The Effect of the Industrial Revolution on Art Movements of the Twentieth Century HUMN451 Contemporary Fine Arts DeVry University 04/13/2014 Abstract: This research examines the effect that the Industrial Revolution had on society and selected art movements of the twentieth century. To understand how art was affected by the rapid technological and social changes that occurred; it is important to present a summarized history of the Industrial Revolution. Some historians
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Choose three different political ideologies (ie. democracy‚ socialism‚ communism‚ feminism‚ etc.) and 1) define them‚ 2) discuss their origins‚ 3) give examples of where those ideologies have been realized in history‚ 4) give examples of where those ideologies are realized in today’s world‚ and 5) discuss the ideologies giving your opinion as to what you think are both their positive and negative aspects. The paper should be around 10 pages long‚ excluding the cover page and bibliography. Please
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Dante’s Inferno Circles of Hell and Punishments Circle 1: Limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. Circle 2: Lust In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice‚ the capital of the Republic of Venice. He was baptized immediately at his home by the midwife. It is not known how the life of the infant was in danger‚ but the immediate baptism was most likely due to his poor health or to an earthquake that shook the city that day. Vivaldi’s official church baptism (at least‚ the rites that remained other than the actual baptism itself) did not take place until two months later. His father‚ Giovanni Battista‚ a barber before
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were given the task of representing the biblical scene of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac in a bronze relief of quatrefoil shape‚ following the tradition of the first set of doors produced by Andrea Pisano (1330–36). The entry panels of Ghiberti and of Filippo Brunelleschi are the sole survivors of the contest. Ghiberti’s panels displayed a graceful and lively composition executed with a mastery of the
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was the idea of Futurism. Futurism was a movement in art that originated in Italy during the early 20th century (ITALY‚ MSN); on the other hand in America artists were more focused on Realism during this time period. Futurism was made famous by Filippo Marinetti who condemned all traditional art to be too static (MACHIAVELLI 61). One of the styles that emerged out of futurism was called cubism (ITALY‚ MSN). Religion is a major part of Italian culture. The main religion in Italy today is Roman
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In The Brancacci Chapel and Masolino‚ Masaccio‚ and Filippino Lipp‚ Austen Henry Layard wrote‚ Masaccio was born in a town near Florence‚ now calls San Giovanni Valdarno. He mainly studied those great artwork made by Fra Filippo Lippiand and Donatello in Florence when he was young. 3 Donatello was one of the greatest sculptors at that time; Masaccio must have learned the rules of perspective by study his sculptures. For instance‚ one of the Donatello’s reliefs was sculpted
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It’s rare that a single work of art can change the course of art history in such a concrete and dramatic way. Marcel Duchamp’s painting "Nude Descending a Staircase (No.2)" is one rare piece that has perplexed and awed many critics. It was widely regarded as a Modernist classic and has become one of the most famous of its time. In this essay‚ this piece of work will be analyzed‚ not only for its famous creator‚ but also for its form as well as its foundations of cubism and futuristic aspects. When
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establishments throughout the city” (Gigante 1). The fresh water from springs was carried thousands of miles into Rome every day. This water ran into the public water-basins and baths throughout the city. A widely published and well-known scholar‚ Filippo Coarelli‚ said “For 441 years after the foundation of Rome‚ the Romans were satisfied with the amount of water that could be drawn from wells‚ spring‚ and the Tiber” (Coarelli 1). As the population of Rome grew‚ the quantity
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Jennifer Keefe Professor Mark Moak Art History 1 December 2011 The Life and Times of the Four David Artists Through out the years there were many great artists who created many great works of art‚ but only four Italian artists really stick out for creating the same piece all with different points of views. These artists were Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini‚ all of who created a David sculpture. Each one very unique and different. These four artists all
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