Lisa is a marvelous example of realism. The focus of this painting was obviously the woman‚ who came to be known as Mona Lisa‚ even though some think that this was a portrait of Lisa Gherardini who married a wealthy merchant at age sixteen‚ named Francesco del Giocondo. (Modern World History 44) Realism paintings focused on the person and artists showed them as they really looked. This is an expression of the subject’s unique features and personality. Also‚ there was the statue of David by Michelangelo
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the Italian Encyclopaedia [40] refers to him as an Italian mathematician. They certainly have some justification in this claim since Lagrange was born in Turin and baptised in the name of Giuseppe Lodovico Lagrangia. Lagrange’s father was Giuseppe Francesco Lodovico Lagrangia who was Treasurer of the Office of Public Works and Fortifications in Turin‚ while his mother Teresa Grosso was the only daughter of a medical doctor from Cambiano near Turin. Lagrange was the eldest of their 11 children but one
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The Medici Family The Medici family - controlled Florence throughout much of the Renaissance The Medici are the first princely dynasty to win their status not by warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through commerce. They come to Florence in the 12th century from the nearby countryside. Their ancestral home is in the Mugello valley. During the next two centuries the family‚ amassing a fortune through banking and trade‚ begins also to play a prominent part in Florence’s political life. As yet
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attempt to grow closer to Nonna‚ Josie agrees to look at her old photos‚ which leads on to the discovery of Nonna’s affair with Marcus Sandford. Marcus was an Australian man who fell in love with Nonna in the 1940’s who could give her one thing Francesco couldn’t‚ a child. Josie is angered by this as it condescends everything Nonna has told Josie and Christina throughout their lives. “ ‘You-are-a-liar‚’ I whispered hoarsely. ‘All our lives you’ve told us what to do‚ when to do it. You trained
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della Francesca is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism‚ its use of geometric forms and perspective. His most famous work is the cycle of frescoes "The Legend of the True Cross" in the church of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo. Statistics: About 1470 Piero della Francesca‚ Italian‚ c 1415–1492 Fresco‚ 151 x 126 cm Genre: European Art‚ Paintings Location: Early Italian Room This fresco depicting Hercules comes from the artist’s own
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Chapter 1 1.1 The Scope of Microbiology (Living things too small to be seen without magnification) 1. Various Types of Microorganisms (Microbes): a. Bacteria‚ algae‚ protozoa‚ helminthes (parasitic invertebrate-worms) and fungi. 2. Multiple types of Professions Using Microbiology: b. A staff microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention c. Epidemiologist d. Immunologist e. Food Inspectors f. Plant Microbiologists
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The “Bohemian Bach” Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský‚ or the “Czech Bach”‚ was a renowned Bohemian composer and organist. He was born and died (1684 - 1742) during the late Baroque era (1680 - 1750)‚ around the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach. Some of his most famous works are the Regina Coeli and Litaniae Lauretanae de Beatae Virginis Maria Victoriosa. He was also rebellious throughout his life and because of this he spent most of his life alone. Černohorský’s first music teacher was his father who
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Calveta’s Dining Services 24-03-2015 BUSINESS ORGANIZATION CASE STUDY Calveta’s History 1966 – established as a corner joint in Brooklyn 1972 – venture in the senior market Present Day – 976 SLFs‚ 15’000 employees Calveta’s Paradigm Superior quality food Tailor-made service An eye on the budget Antonio’s Way 1. Highest quality food and personalized service; 2. To hew the budgets of the SLF clients and the company; 3. Constant innovation and development of new services
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Stop motion animation has a long history in film. It was often used to show objects moving as if by magic. The first instance of the stop motion technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton for The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1897)‚ in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. In 1902‚ the film Fun in a Bakery Shop used the stop-trick technique in the "lightning sculpting" sequence. French trick film maestro Georges Méliès used true stop-motion to produce moving title-card
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makers were heavily influenced by French poetic realism which was a stylised and studio bound movement that recreated the realism of society. Elements of neorealism can be found in the films of Alessandro Blasetti and the documentary-style films of Francesco De
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