason that a self portrait is not restricted to the classic image of our body or facial features. Rather‚ self portraits are any creations produced by an artist. Del

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    entered him into court circles. Around 1835 he went to Paris and was appointed as court painter‚ first to King Louis-Philippe‚ and then to Napoleon III‚ where he painted portraits of the royal families and leading members of the court. In Franz Xaver Winterhalter and the Courts of Europe 1830-70‚ Richard Ormond says‚ "No portrait painter has ever enjoyed such extensive Royal patronage as Winterhalter." During his career‚ he painted the royal families of Belgium‚ France‚ England‚ and most of Europe

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    French artist who was a part of the Enlightenment period or Rococo period‚ but more specifically and correctly‚ he was a part of the Romanticist period. Géricault is‚ also‚ an important figure of the Romanticism period. His dramatic themes‚ realistic portraits and haunting portrayals of serious topics helped to pave the way for the themes of rebellion‚ individuality‚ and truth that came with this artistic period. Also without him‚ elements from a pre-existing period‚ the Enlightenment or Rococo period

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    Baroque Naturalism in Spain

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    important member of that court‚ he shows himself painting a picture. But what is he painting? There are two possible answers. It is a portrait of the princess‚ who is in the center of the picture (and therefore the painting we are looking at)‚ or it is the king and queen‚ whose reflections we can see in the mirror at the back of the room. In either case‚ it is a life-size portrait of the royal family and their attendants. At the center are the Infanta Margarita (detail‚ 13-17) with her maids of honor‚ a dog

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    Amy J Compare and Contrast Essay The “Self-Portrait with a bandaged ear” by Vincent Van Gogh and “The Two Fridas” by Mexican painter Kahlo Frida are depicting the artists’ deep hurt and emotional breakdown at losing their special person in life. However‚ the portrait “The Two Fridas” is representing the artist’s conflicting psychological mind more into details and straightforward than Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portrait “The Bandaged Ear.” In “The Two Fridas‚” she uses various actions and

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    The artwork I made for this self portrait project incorporates two approaches of both collage and drawing. It shows a composition of these massive figures of me. And each of them is making a different gestures. Composition is one of the most powerful elements that contribute to build my piece. This is an asymmetrical composition because it has similar visual weights in two sides. Figures in both two sides are filled with decorate tapes‚ each of them has different pattern. They all come together

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    of J. Alfred Prufrock’‚ ’Portrait of a Lady’‚ ’Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ and ’Preludes’‚ I’ll be relating my explanation to those poems. The human conditions that Eliot represents are trivial‚ struggle‚ pessimism‚ depersonalisation‚ despair and desolation. His views of women are misogynistic and being involved in sordid activities. Eliot’s poems deal with the psychological impasse of the sensitive person from whom life has been withheld. Both ’Prufrock’ and ’Portrait of a Lady’ depict self-conscious

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