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    Three paintings depicting mental illness and how society tried to rid the people of these illnesses before modern time are Hieronymous Bosh (Flowers of Folly/Stones of Madness)‚ Brueghel’s Stone Operation‚ and Girolamo Di Benvenuto’s painting of Exorcism. In Bosh’s painting‚ there are four individuals: a man with a funnel hat‚ attempting to cut open the second man’s brain to extract the stone of madness‚ there is also a man who is holding a vase and a woman who is watching the event‚ while she balances

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    EVENT MANAGEMET PROJECT SAKHARKAR BAZEGA Z. T.Y.B.SC (RM) 55 EVENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT (SOCIAL GATHERING) 2012-2013 SOCIAL GATHERING On women’s day Gathering means a group of people together in one place and social gathering means a gathering for the purpose of promoting upliftment of the society/fellowship. A social gathering is an informal user generated event for those interested in social entrepreneurship

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    or Realist (the title he preferred)‚ artists. Impressionism was one of the most important art movements in the nineteenth century and had great influences on Modern Art development. The first Impressionist exhibitions were held in 1874‚ but at the time‚ it still was not recognized as a real art. Impressionist artists‚ including Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir‚ ignored details‚ revealed their brushstrokes‚ and placed unblended colors next to each other throughout their artwork. They were

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    The painting Esther before Ahasuerus (figure 1) is based on an apocryphal passage of Esther and thus is not in every Bible. The passage is based on a Greek text that replaces Esther 5:1‚2 of the Hebrew text‚ often called Addition D. While the Council of Trent gave these Greek additions the canonical status in 1546‚ they were popular in use in the seventeenth century (Christiansen‚ Mann‚ pp. 373). In the passage‚ Esther‚ “arrayed in splendid attire”‚ and when she stood before the King‚ “her heart

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    Lascaux‚ France‚ many children found a remarkable painting on the wall. After telling about their findings‚ researches and explorers visited the cave and it was then they saw the “Chinese Horse”. The art got its name because it resembled the ceramic horses of the Han Dynasty in China. Although the reasoning for the painting is unknown‚ they research has shown that several paintings in this era included plants and animals. It was not the only painting of a horse found on a cave wall. However‚ it is

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    art classes. When Kehinde was 12 he spent a little time in at an art school in Russia. Kehinde did not grow up with his father‚ at the age of 20 he traveled to Nigeria to explore his roots and meet him. Kehinde earned his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1999 and his MFA from Yale University‚ School of art in 2001. He often references Old Masters painting for the pose of the figure. Kehindes paintings are very realistic. His paintings often blur the boundaries between traditional and contemporary

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    In this beautiful piece of artwork the artist put many art elements into it. The artist uses many lines to help him bring this painting alive. On the edges of the painting lines can be seen forming a pentagon. The platform the main figure is sitting in also has lines helping it look like a throne. There is also shapes in this painting one easy one would be the pentagon shape throne the lady sits n then there are squares‚ circles‚ triangles‚ rectangles‚ and few biomorphic shapes. The texture the viewer

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    Compare and Contrast Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture to the Northern Renaissance Painting and Sculpture European History from 800 to 1648 CE November 7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy

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    The Vladimir Virgin is an icon painting that was created sometime within the late 11th century and early 12th century. It is painted with tempera and originally on a wood panel approximately 30.5"x21". It was probably painted by a Constantinople artist. Although‚ the faces of this painting are its original materials‚ the consequences of being held as an icon took its toll on this painting causing the need for it to be repainted quite often by different artists. You can see the love and passion

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    Formal analysis of painting The Dying Mazzini Is death always painful? In his 1873 portrait‚ The Dying Mazzini (30 1/8” X 39 ½”‚ Providence‚ RISD Museum)‚ Italian realist painter Silvestro Lega captures the final hours of Mazzini Morente’s life. In this painting‚ rather than depict the terror of death‚ a topic which people dislike and always associate with separation‚ fear‚ agony and sadness‚ Lega shows an incredibly peaceful and serene scene of dying Mazzini. With his eyes closed

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