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    Sociological Portrait: Milestone 2 In reviewing the different functions of education‚ of which there are several. From formal to informal each is important as the next in an individual’s development and future function in society. The function of formal education consists of learning skills and gaining knowledge‚ i.e.‚ reading‚ math‚ history‚ science‚ languages to name just a few. Outside of the more necessary function of education is socialization‚ future preparation‚ and economic functions

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    expression on her face. It now appalls him. The narrator returns the candelabra to its former place‚ casting the painting back into the shadows. He then looks up the oval portrait in the book. .......It says the lady was the wife of a painter who loved his art more than he loved her. One day‚ he expressed a desire to paint her portrait. Meekly and obediently‚ she agreed to sit for it in the dim light of

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    Del Kathryn Barton

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    “Analyze an example of a self portrait painting by one artist through the Subjective and Structural Frame.” Name: Del Kathryn Barton Title: “You Are What is Most Beautiful About Me” Date: unknown‚ 2008 Media: synthetic polymer paint‚ watercolour‚ gouache and pen on polyester canvas Size: 280 x 180cm STRUCTURAL FRAME In 2008 Del Kathryn Barton created a self portrait of her and her children for the Archibald Prize (and received first place). In the painting it depicts her and her children

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    “Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Discuss with reference to 3 artists” Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Many artists use signs and symbols to convey many messages or communicate certain ideas or even to express their thoughts and feelings on certain topics‚ whether political or personal. Some artists who used symbolism in their artworks included: Pablo Picasso‚ Frida Kahlo‚ and Gordon Bennett. Pablo Picasso was an artist who often used signs

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    ’Her Dress Hangs Here’: De-Frocking the Kahlo Cult Author(s): Oriana Baddeley Reviewed work(s): Source: Oxford Art Journal‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 1 (1991)‚ pp. 10-17 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1360274 . Accessed: 04/01/2013 16:44 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers

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    have done this are Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh. Frida Kahlo was one of the most important Mexican artists of her time. She is well known for her harsh revealing self-portraits. She started to paint at the age of 15 after she was in a horrific bus accident‚ where she then began her career as an artist. These self-portraits‚ mainly reflected her physical and emotional suffering she has gone through since the accident and later on in her life. Along with this she was greatly influenced by her husband

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    Rembrandt’s painting style changes from ‘smooth’ to ‘rough’ when he moves from Leiden to Amsterdam. Explain these stylistic differences and developments and set them against the context in which these works were produced. Amelia Bolton 2041751B Word Count: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn was born in Leiden on July 15‚ 1606. One of the most important artists throughout Dutch history‚ he was a painter and an etcher of very high merit. This study shall look at his years

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    The Legend of the True Cross: Constantine’s Dream‚ c.1455. Opposed to van Eyck‚ a Dutchman‚ who prioritized furnishing his painting with a ride array of textures‚ as seen in his masterpiece‚ The Betrothal of the Arnolfini‚(The Arnolfini Wedding Portrait)‚1434. In fifteenth century Italy‚ art had its own style‚ artists from that region and time period were commissioned by the Catholic Church to recreate biblical stories and paint them on the plastered walls of the churches‚ which were being

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    safely kept for the eyes of the art loving public. One of the most mysterious paintings in the museum is a portrait of a beautiful renaissance era woman sitting in front of a landscape of hills and flowing water. She stands at almost three feet tall by two feet wide and her smile is recognized around the globe. The mystery behind her meaning‚ who she is‚ and the hidden messages that the portrait is said to contain have captivated people for centuries. She is called the Mona Lisa she is said to be one

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    T. S. Eliot uses irony and symbolism to capture the reader’s attention in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. The poem has a dramatic discourse. The percipience of life’s emptiness is the main theme of the poem. Eliot exhorts the spiritual decomposition by exploring a type of life in death. T. S. Eliot‚ who in the Clark Lectures notes‚ "Real Irony is an expression of suffering"(Lobb‚ 53)‚ uses irony and symbolism throughout the poem to exemplify the suffering of J. Alfred Prufrock who believes

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