Period: Early Renaissance (1200-1400) Characteristics: Heavy symbolism as well as extreme detail‚ vibrant‚ rich colors‚ religious scenes Location: Italy Characterized by: Everyday life‚ religious like byzantine‚ architecture Romanesque w/ gothic ornamentation • Nicolo Pisano o Pulpit (1260) • Highly detailed-classical • Nicola (Giovanni son) Pisano o The Annunciation ‚ Nativity‚ Admiration of the Shepherds (1270) • Plaza and Cathedral of Florence (1290) o Very Romanesque piazza w/
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WAR AND AFTERMATH OF WAR IN THE ENGLISH PATIENT BY MICHAEL ONDAATJE Abstract War and aftermath of war is a paper which talks about the various aspects of war and its outcomes as discussed in the novels of Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje takes war as a major theme in his two most famous novels: The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost. The present paper discusses the treatment of war in the hands of Ondaatje in his Booker winning novel The English Patient. The treatment of the sensitive topics of war gets
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Mancuso 1 Daniel Mancuso Mrs. Martin ENG4U1-06 15 January 2013 The Role of the Villa San Girolamo Symbolism adds layers of meaning to novels. It can either have a significant‚ insignificant or negative impact on the progression of the novel. In Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient‚ the lives of four individuals are scarred due to the destructiveness of the war. Four individuals gather at one common area in Tuscany‚ Italy known as Villa San Girolamo (hereafter cited as the Villa). Ondaatje
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Matt Russo Humanities 313 Dr. Sattler Art Discovery Art Analysis When analyzing artwork‚ one should not simply look at the picture at face value‚ but rather look in depth at the meaning as to why depict that specific setting‚ colors‚ and scene. The artist‚ Andy Warhol‚ is a unique artist. His artwork is anything but typical; he often uses random objects and arranges them in a specific way to create a symbolic meaning and calls it art. After studying his technique‚ I have found the meaning behind
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passages. All the characters are governed by questions of nation‚ language and identity; all are joined by their sense of being illegitimate‚ in flight from patriarchy and imperial-nationalist identity. The four main characters of the book - Hana‚ Caravaggio‚ The English Patient (Almásy)‚ and Kip - each have their own story to tell. Their plots intersect with each other‚ often without clearly explaining why. I will start with a general overview of the main characters and put special attention on
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In the 1600’s a new European age dawned. The Roman Catholic Church continued its march against Protestantism‚ and sovereign states. The art and architecture during this time provided spectacular and compelling images‚ which the church could reassert its presence through. The term baroque was coined in eighteenth-century by artist and scholars whose tastes were attuned to classical ideas. The word derives from the Portuguese word borroco‚ meaning irregular pearl. It was an era of constant turmoil;
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Bruegel the elder (Return of the Hunters and The Harvesters – at the Met) Hans Holbein the Younger Baroque (four questions) Rubens (excluding the “Allegory of Sight”) (see Smarthistory and Met essay on Rubens and Van Dyke) Caravaggio. (see Met essay on Caravaggio) Bernini (see Met essays on Bernini and on Baroque Rome) Borromini Velazquez (Las Meninas – see Smarthistory – and Juan de Pareja‚ at the Met) See also Met essay on Velazquez. Nicholas Poussin and Claude Lorrain (both French
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1610‚ the Renaissance era‚ by artist Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi). The line work gives emphasis to their clothing‚ how their body language is supposed to be portrayed‚ and their movement‚ the woman and man pointing at Peter‚ Peter trying to explain his cause. The different variety of movements
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apostle called (Mary Magdalene). This piece of excellent art has been made in early 600 by one of the most representative Italian artist (painter) of the era. Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi called and know as Caravaggio. Commissioned by a papal criminal lawyer called Laerzio Cherubini‚ Caravaggio
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reflect the nature of memories. The key structural themes in this novel are the fragmentation of form and ambiguity of reference frame. "...as Caravaggio sleeps‚ his head thrown back‚ witnessing a familiar nightmare" The passive imagery as Caravaggio is ’thrown’ back and the present tense of ’witnessing’ gives the impression of exactly that; that Caravaggio along with the reader is just a witness. This stresses the non-linear structure of the novel and reveals Caravaggio’s truth‚ that he as a "master
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