The Raft of the Medusa is a Romantic painting by Théodore Géricault from the early 19th century. Géricault was a French artist and lithographer who had a short but influential career. The Raft of the Medusa‚ arguably his most famous work‚ was first exhibited in the Salon of 1819 and proved controversial at the time as whilst it adhered to aesthetic standards of fine art but focused on an event from contemporary history rather than an interpretation of an Ancient Greek or Roman tale. The painting
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Kip’s Strength and Weaknesses based on the IB Learner Profile In the 1992 novel‚ “The English Patient‚” written by Canadian author‚ Michael Ondaatje‚ Kirpal “Kip” Singh is a sapper who was selected to be a part of the legendary Lord Suffolk’s sapper unit. A sapper’s job includes building and repairing roads and bridges‚ laying and clearing mines‚ along with other similar tasks. Lord Suffolk’s unit would be mainly focus on clearing mines due to Lord Suffolk’s success in that particular field. Kip
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Baroque style period Baroque is a period of artistic style that started around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy‚ and spread throughout the majority of Europe. baroque period‚ era in the history of the Western arts roughly coinciding with the 17th century. Its earliest manifestations‚ which occurred in Italy‚ date from the latter decades of the 16th century‚ while in some regions‚ notably Germany and colonial South America‚ certain of its culminating achievements did not occur until the 18th century. The
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Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods Western Governors University Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods It was the 14th century and Europe was shrouded in creative and intellectual “darkness” as a result of corrupt and oppressive religion. People lived with the burden of twisted theological rules that permeated both business and personal lives. In a small town in Italy‚ a group of educators and philosophers started re-examining the Classical
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alexia needed the appropriate costumes‚ props and getting a model with the right kind of appearance and persona to ‘become’ the subject alexia Sinclair has been inspired by many different artists photographers film makers and fashion such as Caravaggio‚ Botticelli‚ and Aubrey Beardsley (artists) Joyce Tenneson‚ Eugenio Recuenco‚ Erwin Olaf (photography) Tim Burton‚Peter Greenaway (film makers) John Galliano‚ Alexander McQueen‚ Jean Paul Gaultier (fashion) Sinclair won a traveling
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RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 2 RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 5 Running head: RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 1 Renaissance and Baroque Comparison There are two eras in the history of Western Art that had many achievements from art to music and literature. The period following the middle ages called the Renaissance was a cultural movement that began from the late 13th century to the 17th century. The arts‚ music and literature that came out of this period helped in developing the
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FORMS OF ART FORMS OF ART + PROJECT BRIEF WHAT IS ART? I. What is Art? Its Purpose and Its Function II. Fundamentals of Interpretation: Formal and Contextual Analysis III. Principles of Design: Style What is Art? • Art (art)‚ n. 1. the quality‚ production‚ or expression of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance • Work of art = visual expression of an idea • Medium = a particular material‚ along with its accompanying technique (plural = media) Traditional
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The Bible’s influence is not limited to Christians; Jews and Muslims also consider the Bible to be a sacred text. If you think of how there are 2 billion Christians‚ 14 million Jews and 1.3 billion Muslims‚ that means that more than half of the world’s population consider the Bible to be a major influence on their faith. Bible widely used in American society The Bible is especially influential in American society. In the 2012 State of the Bible report released by the American Bible Society‚ commissioned
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questions that we’ve raised about Cézanne’s pictures so far. Cézanne pushed this distinction between the vision of the camera and of human vision. He reasoned that the same issues applied to the illusionism of the old masters‚ of Raphael‚ Leonardo‚ Caravaggio‚ etc. For instance‚ think about how linear perspective works. Since the Early Renaissance‚ constructing the illusion of space required that the artist remains frozen at a single point in space in order maintain consistent recession among all receding
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figure was concealed in a block of marble and that only the excess needed to be carved away to reveal it? A) Michelangelo B) Raphael C) Titian D) Giorgione Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): A 17. In a manner similar to that used by Caravaggio‚ this artist incorporated chiaroscuro techniques in her paintings. A) Titian B) Tintoretto C) Anguissola D) Pontormo Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): C 18. This musician composed and directed music for the Sistine Choir. A) Josquin
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