You know how the old saying goes‚ "Revenge is a dish best served cold". Lorenzo Carcaterra tells the story of 4 young boys seeking vengeance on a group of prison guards. He really demonstrates the powers of true friendship and loyalty under pressure. This is a true story of four average 12 year old boys growing up in one of the toughest New York neighborhoods‚ Hell ’s Kitchen‚ during the 1960 ’s. In just one day‚ one stupid decision changed them for the rest of their lives. The plan was to scam
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was by the implementation of art. Religious art had to be redirected to present inspiration‚ persuasiveness‚ and evoke spiritual emotion. Three artist of the Baroque art period that made contributions were Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ and Peter Paul Rubens. Each of these artists created powerful religious images that were strong in their statements. In 1600‚ Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio was commissioned to paint two portraits of Rome’s patroned saints‚ Peter and
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he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo) (Naples‚ 7 December 1598 – Rome‚ 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist and a prominent architect who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age‚ credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.[2] In addition‚ he painted‚ wrote plays‚ and designed metalwork and stage sets. Bernini possessed the ability to depict dramatic narratives with characters
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exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Bernini in Italy. Major composers include Vivaldi‚ Bach‚ and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists.” (Bing Dictionary)
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in a piece of work. Regard of one of the most known personality of this time‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the art world with his sculptures. One of them‚ titled David‚ is a marble statue in the Baroque style that is executed during 1623. Made for Cardinal Scipione Borghese of Italy‚ it is currently housed in the same place that it was made – The Galleria Borghese‚ an art gallery in Rome‚ Italy. This work by Bernini commemorates a mythological event from the Old Testament. In the story‚ David
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Bernini‚ who wasn’t trained as an architect‚ took credit for the work he did at St. Peter’s where he had heavily relied on Borromini’s technical genius to solve structural problems. This enraged Borromini and sparked the rivalry between the two architects. Bernini and Borromini were instrumental in the creation of the Baroque style of architecture‚ where the Roman Catholic Church expressed its buoyancy after the Counter Reformation. Bernini created a visual spectacle of
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Simbel temple‚ Egypt‚ 1279-1213 BCE Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ David‚ marble‚ 1.7m high‚ Galleria Borghese‚ Rome 1623-4‚ At the exterior to the Abu Simbel Temple‚ in the small village of Nubia in Southern Egypt‚ there lies the ‘Four statues of Pharaoh Ramesses II’. These 20 metre tall‚ statues were carved into the bare stone at around 1279- 1213 BCE‚ and were an exaggeration of Ramesses II’s prosperity through his possessions. In contrast to this‚ is Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s statue of ‘David’ which is
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1) The song Gandalf’s Fall was composed by Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. It was created to accompany the scene were one of the lead characters‚ Gandalf the Grey‚ dies. It is one of the saddest and most moving songs I have ever heard. Even without having any context for the song‚ one can listen to it by itself and easily understand that it signifies loss and sorrow. Unfortunately‚ the full version of Gandalf’s Fall was not included in the motion picture
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Both Baroque and Rococo endeavored to appear and rouse very passionate impacts in their works‚ buildings. Baroque structures are greatly magnificent and delight and show up in all their superbness the same as Rococo developments. They stun everybody with extravagance and exquisiteness of their enormous space‚ rich design and forcing glory. Then again‚ the birthplaces of these two styles are distinctive. Baroque style was established in Italy in 1500’s‚ while Rococo style starts its history in France
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Assignment #3 1. (20points) How does Carravaggio use naturalism in the “Calling of St. Matthew”? Caravaggio’s Calling of St. Matthew‚ paints a vivid picture of religion without making it completely obvious that it is based on religion through elements of naturalism. The men around Matthew are dressed in fine clothing and the other two subjects walking through the door are not. However‚ viewers can see that the figure with the light beaming over his head as he is pointing and the thin gold line
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