ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro‚ Born in Trujillo‚ Estremadura‚ Spain‚ in 1471. He was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez‚ Francisco did not know how to read or write. He had little education throughout his life. His father was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail. Pizarro set sail to Urabi. He lost many men during his explorations. He went to Cartagena‚ where he met another explorer named Balboa and they became close
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criticism that is conveyed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti in his poem “In Goya’s Greatest Scenes We Seem to See.” Ferlinghetti criticizes the industrial revolution in America; he compares its outcomes with war. Ferlinghetti alludes to various paintings by Goya that depict war‚ and links their interpretation to the industrialization in America. The poem contains various poetic elements such as alliteration‚ hyperbole and Ekpharsis all reinforce his rhetoric. Being a painter as well as a poet contributes to
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San Francisco The City of My Dreams When I was a child my dream was to move to San Francisco. I made my dream come true when I was 24 years old. I moved to the city by the bay with friends and found a house in the corridor district. Although I no longer live there I still long to be there and hope to eventually move back. Living there is amazing. It gave me a higher ambition to achieve my goals and become successful. I would spend my free time exploring new places and visit my favorites. During
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Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader‚ who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war‚ he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939‚ Franco held complete control of Spain. His regime was similar to a Fascist dictatorship. He carried out the functions of chief of state‚ prime minister‚ commander in chief‚ and leader of the Falange‚ the only permitted political
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My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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Francisco Pizarro was one of the cruelest Spanish conquistadors. He is most famous for conquering the Inca Empire in Peru. He was also part of the expedition led by Vasco Núñez de Balboa that discovered the Pacific. Pizarro’s victory over the Incas is considered to be the most astonishing and most incredible military accomplishment in history. Pizarro was inspired by Hernando Cortés and his defeat over the great Aztec empire. Pizarro‚ like Cortés‚ wanted fame‚ glory‚ and fortune by coming to the
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independent and sassy -reports of love affairs with Goya/Prime minister Manuel Godoy -pitted against Queen Maria Luisa and Maria Josefa de la Soledad‚ the countess of Benavente and later the duchess of Osuna -freeing from slavery and adoption of a baby girl‚ and in her final will‚ she left her estates and an allowance to those who worked for her -majismo: a cultural phenomenon that embodied the national aesthetic -majeza: quality of having majismo - Goya traveled to Italy‚ producing a notebook of drawings
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as a whole‚ one does not simply see the reclining figure‚ but the diverse and unusual background also attracts the eye. The fact that the background is open is a certain indication of classical influence on this Renaissance artist. Later‚ in 1796‚ Goya began his version of the reclining nude‚ "The Nude Maja"(see fig. 2). This painting was ahead of its time‚ in the respect that the Spanish society was not ready to view this "obscene" image. She was considered obscene because of her provocative position
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SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola San Francisco is one of North America’s most vibrant and robust cities. Located on the west coast of the United States of America‚ and only about a six to seven hour flight from Calgary‚ San Francisco is well-known for its great climate‚ lively culture‚ and outstanding world-renowned landmarks. With the above in mind‚ there are two basic reasons of why one should visit San
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