It was recently determined by scholars that the portrait represents Lisa‚ wife of Francesco del Giocondo. Nonetheless‚ this oil painting is subtle and does not have any hard lines. It leaves the viewer to wonder what Mono Lisa’s intentions are. Her half grin is mysterious and is the focal point of the painting. Her body posture is questionable
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Francesco Hayez‚ The last kiss of Romeo and Julie‚ 2 young people were married secretly but by law‚ even though their family were against it. 1) specifies‚ general difference 2) family 3) social sexuality geral difference: * cultural representation of women in society: * by the picture of Bartolome Esteban Murillo Assumption of the Virgin‚ the assumption of Mary‚ that she didn’t die‚ miracle that represents that Mary was pregnant without having a man. * the notion that Mary doesn’t dir
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Beloved sculpture back to life. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503-1517. Leonardo was payed to paint the Mona Lisa. Historians believe that The Woman in the painting in Mona Lisa Gherardini the 3rd wife of a wealthy silk merchant Francesco Di Bartolommeo Di Zanobi Del Giocond. Leonardo used Sfumato which mean "Vanished or Evaporated that Creates transitions from light‚ shade‚ between colors‚ that blend together. It is held behind glass in Louvre Museum‚ Paris
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In David A. Stannard’s book‚ American Holocaust: Columbus And the Conquest of the New World‚ Stannard discusses the cruelty he says Christopher Columbus inflicted upon Native Americans and how it was comparable to the genocidal acts of World War II. This debate arose roughly thirteen or so years ago‚ and before then people thought Columbus could not have possibly done something so horrific. However‚ there is evidence to support the claims‚ and the idea that Columbus may have been crueler than previously
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DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION DIRECTIONS: Compose a thesis controlled essay answering the following question based on YOUR analysis of the documents provided below. Take into account both the sources of the documents and the point of view of the authors. DO NOT SIMPLY WRITE A SUMMARY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT. THE QUESTION: What was the scope and the attitude of people toward the institution of slavery in the world from the beginning of civilization to the dawn of modern times? Note to the wise:
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Convergences between Nicolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Dick Morris’s “The New Prince” Nicolo Machiavelli was born at Florence on 3rd May 1469. From 1494 to 1512 held an official post at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. He died at Florence on 22nd June 1527. Dick Morris was born on November 28‚ 1948. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1967.He served as Bill Clinton ’s political consultant.
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Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Prince Prospero is a wealthy and selfish man. While the plague strikes the nation‚ he locks himself and his friends away in his castle in order to evade death. In the meantime‚ his people are suffering a painful‚ bloody death outside of the castle. Prospero is very cowardly for hiding away in his castle; a brave man and a good leader would never turn his back on his people in this way. When “The Masque of the Red Death” begins‚ a terrible plague is raging the countryside‚ killing
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redeveloped again with sanitation and development projects‚ which forced the underprivileged people out. Essentially‚ Seattle is a true ghost city‚ built upon the former homes of the people who built the city. Seattle was not alone in this. San Francesco and Las Angeles faced similar fates. These cities bolster the cautionary tone of the later chapters in the book‚ and does prove the argument that the later frontier stories‚ were more cautionary tales‚ than blatant success
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There are two contrasting views that light either consists of particles or waves. Light is a perplexing phenomenon puzzled by Ancient Greeks and scientists for years. Even Issac Newton developed incorrect theories on light‚ when he was the inventor and genius behind physics. It has been proved that light can be both a particle and a wave. Human eyes collect light that is reflected from a source. For example‚ the light from a pencil comes from the source of light in the sun and travels to the pencil
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