10/16/11 Paper #1 Art History 100 I chose the artwork “The Denial of St. Peter” attributed to Master Jacomo in the early mid-17th century made using either French or Italian style which consisted of oil on canvas. The physical condition of the painting looks good for how old it is and it looks clean. The painting represents a scene of a Roman guard interrogating St. Peter and a servant girl. St. Peter denies the fact that he is a follower of Jesus to the Roman soldier as the woman looks on. When
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St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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specific examples from the primary and secondary sources‚ please address the following questions: 1. Peter the Great sought to Europeanize Russia‚ but what aspects of European civilization did he admire and desire to import? Peter the Great was a diplomat who sought out to Europeanize Russia‚ but the aspects of European civilization that he admired were shipbuilding‚ and he also wanted to help Russia build a fleet from warships. He also made the Russian people cut off their beards and wear different
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St. Peter is known as our very first Pope! He became one of the twelve apostles of Jesus also. To me St. Peter isn’t like all of the other saints‚ He was the very first Saint I knew and learned about when I was a little kid. I picked St. Peter because he has a couple of sayings that mean a lot to me. Like this on which is my favorite " Cast all of your anxieties upon him‚ because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 St. Peter’s feast day is on June 29. He was born on 1b.c in Bethsaida‚ Gaulanities
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prince named Peter Alexeyevich Romanov took the crown of Russia. However‚ Peter inherited a state where the real power was held by a large group of traditional landowning elite‚ known as the boyard nobility. After a weak rule by Michael Romanov and his son‚ who was backed up by the nobility‚ the traditional Russian service system was breaking down‚ as the nobility attempted to avoid duty in the army. As a result‚ the whole country was in decay and the army in tatters. Peter the Great‚ however‚ decided
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Absolutism and Peter the Great Many monarchs‚ particularly those of European descent‚ employed the flourishing absolutist philosophy during their reign in the seventeenth century. Defined as the "absolute or unlimited rule usually by one man‚" absolutism is virtually equivalent to the philosophy of despotism. A ruler incorporating the absolutist philosophy has complete control of his subjects and the highest authority with which to govern. With origins dating back to the Ancient Greeks‚ absolutism
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Absolutism and Peter the Great Analysis paragraph Peter the Great made a great effort to change Russia and he conquered his ideas and what he wanted to do with his nation. He strengthened the military‚ created a navy‚ and stopped the isolation of Russia. Since Peter was born in the medieval world he was captivated by the modern clothes and army; he was really interested in ships and navy. He built a ship just to communicate with the west (Europe) to exchange technology‚ ideas and other goods
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Westernizing the East: Peter the Great AP European History 27.11.2012 The lands of Tsarist Russia once stretched from Scandinavia to the Pacific. The largest landlocked Empire in the world‚ stretching thousandths of miles across woods‚ plains‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and the endless Siberian Taiga. 1The Russian people consist one of the most diverse ethnic groups in the world. In the west‚ descendants of Europeans known as the Kievan Rus founded Kyiv and the
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3)The Development of Russia a)Eastern Slavs converted by missionaries from Byzantine Empire to Orthodox Christianity. Eastern Orthodoxy rejects pope‚ but else wise is similar to Rom. Cat. b)Loose but real political unification of eastern Slavic territories under single prince and dynasty c)Feudal division into boyard nobility and commoner peasantry d)After death of Prince Iaroslav the Wise‚ Kievan principality disintegrated into competing political units- 1504 e)The Mongol Yoke and the Rise of Moscow
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The Reign of Alexander II and the Great Reforms I Alexander II (1855-81) realized that reforms were necessary. Alexander II was 36 years old when he acceded to the throne. The Crimean war had brought the country to the point of collapse. He was set upon reform from the start‚ and had a conviction that his mission was to alleviate the suffering of his people. He was supported in his desire for reform by his brother‚ Grand Duke Constantine. Only the emancipation of the serfs could create the conditions
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