months before returning home to England for more supplies. He made a series of paintings of indigenous people‚ plants and animals almost over seventy paintings. The purpose of his paintings he thought was to give the people back home an idea of what the new world was like. Despite the significance the watercolor paintings were not published until the twentieth century. Theodore De Bry made engravings on John Whites paintings so they could be printed in Thomas Hariot’s account of the journey. A second
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I chose for my Italian Renaissance painting the Birth of Venus. It was painted by Sandro Botticelli‚ who lived from 1445 to 1510‚ with Tempera on canvas around 1484-86 and is currently located at the Galleria degli Uffizi‚ Florence. I chose for my Northern Renaissance painting the Arnolfini Wedding by Jan van Eyck‚ who lived from 1395 to 1441‚ Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards in 1434 and is currently located in the National Gallery‚ London. Botticelli uses a more two dimensional
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My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of
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Painting number one is titled “Boundless”. The artist is Steve Hanks. He is one of the best watercolor artist in the United States. The painting is a hand painted watercolor painting. Hanks was an artist who loved women and children. He painted them with such a tender caring-ness. Hanks grew up in Southern California. Hanks felt like the ocean made strong and lasting impression on him growing up. After high school Hanks went to the Academy of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Than he transferred to the
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Last Train Home The documentary Last Train Home filmed by Lixin Fan shows us what Chinese’s families’ faces when they migrate from farms to work in factories in the larger cities. With the life of Mr. Zhan as an example‚ we can understand the conflict and suffering that these families have. They lose theirs so called “Hokou” which is “a household registration system that is designed to aid the distribution of welfare and resources‚ and keep watch on criminal activity”‚ and also they leave
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In several spots on the painting‚ the audience can see a bull and a horse. I believe there is a deeper meaning as to why there are animals in Picasso’s work. I think the animals represent humans and animals intertwined on this planet. Picasso could have thought that animals and
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that was admired by art lovers all over the world (Brown & Velázquez‚ 2008). His painting “Las Meninas”‚ translated to simply mean maids of honor is a painting that gives the viewers a glimpse into the lives of the royal family. Velazquez had worked closely with the royal family at the court of Philip IV. This was the center of power during the time of the artist worked on his painting (Stratton-Pruitt‚ 2003). The painting was hailed by many as a masterpiece that was able to explore the power relations
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Kollwitz was a German expressionist‚ she was born in Germany‚ during the 1920’s Europe was hit really hard by the World War. The horrors of the World war impacted European artists a lot. Their artworks were now much darker than they were before. The painting BROT! by Käthe-Kollwitz shows two young children pulling on their mother and asking for food. The mother looks very distraught and saddened. This artwork was created during the world war by Kathe as an anti-hunger statement. Kathe used no color
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Analysis18 STRATEGIC SELECTION19 STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION19 STRATEGIC ISSUES21 REFERENCES25 APPENDIX26 INTRODUCTION Lastminute.com is a Europe’s leading travel and leisure website. Based on the idea of matching supply and demand‚ it offers consumers last minute opportunities to acquire airline tickets‚ hotel rooms‚ package holidays‚ entertainment tickets‚ restaurant reservations and home delivery‚ speciality services‚ gifts and auctions. Due to the diversification of sectors the company is operating
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mission to find a painting that either caught my eye or would stop me dead in my tracks‚ I discovered “The Anger of Achilles.” This oil painting seemed to call me hither to take a closer look. As I walked closer‚ the painting became more clear and vivid. It was as if Jacques-Louis David was oil painting in high definition. This is a stunningly clear oil painting. So clear‚ it resembles a modern day photograph. The expression on the faces of each character in this painting drew me in even more
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