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    Mona Lisa

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    The Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is 16th century oil painting created by the renowned Leonardo da Vinci. The work of art depicts an enigmatic woman gazing at the viewer‚ and it is said that if you move across the room while looking into her eyes‚ they’ll follow you. It is definitely one of the most popular paintings worldwide and has been the center of many artistic‚ religious‚ and theoretical debates. The French government currently owns the Mona Lisa and it is featured at the Musee du Louvre in Paris

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    McClure INSERT INTERESTING TITLE HERE Widely known as the first great art historian‚ in his Lives of the Artists‚ Giorgio Vasari goes into great detail on the lives of many famous Renaissance artists‚ including Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ Donatello‚ and Leonardo da Vinci. In his biographies of these artists‚ one of the most interesting ideas that Vasari explores is the relationship between the artists and their patrons. Because artists needed to earn a living‚ they relied on commissions‚ and patronages‚ and as

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    The Violin Research Paper

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    dance accompaniment. They incorporated features of the existing bowed instruments such as the rebec‚ the Renaissance fiddle‚ and the lira da braccio. The rebec was pear shaped and it had strings that were tuned in fifths‚ and this method was adopted for the violin. The shape and structure of the violin was taken from the Renaissance fiddle and the lira da braccio. These instruments produced a much larger sound and the hourglass shape that they had made bowing

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    Renaissance art developed in the late 14th century and continued till early 16th century saw the emergence of masters‚ namely Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli and many more who developed artistic techniques which influenced artists in different parts of the world throughout different eras. Some of the main techniques of art developed in renaissance Florence such as

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    New York. Sparafucile is a professional assassin who sings bass in the opera. Rigoletto is the Duke’s jester who has a hunchback and sings baritone. Gilda is the daughter of Rigoletto and is the soprano. Gilda is often accompanied by her nurse‚ Giovanni‚ who is a mezzo-soprano. In Act I‚ the

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    The Concept of Coopetition

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    Coopetition: “united we stand‚ divided we fall” by Ariella Risch | Nov 01‚ 2011 in Coopetition‚ Themes | Leave A Comment Share This When in 2004 I spoke in illywords magazine about coopetition‚ many people thought I had used a neologism. We said‚ that coopetition is not short on dissociated thinking as it entails being co-operative and competitive at the same time. It seemed to be absurd! Nowadays it would be hard to conceive a world divided with walls or any kind of barriers. What’s needed

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    My idol of the Renaissance period is the famous woman artist named Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born in Rome on July 8‚ 1593. Her father was a well-know Roman artist named Orazio Gentileschi and my mother was named Prudentia Monotone. She died when Artemisia was twelve. Most women artists in this post-Renaissance era were limited to portrait paintings and poses. She was the first woman to paint major historical and religious scenarios‚ such as her painting‚ Judith Beheading Holofernes‚ c.

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    Michelangelo's Agony

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    There was a wise man who once said‚ “do it with passion or not at all‚” because anything worth acting upon will ignite a spark within that is so insatiable that one cannot help but burn to act upon this desire. Passion can be defined as desire‚ and almost necessity‚ for something‚ whether it manifests through love‚ happiness‚ work‚ or simply life. In Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy‚ it is quickly evident what could essentially be Michelangelo’s most defining trait: he is passionate. Some

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    Italy

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    paintings‚ have been based on religion‚ and religious events. Italians are proud of their heritage and artistic legacy‚ is worthy to note that Italy has given the world a large part of the great masters of painting‚ sculpture and architecture‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael‚ to name few. The museums and churches are the place where he lives part of that legacy. The Italians always work hard‚ but also have to say that they‚ better than anyone‚ know how you have to relax at certain times

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    My Current Project: the Ceiling I was asked by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel four years ago. When he had asked me‚ I had been known for many great works of art but none were like the task that he was putting in front of me. He hardly asked me‚ though; he more so commanded me to do this job. The Pope was determined to use the arts to stamp his personality on the Vatican (Sistine Chapel Drawings). He hired many artists to do different works around the city. Sometimes it

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